V. I. Araci's homebred Glacius proves uncatchable in his North American debut at 9-1 odds in taking the $750,000 Saratoga Derby (G1T) Aug. 8 at Saratoga Race Course.
Cut loose by jockey Flavien Prat in the stretch after pressing the pace three wide, Explora cruises to an easy victory in the Aug. 8 Test Stakes (G1) for 3-year-old fillies at Saratoga Race Course.
Jockey Emisael Jaramillo quickly made his mark in Southern California and sustained the momentum at Del Mar, where he recently won the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) July 25 aboard Listenupshance.
With Benvenuto Cellini taking Aidan O'Brien's Irish Derby (G1) tally to 18, the onus is now on Sun Goddess to strike in the Aug. 9 Phoenix Stakes (G1) and restore parity between two races the trainer has historically dominated.
Airdrie Stud reports that its fast-rising stallion Girvin, who won the 2017 Haskell Stakes (G1), died suddenly Aug. 8 at the farm near Midway, Ky. He was 12.
Cody's Wish, the 2023 Horse of the Year, will be represented in 2026 by his first sales yearlings. The first sizable offering will be seven in Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale, its select yearling auction in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.