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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
Hernandez rolls into Saratoga with sights on another big one Deck height. Dinner plans. To do lists. Life’s choices. That’s what most people think about while mowing grass. For Brian Hernandez Jr., nah, none of those. “You’ll be riding around on the lawnmower and you’re like, ‘Wow, I really did win the Derby,’ ” Hernandez … Read more
Travers-bound Unmatched Wisdom stays perfect Chad Brown didn’t want any pace pressure. Shug McGaughey wouldn’t have minded just a little. Turns out there wasn’t really any in Friday’s Curlin Stakes and the Brown-trained Unmatched Wisdom enjoyed his time on the lead all the way to his third victory in as many starts. The 2-5 favorite … Read more
Season 2024 is in full bloom at Saratoga. The Saratoga Special Saturday edition recaps this week’s races – Friday’s Curlin, Thursday’s Cab Calloway and Wednesday’s Statue of Liberty. Issue 4 also features previews of Saturday’s Grade 1 CCA Oaks and Grade 3 Lake George and Sunday’s Grade 1 A.P. Smithwick and Grade 2 Shuvee, exclusive Fasig-Tipton … Read more
The second weekend of the 2024 Saratoga Race Course meeting arrives Friday with a 10-race card topped by the Curlin Stakes, a potential prep for the Grade 1 Travers Stakes later in the meet. The Curlin goes early – the third race on the card with post time at 2:18 p.m. – and features a … Read more
Week 2 of the 2024 Saratoga Race Course meeting rolls along Thursday with hopefully clear and dry conditions and a 10-race program topped by the Cab Calloway division of the New York Stallion Series Stakes. The Cab Calloway, a 1-mile event on the turf for 3-year-olds, goes as the fourth race on the card at … Read more
L’Imperator, Kingsley regroup in return to Saratoga Grade 1 Editor’s Note: The Smithwick was shelved because of rain Wednesday, but rescheduled for Sunday as the first race. Post time is 1:10 p.m. Forty-four days ago, a foot abscess forced L’Imperator out of the entries for a Grade 1 steeplechase at Saratoga Race Course. And, chalking … Read more
Whitebeam wires four stablemates and five others in Grade 1 Five became one. The first 49 seconds of the Grade 1 Diana cut Chad Brown’s five-horse arsenal to a one-horse hope at Saratoga Race Course Saturday. Whitebeam loped through the first half-mile in :49.49. The lone leader sunk the four closers. “I had these five … Read more
Another week of horses, fun and July heat. It’s another week of races at Saratoga, and the third edition of The Saratoga Special is rolling. Including recaps of The Diana Stakes, Sanford Stakes, and additional recaps of weekend races. Issue 3 also features a previews of AP Smithwick, The New York Stallion Series, exclusive Fasig-Tipton … Read more
Week 1 of the 2024 Saratoga Race Course meeting comes to a close with a 10-race card topped by the $175,000 Quick Call Stakes for 3-year-olds sprinting on the grass. A stacked field of nine, along with two main track only runners, entered the Grade 3 stakes going 5 1/2 furlongs. Star Of Mystery, Godolphin’s … Read more
Canadian-based mare makes season debut in Grade 1 Kevin Attard and Korina McLean leaned over a black and red Phipps webbing Friday morning. Behind the webbing in stall six on the east side of Shug McGaughey’s barn, way back in the stall stood Moira. The 5-year-old mare didn’t prick an ear, didn’t move a muscle, … Read more
