Battle for the Spa’s leading owner will come down to the wire
The Saratoga meeting is in its final days, and the title for leading owner is in a neck-and-neck battle among three executives, including CEOs of an energy drink, a hedge fund and a real estate...
View ArticleDominus dominates in Bernard Baruch
Making his first start on turf, Dominus led every step under a measured ride from Julien Leparoux and rolled to a 1 ¼-length victory over even-money favorite Data Link in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000...
View ArticleEmcee victorious in Forego Stakes
Emcee gave trainer Kiaran McLaughlin and owner Godolphin Racing their fourth Grade 1 win of the 2012 Saratoga Race Course meet by taking the $500,000 Forego by 4 ½ lengths on Saturday. “It’s an honor...
View ArticleTo Honor and Serve wins Grade 1 Woodward
With nearly two months off to prepare and get acclimated to the upstate New York climate, To Honor and Serve returned to top form Saturday and won the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward for 3-year-olds and up...
View ArticleDutrow looks for consecutive score in Spinaway
After capturing last year’s Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga with Grace Hall, trainer Tony Dutrow hopes to repeat history in today’s 121st running of the seven-furlong race with So Many Ways. Dutrow...
View ArticleUnbridled Command triumphs in Saranac Stakes
Unbridled Command was the winner of Sunday’s $150,000 Saranac Stakes (gr. III) at Saratoga. The 3-year-old son of Master Command earned the victory under Ramon Dominguez, helping the jockey break...
View ArticleSo Many Ways takes Spinaway Stakes
Trainer Tony Dutrow stood in the winner’s circle opening day after the first stakes race of the 2012 Saratoga Race Course meet, accepting the trophy for the Grade 3 Schuylerville won by a promising...
View ArticleDominguez wins 6, including Saranac, breaks track win record for single meet
Jockey Ramon Dominguez won six races on Sunday, including a 10-1 upset in the Grade 3, $150,000 Saranac aboard Unbridled Command, establishing a Saratoga Race Course meet record in the process. With...
View ArticlePublic taking part in Saratoga’s 150th anniversary
Collectors are helping the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame celebrate Saratoga Race Course’s 150th anniversary next year by sharing their collector items from the race track, including old...
View ArticleThirty Horses Set for Saratoga Hoofprints Walk of Fame
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the Saratoga 150 Committee today announced a new attraction designed to pay homage to the most accomplished thoroughbreds to compete at Saratoga Race...
View ArticleSmith and Palace Malice Rule Jim Dandy Field
In what his connections called his best performance to date, favored Palace Malice pounced on pacesetter Moreno at the top of the stretch and went onto a convincing one-length victory over Will Take...
View ArticleWise Dan Scorches Track in Workout
Horse of the Year Wise Dan went out to the Oklahoma turf course Saturday morning for what likely will be his only work for the Grade 2, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap on August 10. Under regular...
View ArticleFire Destroys Houses Rented By Saratoga Track Workers
A fire ripped through row houses near Saratoga Race Course early on Sunday morning, destroying the homes and belongings of several track workers. Everyone was evacuated from the buildings safely....
View ArticleForty Tales Sweeps Third Straight Graded Stakes with Amsterdam
Perretti Racing Stables’ Forty Tales came flying down the stretch to reel in Mico Margarita and draw away for a three-quarter length victory in the Grade 2, $200,000 Amsterdam on Sunday at Saratoga...
View ArticleA Man, A Goose, and a Racetrack
Melvin White, long-time infield worker at Saratoga Race Course, recently discussed his long-time friendship with the famous Saratoga Infield Goose (who has a Twitter account, @SaratogaGoose, named in...
View ArticleSaratoga to Debut New Trophy At This Year’s Whitney
The Grade 1, $750,000 Whitney Invitational Handicap will feature new elements for the winning connections when it returns for its 86th running at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 3. For the...
View ArticleWeaver Enjoying Strong Start at Saratoga
No stranger to winning races at Saratoga, trainer George Weaver is off to a strong start in 2013. A former assistant to D. Wayne Lukas and Todd Pletcher, who have combined to win 607 races and 15...
View Article‘Perfect’ Wise Dan Turns in Work Toward Fourstardave
Horse of the Year Wise Dan is sitting on “go” for the Grade 2, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap on August 10, following a half-mile breeze over the main track on Saturday morning at Saratoga Race Course....
View ArticleCross Traffic Encounters No Roadblocks in Whitney
After two heartbreaking losses, Cross Traffic finally earned his first stakes victory with a front-running triumph over some of the country’s top older horses in the 86th edition of the Grade 1,...
View ArticleWhitney Competitors Doing Well Sunday
Whitney Invitational winner Cross Traffic emerged from his first Grade 1 victory “very well,” trainer Todd Pletcher reported Sunday morning, with the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward on August 31 likely as...
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