The 2025 Sword Dancer Stakes is shaping up to be one of the summer’s most exciting turf marathons. Scheduled for Saturday, August 9, at Saratoga Race Course, this Grade 1 event covers 1½ miles on turf and offers a coveted “Win and You’re In” berth to the Breeders’ Cup Turf, along with a $...
The Saratoga summer meet is a jewel in the crown of North American horse racing, a place where legends are born and champions are forged. Among the meet's most prestigious races, the Sword Dancer Stakes stands out as the ultimate test of stamina and class on the turf. This "Win and You're In" event ...
After Christophe Clement upset the 2014 Belmont Stakes (G1) with Tonalist, he was no longer pigeon-holed as a turf trainer. But it was with grass runners that the Frenchman made his mark in America, and two-time Eclipse champion Gio Ponti was his best. Clement died May 25 of a rare eye cancer, and t...
Newly inducted Hall of Fame jockey Joel Rosario gave Far Bridge a masterly ride in the $750,000 Sword Dancer (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga, guiding the LSU Stables colt to a wire-to-wire upset in the 1 ½-mile turf race. With the victory, the second Grade 1 of his career, Far Bridge earned an all-fee...
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