Brown to Use Curlin as Travers Test for Strategic Focus
The $135,000 Curlin Stakes at Saratoga is not a time-honored path to the Travers Stakes (G1).
Yet the Curlin serves a purpose as one last chance to swim in a shallow pond before heading over to much d...
Brown Duo Takes on Classic Q in Lake George Stakes
Trainer Chad Brown will send out two fillies—Play With Fire and Lavender Disaster in the $175,000 Lake George Stakes (G3T) July 26 at Saratoga Race Course. They will have a rematch with Classic Q, w...
Spectacular Grey Tops F-T July Digital Sale at $625k
The July Digital Sale closed July 22 with 137 horses sold for $4,808,500. The sale averaged $35,098, with a median of $15,000. The clearance rate of 81% represented the 137 horses sold from 169 offere...
Breeders' Cup Day of Giving Starts with $100K Match
Ken Freirich will match up to $100,000 for donations raised on this year's Annual Day of Giving. The fundraising program puts key Thoroughbred industry charities in the spotlight 100 days out from the...
Rispoli Suspended, Fined for Crop Violation in Haskell
Stewards in New Jersey issued jockey Umberto Rispoli a one-day suspension and fined him $6,000 for exceeding the permitted number of riding-crop strikes in riding Journalism to victory in the July 19 ...
Ortiz Jr. Named Jockey of the Week
A panel of racing experts voted Irad Ortiz Jr. as Jockey of the Week for the week of July 14-20. He won at Finger Lakes, Saratoga, Monmouth Park, and returned to Saratoga for another win, ending the w...
Buick Confirmed to Ride Field of Gold in Sussex Stakes
William Buick has been confirmed as the rider of Field of Gold in the July 30 Sussex Stakes (G1) at Goodwood and enjoyed a first feel of the classy Juddmonte-owned gray on the Newmarket gallops July 2...