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Tom Law 
Christophe Clement strolled into Barn 80 on a quiet Friday afternoon for the stable while a grey colt bucked and rolled in the round pen as other horses went quietly around the walking ring shaded by willow trees. (Originally published in the Aug. 5 issue of The Saratoga Special.)
Jason Servis readied for a long drive he occasionally makes in the spring from South Florida to the New Jersey Shore when Bill Poston tendered an offer the trainer never received before from an owner.
Brad Cox grew up two blocks from the back gate of Churchill Downs so it only makes sense he wound up with a career in Thoroughbred racing.
When you’ve got the Kentucky Derby winner and Belmont Stakes winner in your barn, plus multiple divisions at tracks and training centers at various points on the East Coast it’s impossible not to put in long hours. (Originally published in the July 29 issue of The Saratoga Special)
Ian Wilkes plans to be back and forth from Saratoga Race Course to Monmouth Park quite a bit in the coming days, with McCraken running in the $1 million Haskell Invitational and a string in his usual spot inside Clare Court. (Originally published in July 28 issue of The Saratoga Special)
Chad Brown’s win total at last year’s Saratoga Race Course meeting matched the number of racing days and even though he didn’t win a race every day it certainly seemed like it. (Originally published in July 22 issue of The Saratoga Special)
A season removed from bringing a barn led by champion Tepin and several other Grade 1 winners and millionaires to the 2016 Saratoga meeting, Mark Casse is back with another strong group that could get the nine-time Sovereign Award winner off to a quick start. (Editor’s note: Originally published in July 21 issue of The Saratoga Special.)
Trainer Bob Ribaudo and owner Marc Keller deliberated long and hard about the options facing multiple New York-bred stakes winner Quezon as her 4-year-old season wound down last fall.
The fifth week of racing at the 2017 Saratoga Race Course meeting gets underway Wednesday with a 10-race card that includes a steeplechase allowance and the $100,000 Bolton Landing for 2-year-olds on the turf.
Bill Parcells instinctually slapped jockey Jose Ortiz on the behind just as he might one of his players during his days as a Hall of Fame and two-time Super Bowl-winning coach as they left the winner’s circle after Monday’s sixth race at Saratoga Race Course.
