Bob Hill – Handicapping

NYRA PHOTO By Keith McCalmont SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Juddmonte’s Elite Power took another step toward defending his title as Champion Male Sprinter with a dramatic head score over Gunite in Saturday’s Grade 1, $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap, a six-furlong sprint for...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes Smile Happy on target for G1 Whitney; Rattle N Roll rerouted G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf-winner Rebel’s Romance works for G2 Bowling Green Behind Enemy Lines breezes in company for G2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Cowans...

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...

By Rick Francis —- Week three of the Saratoga meet has always been about the Grade 2 Jim Dandy showcasing some of the best 3-year-olds in racing, however “some” is optimum word as a few as four sophomores will load into the starting gate and as such we’ll...

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...