Home Affairs, Snitzel Take Australian Sire Titles
Coolmore's burgeoning stallion Home Affairs produced a huge opening season as he conquered all in the first-season sires' category—and also finished narrowly runner-up in the 2-year-old table.
Champion Shisospicy Returns to Worktab at Saratoga
With the goal still to defend her title in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T), Shisospicy recorded her first breeze Aug. 2 after being sidelined with an illness in May.
Stakes Recap: Jim Dandy & Saratoga Special
Megan Burgess looks back at the G2 Jim Dandy & Saratoga Special at Saratoga.
Survie Takes Glens Falls in United States Debut
When the mile fraction in a mile-and-a-half race on firm turf is posted as 1:44.55, it does not bode well for the closers in the field. But frigid fractions in the $250,000 Glens Falls Stakes (G2T) could not stop 2-1…
Sea Strike Cruises to First Stakes Score in Curlin
Flanagan Racing's Sea Strike dominated the Aug. 2 Curlin Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, drawing off by 8 1/4 lengths to secure his first career stakes victory in brilliant fashion. Favorite Chief Wallabee was second.
Stress Relief Proves Much the Best in Adirondack
Following a dominant debut win at Churchill Downs, Stress Relief again proved much the best when facing winners in the $225,000 Adirondack Stakes (G3) Aug. 2 at Saratoga Race Course, giving trainer Kinnon LaRose his first graded winner.
Not This Time’s Stress Relief Romps in Adirondack
Joel Politi's homebred Stress Relief came flying late to take the GIII Adirondack Stakes and give trainer Kinnon LaRose his first graded victory Sunday at Saratoga. Sent off at 6-1, the dark bay filly sat off the pace set by…
‘Rising Star’ Sea Strike Dominates Curlin at the Spa
The moment called on him to take a big step forward, and 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Sea Strike (Midshipman) obliged, dominating the Curlin Stakes at the Spa with air to spare. Breaking well and eager to get to…
Saratoga Notebook, presented by NYRA Bets: Pletcher Knows Repole is an Excitable Guy
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – By Mike Repole's count, it was going to be a party of 55 at the Jim Dandy celebration dinner at Nove Restaurant Saturday night. Maybe add 20 or so hangers-on who became honorary Repole groupies during…
Cyberknife’s What’s Your Style Rallies to a Smart Score at Gulfstream
WHAT'S YOUR STYLE (c, 2, Cyberknife–Inspeightofyou, by Speightstown) was sent off on this debut carrying 6-1 odds and set up shop near the rear of the field, sparing him the early drama of 8-5 favorite Palingo (Golden Pal) blowing the…