Get ready for another turf extravaganza at Kentucky Downs on Saturday (Sept. 9) – six $1 million races, two of them “Win and You’re In’’ Breeders’ Cup automatic qualifiers, and an overflow...
Irad Ortiz, Jr., Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables easy winners as top jockey, owner After 40 days of racing at Saratoga, jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. and owner Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables were runa...
Trainer Gary Contessa, who opened the 2023 Saratoga Race Course meet with a 21-1 upset in the Schuylerville (G3), closed the 40-day summer season when Nutella Fella posted a stunning 54-1 upset in the...
Javier Castellano’s Remarkable Comeback: A Triumph in the 2020s The 2020s have been challenging for Javier Castellano, to say the least. The Hall of Fame jockey had COVID-19 early in 2020. He ha...
Bright Future took the lead with a quarter mile to go, then outdueled hard-charging Proxy and won the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup by a head bob on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The 4-year-old ...
He has so many 2-year-olds, Bob Baffert sometimes just doesn’t know what to do. He’s hopeful, though, that the pair he sends to Saratoga will fare well at the track’s traditional closing day $30...
This year, the 10-furlong Pacific Classic (G1) will be contested for the 33rd time and is again a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), set t...
McKulick has posted victories in Grade 1, 2, and 3 stakes, has finished in the top 3 in 10 of 11 career starts, and is now seeking her first two-race winning streak. Hard to believe the 4-year-old fil...
Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr.’s Bid for Saratoga Riding Title & Weekend Race Highlights Irad Ortiz, Jr. could have a weekend to remember as he wraps up his fifth riding title at Saratoga Race Cours...
You know the purse is huge if Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher — one of the more patient trainers in the game — is going all in with Annapolis after a short three-week turnaround in the $2 mill...
