Talla Racing's 2-year-old Holmby and Juan Hernandez won a fierce duel with the globetrotting Ruiva to take the 6-furlong, $150,500 Sorrento Stakes Aug. 9 at Del Mar.

After finishing second in the 2025 West Virginia Derby (G3), jockey John Velazquez returned Aug. 9 to Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort with redemption on his mind. 

The stage is set for a high-stakes showdown as the historic Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale returns Aug. 10-11 for its 105th edition, set to showcase an elite selection of top-quality yearlings. A premier catalog of 230 yearlings has been assembled.

The morning after winning the Whitney Stakes (G1), Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott took a moment to reminisce about the love the Saratoga Race Course crowd showed Sovereignty Aug. 8.

Sun Goddess became the first Ballydoyle-based filly to win the Aug. 9 Phoenix Stakes (G1), justifying 5-4 favoritism without too much fuss. 

Samangan fulfilled all the hopes invested in him at the beginning of the year when holding the desperate late thrust of Division to land the Aug. 9 Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1) at Deauville.

The legendary Claiborne Farm returns to Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale, held Aug. 10-11, with a trio of yearlings. This marks the historic Kentucky farm's first consignment at the boutique auction since 1975.

After missing nearly two years of racing, John the Beer Man is making a run at being considered one of the nation's top turf sprinters after winning a dramatic $300,000 Troy Stakes (G2T) Aug. 9 at Saratoga Race Course.

Dual grade 3 winner and freshman sire Scalding was represented by his first winner Aug. 9 when Induction won the fifth race at Colonial Downs.

Notes from Saratoga Race Course.