Last seen at the races, 43-1 longshot Magnitude was rolling to a 9 ¾-length victory in the Risen Star Stakes (G3) at the Fair Grounds to become a rising contender for the Kentucky Derby (G1). That was back in February. A few weeks later, a left front ankle chip was discovered, successful surgery wa...
Trainer Bill Mott gave jockey Junior Alvarado a plan earlier in the week: Start fast with Arthur’s Ride, get the lead early, and stay in front. It worked to perfection in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The striking 4-year-old gray son of Tap broke quickly f...
It was a Hall of Fame-like day for trainer Rob Atras, too, after Neat staged a winning rally and beat Lagynos by a neck in the $500,000 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course on Friday. Before the races began, jockey Joel Rosario, horses Justify and Gun Runner...
Another well-timed closing run by Cinderella’s Dream under top jockey William Buick produced an easy victory in the $400,000 Saratoga Oaks (G2) at Saratoga Race Course on Friday. European import Cinderella's Dream dominated in the Saratoga Oaks Trained by Charlie Appleby, the bay filly made it 2-f...
And the official winner of the 2020 Saudi Cup is Midnight Bisou! Maximum Security finally disqualified from the inaugural Saudi Cup win after more than four years After more than four years, Maximum Security was disqualified by the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia (JCSA) on Friday (Aug. 2) and runner-up ...
It was a hot time last weekend in Saratoga Springs, both in the old town and at the racetrack. Temperatures soared into the mid to upper 80s without a ripple of cooling breeze, making for toasty conditions in the venerable wooden grandstand. The racing action warmed to the occasion, topped by Fierce...
National Treasure 9-5 favorite in strong 12-horse for Whitney On the day after his induction in racing’s Hall of Fame, Joel Rosario has a chance to pull off a huge upset in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course. The 39-year-old jockey from the Dominican Republic had three moun...
Bob Baffert is a world-famous trainer for his masterful handling of 3-year-old colts, most of whom were precocious stars at 2. He’s won a record 17 American classics, including two Triple Crowns, and 15 of his 22 Eclipse champions were males. Of his six Hall of Famers -- Silver Charm, Silverbullet...
Nothing says Saratoga like a lucrative grass stakes, and the Spa will present two on Friday -- the $400,000 Saratoga Oaks (G2) for 3-year-old fillies and the $500,000 Hall of Fame Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds. Cinderella's Dream is the one to beat in the Saratoga Oaks Cinderella’s Dream (Oaks) and ...
Baffert on Justify: “He was like a comet, streaking along the sky.” A few days before Triple Crown winner Justify is formally inducted into racing’s Hall of Fame on Friday, trainer Bob Baffert chuckled when he recalled his first impression of the massive chestnut colt. “It was right after th...
Bob Baffert plans to send out a couple of heavyweights on Saturday, top-rated National Treasure in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) and highly-acclaimed Adare Manor in the $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch (G1) at Del Mar. National Treasure, the 2023 Preakness (G1) winner, is 2-for-3 as a 4-year-old, wit...
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