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Editors Note: We’re wrapping up the 23rd year of The Special with some moments from the meet. You can find the complete editions from 2023 here. A Win?: One In Vermillion, connections at a loss after tragic Grade 1 score. By Joe Clancy. August 30 edition. From a spot in front on the clubhouse porch … Read more

Editors Note: We’re wrapping up the 23rd year of The Special with some moments from the meet. You can find the complete editions from 2023 here. The Worst Test: Pretty Mischievous wins tragic renewal of Grade 1 Test. By Sean Clancy. August 6 edition. It made you turn away. Strides before the wire in the … Read more

Editors Note: We’re wrapping up the 23rd year of The Special with some moments from the meet. You can find the complete editions from 2023 here. Story Time: Vallelujah earns stakes start for Davis, owners. By Tom Law. August 9 edition. Anyone need a pick-me-up? It’s been a long meet in a lot of ways, … Read more

Editors Note: We’re wrapping up the 23rd year of The Special with some moments from the meet. You can find the complete editions from 2023 here. Fill it Up. The Outside Rail, By Sean Clancy. August 7 edition. D. Wayne Lukas guffawed after telling a story Thursday morning. Behind an immaculate desk inside his paneled … Read more

Editors Note: We’re wrapping up the 23rd year of The Special with some moments from the meet. You can find the complete editions from 2023 here. Full Circle: Wet Paint lands Grade 1 for Godolphin, Cox. By Joe Clancy. July 26 edition.Overton Square. Trainer Brad Cox didn’t hesitate when asked about his first winner at … Read more

Editors Note: We’re wrapping up the 23rd year of The Special with some moments from the meet. You can find the complete editions from 2023 here. New Voice: Veteran race-caller Frank Mirahmadi takes spot as Saratoga announcer. By Tom Law. July 13 edition. Frank Mirahmadi gets Saratoga. He’s made the pilgrimage to the upstate New … Read more

Editors Note: We’re wrapping up the 23rd year of The Special with some moments from the meet. You can find the complete editions from 2023 here. Upset Jawn: Philly Shipper Yo Yo Candy delivers at 46-1 in juvenile Grade 3. By Tom Law. July 19 edition.Danny Velazquez stood in front of the large fan blowing … Read more

Editors Note: We’re looking back at the 23rd year of The Special with some moments from the meet. You can find the complete editions from 2023 here. Big Year: Cody’s Wish returns to Saratoga as favorite in two-turn Grade 1. By Paul Halloran. August 5 edition. Cody’s Wish entered the 2022 Forego Stakes as an … Read more

Editors Note: We’re wrapping up the 23rd year of The Special with some moments from the meet. You can find the complete editions from 2023 here. In Favor: Casa Creed improves to 4-for-7 at Saratoga. By Tom Law. July 19 edition. Casa Creed, like so many who turned out for Opening Weekend, loves Saratoga Race … Read more

This was first published in the Opening Day edition of The Saratoga Special, so Thursday, July 13, 2023. The Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour is one of The Special’s most popular features, where we sit down (or stand up) with a trainer at Saratoga and go through the stall list. As always you can read the full … Read more