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By Jessica Saddler —- Prairie Meadows Announces Thoroughbred Purse Increase for the Remainder of 2026 Season $1500 Increase to All Thoroughbred Overnight Purses Starting August 22 ALTOONA, IA – Effective with all Thoroughbred overnight races starting Saturday, August 22...

By Keith McCalmont —- Upset-minded Sunlit Uplands ships in for G2 Ballston Spa presented by STIHL SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Group 3-winner Sunlit Uplands brings consistent European form to Saturday’s Grade 2, $300,000 Ballston Spa presented by STIHL, a 1 1/16-mile Mellon...

By Mary Eddy —- Coady Media Photo Counting Stars looks to give Casse back-to-back wins in G1 Alabama pres. by Keeneland Sales SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse has won some of North America’s most prestigious races, and one race in particular sat...

NYRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Saturday, August 15, 2026 Saratoga Race Course Notes Golden Tempo continues march towards G1 DraftKings Travers with Saturday breeze; Ortiz discusses ‘beautiful journey’ aboard dual Classic winner Zeitlos wins Listed Smart and Fancy; Summer Starlet...

NYRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Friday, August 14, 2026 Saratoga Race Course Notes Renegade breezes for G1 DraftKings Travers The Puma drills for G1 DraftKings Travers over Saratoga main track Counting Stars to gallop up to G1 Alabama presented by Keeneland Sales following Wednesday...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 Oaklawn stakes winner and marathon ace Parchment Party is the 8-5 program favorite for the $200,000 Birdstone Stakes Thursday at...

Title Role leads familiar cast in G1 Saratoga Derby pres. by Qatar Racing By Michael Adolphson SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Will Stroud’s Title Role seeks an encore performance on Saturday in the eighth edition of the Grade 1, $750,000 Saratoga Derby presented by Qatar Racing at...

By Christian Abdo —- Deterministic among four Grade 1 winners in G1 Fourstardave SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven Duncker and Vicarage Stable’s Deterministic seeks a title defense, but it won’t come easily among a classy field in Saturday’s...

By Mary Eddy — Magnitude leads highly anticipated summer showdown in G1 Whitney John Rowland; Coady Media SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – In what is certain to be a highlight of the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, Group 1 Dubai World Cup-winner Magnitude is among a...