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.
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.
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.
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.