Tom Law

Time for the second half. The 2025 Saratoga Race Course meeting hit the halfway mark Wednesday – not including the nine days of festivals already this spring and summer – and the second half starts Thursday. A 10-race card sets the stage for Day 21 of the proper meeting, with the featured $150,000 Galway Stakes … Read more

Hall of Fame and Whitney Week kicked off Wednesday and continues Thursday with a 10-race card topped by the $150,000 John Morrissey Stakes for older New York-breds. The Morrissey, lengthened this year from 6 to 7 furlongs, drew a bulky field of 13 led by nine-time winner and recent Commentator Stakes winner Bank Frenzy, Grade … Read more

The third week of the 2025 Saratoga Race Course meeting comes to a close Sunday with a 10-race card highlighted by the Grade 2, $250,000 Glens Falls Stakes for fillies and mares going long on the grass. The 1 1/2-mile Glens Falls, the seventh race on the card with post time of 4:35 p.m., attracted … Read more

The final weekend of July arrives with a 10-race card Friday topped by the Grade 2 Amsterdam for 3-year-old sprinters. A field of eight entered the $200,000 Amsterdam, which goes as the ninth race at 5:53 p.m. The group includes Grade 2 Pat Day Mile winner Macho Music, the 2-1 morning-line favorite who looks to … Read more

Week 3 of the 2025 Saratoga Race Course meeting rolls along Thursday with a 10-race card topped by the Curlin Stakes for 3-year-olds. A field of eight entered the 1 1/8-mile Curlin, a $135,000 potential prep for next month’s Grade 1 Travers Stakes. The group includes a pair from trainer Todd Pletcher’s barn in Crudo … Read more

Week 2 of the 2025 Saratoga Race Course meeting comes to a close with a 10-race card Sunday topped by the Grade 2 Honorable Miss Stakes for older fillies and mares. The 6-furlong Honorable Miss attracted a field of nine led by Grade 2 winner Scylla for trainer Bill Mott, Grade 2 winner Jody’s Pride … Read more

Time for the weekend. The second Friday of the 2025 Saratoga Race Course meeting features a 10-race card topped by a strong renewal of the Grade 2 Shuvee for older fillies and mares on the main track. Raging Sea puts her strong Saratoga record on the line in the 9-furlong Shuvee, which goes as the … Read more

The second week of the 2025 Saratoga Race Course meeting rolls along Thursday with New. York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day and a 10-race card featuring the $150,000 Rick Violette Stakes for 3-year-old New York-breds. The Rick Violette, named for the late trainer and fierce horsemen’s advocate, goes as the third race with post time of 2:21 … Read more

The opening week of the 2025 Saratoga Race Course meeting comes to a close Sunday with a 10-race card topped by the Grade 3 Quick Call Stakes for 3-year-olds sprinting on the grass. A field of eight entered the 5 ½-furlong Quick Call presented by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, including Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint … Read more

The July 4 Racing Festival comes to a close Sunday at Saratoga Race Course with a 10-race card without a stakes but plenty of opportunities for horseplayers and horsemen. The festival, which also caps the Belmont at the Big A spring-summer meeting, continues to generate interest from gamblers as total handle exceeded $26 million Saturday. … Read more