Saratoga Betting Archives

Hopeful Stakes RESULTS: Ted Noffey Rocks the Hopeful; Ortiz Rolls to Riding Title; Pletcher, Brown Tie for Trainer Title

That’s a wrap at the Spa. Ted Noffey overpowered the field and cruised to an 8 ½-length victory over favorite Buetane in the $300,000 Hopeful Stakes (G1) for 2-year-olds on Monday, the final of 18 Grade 1 stakes at the prestigious Saratoga summer horse racing meet. The victory by Ted Noffey ($9.6...

Posted on September 1, 2025

Haskell Stakes News, Results: Journalism Delivers Dramatic Victory

By Richard Rosenblatt

Journalism sure has a flair for the dramatic. The star 3-year-old colt delivered a perfectly timed closing run and won the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Looking as if he was beaten while Gosger and Goal Oriented dueled for the lead in deep stretch, Journalism rallied i...

Posted on July 19, 2025

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Jim Dandy Stakes Betting News: Favorite Sovereignty Posts Solid Workout

By US Racing Team

Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty posted his final work Saturday morning before the $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course on July 26. The son of Into Mischief covered 4 furlongs in 49.82 seconds over the Spa’s Oklahoma training track for trainer Bill M...

Posted on July 19, 2025

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Coaching Club American Oaks Betting, Picks and Odds

By Jenny Kellner

A trio of Grade 1 winners go at it in the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, with 8-5 favorite Immersive trying to rebound from her only defeat. The Godolphin-owned filly, 4-for-4 before losing by a neck to Take Charge Milady in the Monomoy Girl Stakes at ...

Posted on July 18, 2025

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Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes Preview, Odds and Picks

By US Racing Team

The Monmouth Park-based duo of trainer Derek Ryan and jockey Paco Lopez return to Saratoga once again with Book’em Danno for the $400,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G2) on Saturday. They arrive with the horse to beat in the 6-furlong contest for older sprinters. The New Jersey-bred 4-year-old already s...

Posted on July 17, 2025

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Bowling Green Stakes: Far Bridge a Strong Favorite; Odds, Picks

By US Racing Team

Turf racing is an important part of the Saratoga experience. We get into the grass groove Saturday with a pair of important turf stakes: the $500,000 Diana Stakes (G1) for fillies and mares and the $200,000 Bowling Green Stakes (G2) at 1 3/8 miles. Let’s take a deeper dive into the Bowling Green S...

Posted on July 10, 2025

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Diana Stakes Betting: Is She Feels Pretty Beatable? Odds, Picks

By Ed McNamara

She Feels Pretty has looked terrific throughout her career, taking seven of 10 grass races, all but one a stakes. She’s never been out of the money and brings a four-race winning streak, all Grade 1s, into Saturday’s $500,000 Diana Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. The 4-year-old daughter of 2014 Breeder...

Posted on July 9, 2025

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De La Rose Stakes: Bet Saratoga on Opening Day

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The “official’’ opening day at Saratoga Race Course is Thursday, with so much interest in the feature race of the day, the listed De La Rose, that the 1-mile turf test was split into two divisions. Traditionally, the opening day feature for the summer meet has been the Schuylerville Stakes for...

Posted on July 9, 2025

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Saratoga Betting: What to Know About the ‘Graveyard of Favorites’

By Jenny Kellner

Saratoga Race Course was first dubbed the "Graveyard of Favorites" almost a century ago, probably after Jim Dandy surprised 1930 Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox at 100-1. And while there have been many memorable upsets since then - think Secretariat losing the 1973 Whitney Stakes to Onion, or Americ...

Posted on July 8, 2025

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Saratoga Odds: Sanford, Kelso, Belmont Oaks Top Saturday’s Card

By Ed McNamara

Among Saratoga’s many charms is the unveiling of so many promising young horses. There’s always a chance to see the next Kentucky Derby (G1) winner in a field of well-bred, expensive juveniles. Saturday’s Sanford Stakes (G3) is the Spa’s first added-money race featuring 2-year-old colts. The...

Posted on July 3, 2025

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