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Tom Law 
Inspired by an unscheduled wakeup call on a non-deadline day morning, here are some loose rules and suggestions to follow during your stay in Saratoga Springs. Yes, it’s Saratoga Springs on first reference. Just Saratoga on the second will suffice. That’s the start. Here are some others. Speaking of unscheduled. Leaf blowers. They should be … Read more
A Whitney Day tradition continues with a visit to Brad Cox. We started it back in 2021, when Cox sent out Maryland-bred burner Knicks Go to victory in the Grade 1 Whitney on the way to a Horseof the Year title.Bedded down in his usual spot inside Horse Haven on the Oklahoma Training Track, Cox … Read more
Week 5 of the 2024 Saratoga Race Course meeting comes to a close with an 11-race Sunday card bolstered by the rescheduled Grade 1 Fourstardave and Grade 1 Saratoga Derby Invitational, along with the previously carded Mahony Stakes for 3-year-olds sprinting on the grass. The $500,000 Fourstardave, originally scheduled for Saturday but moved because of … Read more
The print edition returns after a two-day break – and a missed day of racing Friday because of the effects of Tropical Storm Debby. Issue 14 packs a punch, previewing all the weekend stakes, from Saturday’s Saratoga Special and Troy to Sunday’s rescheduled Grade 1 Fourstardave and Grade 1 Saratoga Derby. The Saratoga auction sales … Read more
Brendan Walsh downsized his Saratoga string a bit this year, from 20 to a dozen bedded down in Jimmy Jerkens’ old spot on the Oklahoma Training Track, with a goal in mind. “I just wanted to bring the horses that’ll be competitive up here this year,” Walsh said. “They’ve allrun well, what we’ve run so … Read more
The fifth week of the 2024 Saratoga Race Course meeting rolls on Thursday with a 10-race topped by the $125,000 John Morrissey Handicap for older New York-breds. The 6-furlong Morrissey goes as the third race with post time set for 2:18 p.m. field of six entered, including multiple stakes winner Rotknee, Looms Boldly and Light … Read more
Fireworks, fireworks and more fireworks highlighted the final session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale Tuesday night. Records for total sales, average price and median fell, as 12 seven-figure yearlings passed through the ring. Seven of those sold Tuesday night, including a $2.4 million Into Mischief colt purchased by Speedway Stable. Issue 13 – wow, 13! … Read more
The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale kicked off in spectacular fashion Monday night with six seven-figure yearlings, including a colt by Not This Time that brought $3.4 million from Zedan Racing and a filly by Curlin that sold for $1.9 million to Robert and Lawana Low. The session’s average price soared past $500,000 and all signs point … Read more
The 103rd Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale leads the coverage in Issue 11 of The Saratoga Special. Consignors were busy over the weekend showing nearly 200 yearlings to a large group of buyers in town for the action that kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Monday and continues through Tuesday evening. Our 56-page sale preview edition also includes … Read more
Whitney Weekend and Sales Week rolls on with Issue 10 of The Saratoga Special. We’re only at the halfway point of our publishing schedule for 2024 and the latest 64-page edition includes coverage of Arthur’s Ride’s victory in the Grade 1 Whitney, Ways And Means in the Grade 1 Test and the rest of Saturday’s … Read more
