Saratoga: Grade 1 Saratoga Derby, G3 Troy Previews

Far Bridge leads home team against Euros in G1 Saratoga Derby Invitational SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Saturday’s fifth edition of the Grade 1, $600,000 Saratoga Derby Invitational at Saratoga Race Course drew a field of nine 3-year-olds representing three nations to tackle 1...
Posted On 03 Aug 2023
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Pretty Mischievous goes for Grade 1 hat trick in $500K Test

By Mary Eddy —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Godolphin’s Kentucky homebred Pretty Mischievous vies for sovereignty atop the sophomore filly division while cutting back in distance in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Test, a seven-furlong main track sprint for 3-year-old fillies, at...
Posted On 03 Aug 2023
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Cody’s Wish pursues seventh straight win while facing five graded-stakes winners in G1 Whitney

By Ryan Martin —- Cody’s Wish; NYRA Photos SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Godolphin’s multiple Grade 1-winner Cody’s Wish brings a six-race win streak into Saturday’s 96th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney for older horses going nine furlongs at Saratoga Race...
Posted On 02 Aug 2023
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Brown to saddle a trio of top contenders in G2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame

By Keith McCalmont —- Sunday, July 30, 2023 Brown to saddle a trio of top contenders in G2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown will send out three top contenders in Appraise, Mischievous Angel...
Posted On 30 Jul 2023
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War Like Goddess pursues third straight G2 Glens Falls victory

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – George Krikorian’s dual Grade 1-winning multimillionaire War Like Goddess will strive for a threepeat in Thursday’s 28th running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Glens Falls for older fillies and mares going 1 1/2 miles over the inner...
Posted On 30 Jul 2023
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Rebel’s Romance makes stateside return in G2 Bowling Green

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Godolphin’s reigning Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Rebel’s Romance will take his world tour back to North America in Sunday’s 65th running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Bowling Green going 1 3/8 miles over the Saratoga Race Course...
Posted On 29 Jul 2023
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Elite Power and Gunite square off in G1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap

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...
Posted On 28 Jul 2023
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Reigning Champion 2YO Colt Forte seeks return to win column in G2 Jim Dandy

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...
Posted On 28 Jul 2023
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Saratoga: Ryvit streaks into G2 Amsterdam

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...
Posted On 24 Jul 2023
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Defending champ Clairiere faces returning Nest in G2 Shuvee

By Keith McCalmont —- Nest; SV PHOTOGRAPHY SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Stonestreet Stables’ Kentucky homebred Clairiere returns to defend her title in Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Shuvee, a nine-furlong test for older fillies and mares at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Hall of...
Posted On 21 Jul 2023
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