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By Keith McCalmont —- Elite Power and Gunite square off in G1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Reigning Champion Male Sprinter Elite Power bested dual graded stakes-winner Gunite when they last faced off in the Group 3 Riyadh Dirt Sprint in February in...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Thursday, July 27, 2023 Saratoga Race Course Notes Echo Zulu registers 112BSF in G2 Honorable Miss H. triumph Vergara on verge of graded breakthrough in G2 Glens Falls Dean Delivers hoping to supply an upset in G1 A.G. Vanderbilt H. Rookie Report:...

By Mary Eddy —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Reigning Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Forte will face a compact but talented field as he seeks to regain winning form for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher in Saturday’s Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy presented by DK Horse, a nine-furlong...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes G1 Belmont Stakes-winner Arcangelo works for G1 Travers G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup is now the ‘main focus’ for Proxy Sam’s Treasure bound for G1 Spinaway off Spa maiden score; Ward still mulling options for Eye Witness Solo Album...

By Keith McCalmont —- Ryvit; Daniel Rankin Photo Ryvit streaks into G2 Amsterdam SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – William and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Ryvit brings a five-race win streak into Friday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Amsterdam, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for sophomores at Saratoga Race...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes Wet Paint earns 89 BSF for G1 CCA Oaks triumph Cody’s Wish works for G1 Whitney; Elite Power breezes for G1 Vanderbilt G1 Oaks-winner Pretty Mischievous works in company for G1 Test Roses for Debra garners career-high 99 BSF...

Champion 3YO Filly Nest returns a winner in G2 Shuvee By Mary Eddy SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Reigning Champion 3-Year-Old Filly Nest came back from a nearly nine-month layoff with aplomb to score in Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Shuvee for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, turning...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes Breeder Gallagher’s Stud set to cheer on New York-bred Gambling Girl in G1 CCA Oaks Charge It, Far Bridge work on main track Thursday Pistol Liz Ablazen ready to fire in G2 Shuvee Maple Leaf Mel breezes for G1 Test MGSW...

By Rick Francis —- The summer racing season turns it up a notch Saturday with the running of the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes from Monmouth Park. A field of eight 3-year-olds will head to the strating gate with a $1 million purse and a “Win and You’re In” berth...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes National Treasure and Reincarnate under consideration for G1 Travers Sacred Wish in good order for G1 CCA Oaks; Pass the Champagne targets G1 Ballerina Drew’s Gold works for G2 Amsterdam Sixtythreecaliber earns 94BSF in gutsy...