By Richard Rosenblatt A smashing debut at Saratoga Race Course three weeks ago, a leisurely breeze at the Spa last week, and it’s “all systems go” for Gozilla in the $350,000 Runhappy Hopeful (G...
By Richard Rosenblatt This has not been the greatest Saratoga summer season for Todd Pletcher, although you have to remember the high standards he expects from his string of thoroughbreds. A 13-time l...
By Richard Rosenblatt After a fantastic day of races on the 150th Travers Stakes card at Saratoga Race Course, on an afternoon that will be remembered for so many thrilling finishes, there’s one per...
By Richard Rosenblatt Code of Honor overtook the leaders in the stretch and pulled away for a three-length victory in the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) on a sunny summer Saturday at Sarat...
By Richard Rosenblatt After a crazy first half of the season, a dozen 3-year-olds will be looking to make a name for themselves in Saturday’s $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga R...
By Richard Rosenblatt The revelation for trainer Steve Asmussen came 11 years ago in California, just after his soon-to-be two-time Horse of the Year Curlin finished fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Clas...
By Richard Rosenblatt A field of 12 has been entered for Saturday’s $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, with Belmont Stakes (G1) and Jim Dandy (G2) runner-up Tacitus ...
By Richard Rosenblatt When the call goes out for “Riders Up!” before the 150th edition of the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes on Saturday, a young man named Martin Chuan will get a leg up on...
By Richard Rosenblatt The early news concerning the 150th edition of the Runhappy Travers (G1) on Aug. 24 came from California and two-time Triple Crown winning trainer Bob Baffert on Thursday: Game W...
By Richard Rosenblatt Just when you thought Chad Brown couldn’t come up with another really big one-day score, the trainer with the magic turf touch took things to a higher level. Sure enough, Brown...
