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 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.
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 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.