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By Mary Eddy —- Benoit Photo Hope Road goes for Grade 1 glory in Resorts World Casino Ballerina SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Cicero Farms’ Kentucky homebred Hope Road will ship in from California to make her fourth attempt at a top-level victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000...

By Keith McCalmont —- SV Photography Book’em Danno, Mullikin renew rivalry in G1 Forego SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Book’em Danno has gotten the better of Mullikin in their last two outings here and the familiar foes will square off once more in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000...

By Keith McCalmont —- Hodges Photo Smoken Wicked fired up for G1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Valene Farms’ Smoken Wicked will look to secure his first Grade 1 score in Saturday’s $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial, a seven-furlong sprint for...

By Christian Abdo —- Sovereignty; Sonny Hughes Photo Sovereignty the centerpiece of the G1 DraftKings Travers SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Godolphin’s dual Classic-winner Sovereignty looks to provide Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott with his first victory in Saturday’s...

By Mary Eddy —- Casse pair of La Cara, Nitrogen head competitive renewal of G1 Alabama pres. by Keeneland Sales La Cara; SV Photography SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse will be represented by two top-class fillies in multiple graded...

NYRA Press Office —- Obliteration brings perfect record to G2 Saratoga Special SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Leland Ackerley Racing’s Obliteration will look to double up on graded scores at the Spa in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for...

Test Score tops trio of top-flight winners in G1 Saratoga Derby Invitational By Michael Adolphson SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A deft and dynamic field of runners from each side of the Atlantic will assemble for Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Saratoga Derby Invitational over 1...

By Keith McCalmont —- Zulu Kingdom looms large in G2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, William Strauss and Michael J. Caruso’s multiple graded stakes-winner Zulu Kingdom headlines Friday’s Grade 2, $400,000...

By Christian Abdo —- Clement holds strong hand in G2 Glens Falls SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Miguel Clement has entered Bellezza, La Mehana and Sacaya in Sunday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Glens Falls, a 1 1/2-mile inner turf test for older fillies and mares, at Saratoga Race...

By Tom Luicci —- FONDLY LOOKS TO ADD TO BURGEONING ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN SATURDAY’S GRADE 3 MONMOUTH OAKS AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – There was a passing thought early in Fondly’s career that her future was on the grass. Trainer Graham Motion wasn’t against the idea but...