High-stakes turf racing returns to Kentucky Downs Thursday, August 29th. The 2024 Kentucky Downs meet will consist of seven dates – August 29th and 31st, and September 1st, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 11th. This event is short, fast, and a lot of fun. It offers some of the richest racing in all of North America with all-star jockeys and trainers. You can expect big … Continue reading Kentucky Downs
Not very often does a racehorse Win a marquee race that cements his credentials as a top contender for an Eclipse Award and then gets overshadowed in most of the post-race discussions. But that’s what’s happening with Travers Stakes Winner FIERCENESS. No doubt about it, THORPEDO ANNA was fearless in gutting out a 2nd place finish to FIERCENESS in the Mid-Summer Derby at Saratoga, and the … Continue reading What A Travers !
Saturday’s Travers Stakes drew a high-quality, competitive field of eight starters competing for a hefty $1.25 million purse along with the right to inscribe their name in the sport’s history. Here then, is a brief look at the field: 1. THORPEDO ANNA [ML 3-1] Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr. Trainer: Ken McPeek. This is a big test for the filly, but if you trust McPeek’s judgment that … Continue reading Who Wins The Travers Stakes ?
The focus of the horse racing world zeroes in on Saratoga Race Course Saturday for the 155th running of the Travers Stakes. It is the most prestigious race for 3-year-olds outside of the Triple Crown races in late spring and often is crucial in determining the year-end champion in that division. The Travers always serves as a major emphasis in the season for 3-year-olds, hence the nickname Mid-Summer Derby … Continue reading Travers Storylines Abound
Saturday is the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. It is by far the most popular day of the entire meet. It features five Grade 1, Stakes races, totaling over 5 million dollars in purses. So perhaps a little background on the race itself is in order: THE NAME: When the Saratoga Racing Association named the Travers Stakes for William R. Travers (one of the founders of America’s oldest race course), they sought only to … Continue reading Travers Week Begins
Bob Baffert could have taken the easy out and blamed the racetrack in the no-show performance of NATIONAL TREASURE in the G1, million dollar Whitney Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. But much to the surprise of Baffert nay-sayers he chose not to condemn the track which was listed as muddy (sealed). NATIONAL TREASURE who had been at the top of a lot of lists … Continue reading Whitney Recap
The $1 million dollar, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes is Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, it is one of the marquee summertime races in U.S. horse racing. The 1 1/8-mile dirt race is a qualifier in the Win and You’re In Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, giving the Winner an automatic berth to the $7 million dollar BC Classic on November 2nd at Del Mar. Here is a brief look at the full field … Continue reading Who Wins The Whitney ?
Saturday at Saratoga Race Course is the 60th edition of the Grade 2, Jim Dandy Stakes. The race is for 3-year-olds and up with a purse of $500,000 dollars and is run on the main track at a distance of one & one eighth miles. The race is named in honor of 3- year-old colt JIM DANDY, (pictured) who in the 1930 Travers Stakes beat Triple Crown Winner GALLANT … Continue reading A Jim Dandy Of A Race
The million dollar, G1 Haskell Stakes is Saturday at Monmouth Park. Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher had said that he would enter three of his horses in the mile & 1/8th contest. And today he did just that by submitting FIERCENESS, MINDFRAME and TUSCAN SKY to compete in the signature race at Monmouth. The question is, how many of them actually take the trip … Continue reading Decisions, Decisions
Opening week at Saratoga Race Course was fraught with exhaustive heat and humidity. But despite that and Thursday’s races being off turf the four day opening week at The Spa was a good one. There was a beefy 18.3% increase in all-sources handle for the first four days of racing at Saratoga. In addition, more total races were run and fewer races taken off the … Continue reading Good Opening Week At The Spa
