Saratoga

It doesn't take long for the Kentucky Downs meeting to hit full gear, as Saturday's program features three graded contests, including the GIII DK Horse Nashville Derby Invitational Stakes, with prize money that could reach $3.1 million. The purse remains intact should one of the 10 Kentucky-breds--eight in the main body of the field and two also-eligibles--is home first over the mile and five-sixteenths journey along the Kentucky/Tennessee border. The four foreign raiders are ineligible for the KTDF money, but the base purse of $2.5 million already makes it one...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- George Krikorian's dependable War Like Goddess (English Channel) will make her age-matching seventh career Saratoga start Saturday in the GII $500,000 Flower Bowl. War Like Goddess has never been worse than third at Saratoga Race Course. The turf distance specialist won the 1 3/8-mile Flower Bowl in 2021, its last year as a Grade I, and was second by a neck in 2022. Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott did not run her in the race last year. The Flower Bowl will be her third start...

Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga (THS), a 501c3 nonprofit which utilizes retired racehorses in therapeutic programs promoting the mental health and well-being of New York residents, will be unveiling a new state-of-the-art indoor arena and group therapy space Sept. 4 at its Saratoga Springs facility. Local officials and members of Congress will attend the ribbon cutting. "We are thrilled to unveil our new indoor arena, which represents a significant step forward in our mission to support mental health in our community," said Dr. Erin C. Sisk, founder of THS. "With this...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - It was quite easy for Donegal Racing to come up with a name for Gate to Wire (Munnings), who turned in an eye-catching debut performance Friday. "He looked fast," said Donegal CEO Jerry Crawford. Gate to Wire has lived up to his appearance in training and showed his speed in the opener at Saratoga Race Course, while posting a 1 3/4 -length victory in the $100,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-olds. Though he did not lead every step of the way, Gate to Wire, with leading...

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Kentucky Downs, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Saturday at Saratoga, Kentucky Downs and Del Mar: Saturday, August 31, 2024...

Zulu Kingdom (Ire) (c, 2, Ten Sovereigns {Ire}--Zindziswa, by Smart Strike), a new Euro import for Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, William Strauss, and Michael J. Caruso, captured Thursday's GIII With Anticipation Stakes to stay undefeated in two career starts and give his rider a record-tying 15 stakes wins in a single season at the Spa. "I'm very grateful. It's been a great meet," said winning rider Flavien Prat. "I've been on good horses and they've been running well. It would be amazing to break the record, but if not, at...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - After Filoso (City of Light) won the sixth race Thursday, the celebration was a heady concoction of relief, joy and optimism. The relief followed what at times had been a harrowing trip in the one-mile $100,000 maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course. Twice, jockey Dylan Davis had to check the colt in traffic yet he managed to stay on course with their rail-hugging journey for a 3 ½-length victory. "It wasn't a pretty trip today," trainer Chad Summers said. "Dylan did a...

 Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Kentucky Downs, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Friday at Saratoga: Friday, August 30, 2024 Saratoga 1, $100k, 2yo, 5...

It was a pretty decent Wednesday afternoon for Alex Bregman, all things considered. He had a single and a double from his first three at-bats as his AL West leading Houston Astros built a big lead against NL East front-runner Philadelphia Phillies, and up at Saratoga, his 2-year-old filly Totally Justified (Justify) donned cap and gown in the $150,000 P. G. Johnson Stakes at Saratoga. A well-backed 63-10 trying stakes and turf for the first time, the $285,000 Keeneland September yearling bounced nicely from gate six in a field of...

7th-SAR, $100k, Msw, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 4;28 p.m. ET WHEELHOUSE (Tapit) was knocked down to Steve Young for $600,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale and makes a belated first trip to the races for Harrell Ventures and Gainesway. The March-foaled chestnut is a son of Lady Pewitt (Orientate), whose daughter Jaywalk (Cross Traffic) won the 2018 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies en route to an Eclipse Award, and whose multiple stakes-winning daughter Danzatrice (Dunkirk), the dam of Grade I-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Tapit Trice (Tapit). This is the extended...

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Kentucky Downs, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Thursday at Saratoga and for the first of six days of racing...

The new Siena Men's Basketball Head Coach Gerry McNamara will take part in a meet-and-greet with fans at Saratoga Race Course on Friday, Aug. 30, according to a New York Racing Association release Tuesday. Prior to the start of his first season as head coach of the Saints, Coach McNamara will visit Saratoga on Friday between 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. for photo and autograph opportunities in the backyard across from the Miller Time Fourstardave Sports Bar. Fans can also receive a complimentary sample of mac-n-cheese in addition to meeting...