Brilliant or baffling, that was the question. Fierceness continued his trend of victory following defeat by stalking the pace, taking the lead past the three-eighths pole and holding off Sierra Leone by a length in the $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. Jim Dandy Sta...
A look at the past performances for Fierceness indicates he’s ready for another fantastic race rather than a flop in Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course. The 3-year-old son of City of Light has been overpowering in three victories but in each of his following starts...
Jim Dandy Stakes: A Key Prep for the Travers Stakes The 1 1/8-mile Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga is the traditional prep for the 1 1/4-mile Travers Stakes, a Grade 1 stakes that often determines the 3-year-old title. The Jim Dandy Stakes is a Grade 2, but its last four winners (Forte, Epicenter, Esse...
Top Weekend Races: King George VI & Queen Elizabeth, Bing Crosby, and Jim Dandy Stakes Horseplayers are in for a betting challenge this weekend with a trio of high stakes races, one each at Ascot Racecourse, Del Mar Racetrack, and Saratoga Race Course. At Ascot outside London, the $1.588 million...
The was no margin for error in four of the biggest races of the day, three of which were decided by a head, the other by a nose following a stewards’ inquiry. And for two of the winners, there were automatic berths and all fees paid into their respective races in the 40th Breeders’ Cup […...
Once again, Irad Ortiz, Jr. was involved in a race-riding kerfuffle, this time as he rode odds-on favorite Forte to a narrow victory over Saudi Crown in the $500,000 Jim Dandy (G2) on Saturday over a sloppy track at Saratoga. The win was the first for Forte in four months, a tumultuous time that saw...
Hopefully, a frustrating spring will lead to a fruitful summer for a champion last seen in the winner’s circle nearly four months ago. That would be Forte, the 2-year-old Eclipse Award winner who tops a talented but compact field of five in Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga. ...
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