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The second week of the extended 2026 Saratoga Race Course meetings kicks off Thursday with a another nine-race card and a rare day without a stakes race here in upstate New York. How’s your bankroll faring after opening weekend? Fear not if it’s not up to par, there’s plenty of time to make up for … Read more
Week 8 – the final stretch – begins Wednesday with another loaded edition of The Saratoga Special. Our team recaps a thrilling Travers Day, including Fierceness’ victory over leading filly Thorpedo Anna, along with Grade 1 wins by Domestic Product, Mullikin, Society and Far Bridge. New York-breds took the stage Sunday for Showcase Day. We … Read more
Multiple Eclipse Award-winning journalist and ST Publishing Inc. co-founder, co-editor and co-publisher Sean Clancy will receive the Walter Haight Award for career excellence in Turf writing for 2024 from the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters. Clancy embarked on his journalism career after his career as a champion steeplechase jockey. He and brother Joe started Steeplechase … Read more
The biggest week of the meeting comes to a close with another renewal of the Saratoga Showcase Day program for New York-breds. The 11-race card features six stakes, including a pair for 2-year-olds, a pair for 3-year-olds and a pair on the grass. There’s a little bit of everything for everyone. Jump in and enjoy … Read more
Travers Day. A colossal clash of 3-year-old heavyweights on tap for Saratoga’s signature event. The 155th renewal of the Midsummer Derby brings together leading filly Thorpedo Anna, Belmont and Haskell winner Dornoch, champion Fierceness and Grade 1 winner and Saratoga sale topper Sierra Leone. We dive into all the action in another 72-page edition – … Read more
Welcome to the weekend. Not just any weekend either, Travers Weekend in Saratoga. Friday kicks things off and a 12-race card topped by the Grade 1 Personal Ensign featuring defending champ and 2023 Eclipse Award winner Idiomatic and last year’s Alabama winner Randomized. The card also includes a strong renewal of the $150,000 Smart And … Read more
Travers Week rolls along with a 10-race card Thursday featuring the Grade 2 Ballston Spa Stakes for fillies and mares on the grass. The $300,000 Ballston Spa features a field of five – four runners trained by Chad Brown and another sent out by Todd Pletcher. Gina Romantica, a close third behind stablemate Whitebeam in … Read more
Travers Week arrives. Issue 17 (of 20, wow!) kicks off the biggest week of the season and before we dive into the spectacular Saturday we recap Power Squeeze’s narrow victory over Candied in the Alabama, Grayosh’s score in the Lake Placid and all of Sunday’s action including the Evan Shipman and Bolton Landing. Our 48-page … Read more
The sixth week of the Saratoga Race Course meeting – holy cow, only two left!? – comes to a close Sunday with an 11-race card featuring a pair of stakes. The rescheduled $125,000 Evan Shipman Handicap for older New York-breds leads off the stakes and goes as the third race at 2:15 p.m. A field … Read more
Alabama Day. We roll out another loaded edition – 56 pages – featuring previews of Saturday’s Grade 1 Alabama Stakes and Grade 2 Lake Placid Stakes, check in with Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse for the Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour and recap all the action from the start of Week 6. Issue 17 also features … Read more
The sixth week of the 2024 Saratoga Race Course meeting – Alabama Week – rolls along with an 11-race card featuring a pair of stakes Friday. The $150,000 Skidmore for 2-year-olds going 5 ½ furlongs on the grass leads off the stakes as the second race at 1:41 p.m. A field of six entered for … Read more
