It's no secret that a grade 1 race at Saratoga Race Course is never easy, and Hymn and jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. worked hard for their victory while holding off late surges from three rivals to come home a three-quarter-length winner.
Ways and Means easily wins the Aug. 29 $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, taking the lead approaching the eighth pole and pulling away from there.
For more than a decade, owners Sol Kumin of Madaket Stable, Michael Dubb, and Michael Caruso have successfully teamed with trainer Chad Brown to buy European turf runners and import them. You can add Naomis to that lengthy list of winners.
Longshot Niche holds off the 7-10 favorite At a Premium to win the $750,000 Charles Town Oaks (G2) by a half-length Aug. 28 at Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races.
Willy D's pulls away from Banishing to win the $1 million Charles Town Classic Stakes (G2) by 1 3/4 lengths, with Skippylongstocking third Aug. 28 at Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races.
The $500,000 Forego Stakes (G1), which boasted one of the biggest favorites on the Aug. 29 Travers Stakes day card at Saratoga Race Course, took on a new complexion on race day when even-money choice Book'em Danno was scratched.