Listenupshance tosses his name into the conversation for the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) with his narrow victory over Maximum Bourbon in the win-and-you're-in Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) July 25 at Del Mar.
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. won six races on the Saratoga Race Course's 12-race card, tying the single-day win record previously set by Hall of Famers John Velazquez and Ramon Dominguez.
Built, long considered one of the nation's best horses to not have a graded stakes victory, sheds that label July 25 at Saratoga Race Course in scoring a 2 1/2-length victory over Hymn in the $400,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes (G2).
The rubber match between Counting Stars and Always a Runner in the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) July 25 at Saratoga Race Course was on full display at the top of the stretch, but Counting Stars pulled away for a decisive 4 1/4-length victory.
Saffie Joseph Jr. trainee My Miss Mo scores a hard-fought wire-to-wire victory in the $150,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3) July 25 at Monmouth Park, where she fought off Bodacious Bay to score by 1 1/2 lengths.
Trainer Chad Brown picked up a consecutive $150,000 Haskell Weekend Trainer Challenge from July 17-19, earning a $75,000 bonus for his victory. He had a total of four wins on the July 18 Haskell card at Monmouth Park, including two graded stakes.
Calusa becomes the first winner for freshman sire Aloha West with a front-running 3 1/4-length debut victory in a 5-furlong turf dash July 25 at Gulfstream Park.
Jockey Jose Ortiz reacts to Magnitude's July 25 breeze on Saratoga Race Course's Oklahoma Training Track—which he completed in 1:00.20 for 5 furlongs—and shares his thoughts on how the Aug. 8 Whitney Stakes (G1) is shaping up.