Saturdays feature event at Saratoga is the 144th 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. Its first edition took 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 state of Alabama; rather, it was named after … Continue reading Sweet Home Alabama Stakes
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 ?
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
Saratoga Race Course is known for its terrific 2-year-old racing, and all of the big barns plus some of the smaller stables with a nice juvenile or two target the meeting in upstate New York. And fans of baby racing aren’t waiting long as 2-year-old action swings into high gear with the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes on Saturday. The Sanford is one of three featured Stakes on … Continue reading Who Wins The Sanford Stakes ?
The Belmont Stakes at Saratoga was by all accounts very successful and adds another tier to the storied history of The Spa. In S.P.A.C. speak that means the warm-up act is over, it’s time for the headliner to take the stage. The 40-day racing season, the 156th since the first meet was staged in 1863, commences Thursday with an 11-race program at Saratoga Race Course, … Continue reading Riders Up @ Saratoga
Thursday marks the beginning of the 2024 season at Saratoga Race Course– a track where top horses, trainers, and jockeys congregate, for some of the best racing action all year long. Saratoga is universally considered one of the premier racing meets in the country and the world. It’s also one of the most heavily bet. Last summer, the 40-day meet handled just about $800 million worth of … Continue reading Saratoga Horse Sense
The four-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga had over 120,000 racing fans pass through the turnstiles for the unprecedented event. Thursday’s opening day of the Festival featured a pair of $150,000 Stakes for the 2-year-old males and females and the first of the weekend’s 14 Graded Stakes races- the Grade 2 Belmont Gold Cup. In front of an announced crowd of 22,227, THE GREY … Continue reading Saratoga Rocks
There is no Triple Crown on the line this year. Regardless of that, the 156th edition of the Belmont Stakes is still generating a lot of interest. Most of the Belmont buzz is due to the fact that the $2 million race on Saturday is being held for the first time ever at America’s Track– Saratoga Race Course. The 2024 Belmont Stakes drew an extremely competitive field … Continue reading Who Wins The Belmont Stakes?
As previously noted, the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga kicks-off on Thursday, June 6th. And while the regular Saratoga meet doesn’t begin until Thursday July 11th the Daily Racing Blog would like to think that some of The Spas tricks and trends will hold true in June as well as five weeks later. That said, here are five money-making tips that can help you … Continue reading Some Saratoga Track Trends
