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Tom Law 
Whitney Day arrives. A strong renewal of one of Saratoga’s signature events featuring a big field topped by Met Mile winner National Treasure, First Mission, Bright Future and others. Saratoga’s 13-race card also includes the Grade 1 Test, Grade 1 Saratoga Derby, Grade 2 Troy and Lure Stakes. Issue 9 – a record 72 pages … Read more
Hall of Fame Day. Jockey Joel Rosario and champions Gun Runner and Justify headline the Class of 2024 headed to the Hall. Issue 8, which kicks off a run of six straight papers through Whitney Weekend and the Fasig-Tipton Sales, looks back at Rosario’s life and career. We recap the early stakes that kicked off … Read more
Welcome to August. The fourth week of the Saratoga meeting rolls along with Thursday’s 10-race card topped by a strong renewal of the Grade 2 Glens Falls for fillies and mares going long on the grass. A field of seven entered the 11-furlong Glens Falls, including defending champ, multiple graded stakes winner and $1,749,790-earner McKulick. … Read more
Week 4. Crank it up. A huge week and weekend on tap. Before we get rolling on the Hall of Fame, Whitney Day and the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale, we recap all the action from last weekend. Fierceness shows up and shows off in the Jim Dandy. Nakatomi wins the Vanderbilt and Silver Knott keeps on … Read more
The third week of the Saratoga Race Course meeting comes to a close Sunday with a 10-race card topped by the Grade 2 Bowling Green Stakes going long on the turf. A field of seven entered the 11-furlong grass exam, including Godolphin’s multiple Grade 2 winner Silver Knott, multiple Grade 1-placed Soldier Rising and Grade … Read more
Jim Dandy Day at Saratoga Race Course, with a small yet select field set for the traditional local prep for next month’s Grade 1 Travers. Champion Fierceness looks to get back on track, Sierra Leone hopes to put troubled finishes behind him, Preakness winner Seize The Grey bids for return to springtime form and upstarts … Read more
Three cheers for the weekend. Another big few days at Saratoga Race Course are on tap and it starts Friday with a 10-race card topped by the Grade 2 Amsterdam Stakes for 3-year-olds. The 6 1/2-furlong Amsterdam goes as the third race on the card with post time at 2:18 p.m. That precedes a strong … Read more
Late in a handicapping seminar at the Keeneland Library this spring – three days before the 150th Kentucky Derby – a hand went up during the allotted question-and-answer session. Seated a couple rows from the front among the 75 or so who turned out for the simply named event, “Handicapping the Derby with Tom Law,” … Read more
The 2024 Saratoga Race Course meet rolls into its second quarter – Day 11 – with a 10-race card topped by a strong renewal of the Grade 3 Caress for fillies and mares sprinting on the grass. The 5 1/2-furlong Caress features the top three finishers from last month’s Grade 2 Intercontinental during the Belmont … Read more
Week 3 of the 2024 Saratoga meet arrives Wednesday and with it Issue 5 of The Saratoga Special. Our 40-page edition includes recaps of all the weekend’s action, led by Thorpedo Anna’s dominating victory in the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks, Ziggle Pops’ score in the Grade 1 A.P. Smithwick and more. We also … Read more
