It was pretty much an all-day rain on Monday at The Spa, which was in sharp contrast to Sunday’s gorgeous weather and sweatshirt giveaway that drew a massive crowd.  So the 2019 Saratoga Race Course meet seemingly staggered to the wire on closing day. But despite the small Labor Day crowd and a scratch-riddled card with all but one of the turf races moved to … Continue reading 2019 Saratoga By The Number$

With apologies to Roger Daltry and the rest of the lads regarding the headline, the Daily Racing Blog gives you some of the great memories from the 2019 Saratoga Race Course, in yet another summer to remember. Loss Of A Legend:  Memories of Marylou Whitney, the beloved Queen of Saratoga, filled the hearts and minds of fans for the remainder of the meet after her death on … Continue reading The Spa Is Over…It’s All Behind Me

The Grade 1, $750,000 dollar Woodward Stakes drew a field of nine for the final Saturday feature at The Spa.  The contest is for three year-olds and up, as veteran horses will give it one more shot to Win a Graded Stakes race at the prestigious Saratoga Race Course summer meet. The 1 1/8-mile Woodward is Race 11 on a card of 12 with a scheduled Post Time … Continue reading The Woodward Stakes

Last Friday the Daily Racing Blog once again had the pleasure of doing a segment on the Jerry Sullivan Radio Show, heard on 1270 The Fan out of Buffalo, NY.  (the show is on Monday – Friday, nine to noon, and can be streamed live on iHEARTRADIO.com)  But we digress, after explaining how we were going to Wager on the Travers Stakes, our gracious host (Jerry) said; “I’m … Continue reading So You Wanna Make A Wager ?

It was 1989 when trainer Shug McGaughey got his first Travers Stakes(G1) Victory with future Hall of Fame horse EASY GOER.  So, it was only fitting that on the 30-year anniversary of that accomplishment, the Hall of Fame conditioner (Shug) Won the 150th renewal of the Midsummer Derby on Saturday with CODE OF HONOR. Away in good order from the two-hole, on a picture perfect Saratoga summer … Continue reading Travers Recap

Without the presence of a Triple Crown Race Winner some fans might feel let down by this years renewal of Saratoga’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes.  But Saturday’s race remains a fantastic one for bettors (Value seekers) with many ways to go about playing it. TACITUS will garner the most attention- the hard-luck colt with recent runner-up finishes in the Belmont and Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) … Continue reading Travers Picks

When is the 2019 Travers Stakes? The 150th running of the Travers Stakes will take place on Saturday, August 24th, 2019. How many horses run in the Travers? The field is limited to a maximum of 14 horses.  (This year there will be twelve) What is the Travers Stakes purse? The Travers Stakes has maintained a purse of $1.25 million dollars since 2014. How much … Continue reading Travers Stakes Q. & A.

Saturday, August 24th is the 150th running of the Travers Stakes at the Saratoga Race Course. Also known as the Mid-Summer Derby, the Travers is one of the oldest Stakes Races for 3-year-olds in the United States and is the traditional centerpiece of the Saratoga meet. The race is named for William R. Travers, the first president of the race course.  He also happened to … Continue reading Travers Week Begins

Nine 3-year-old fillies are entered in Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga in what will probably be their only start going a mile and a quarter. Not only is the 10-furlong distance missing from the past performances of these contenders, but so is a Grade 1 Victory.  Five of the fillies have Won a Graded Stakes already, and a few of them did race … Continue reading Alabama Stakes Picks

Saturdays feature event at Saratoga is the 139th running of the Alabama Stakes. The prestigious stakes race for 3-year-old fillies is one of the oldest races for females in the United States, with its first edition taking place in 1872 in a race Won by WOODBINE, a horse owned by August Belmont. The race itself was not precisely named in honor of the great state … Continue reading The Alabama Stakes