At the conclusion of the summer meet at Del Mar, Antonio Fresu plans to pack up his gear and move his tack to the East Coast and join the jockey colony at the new Belmont Park.
Diving inside through the stretch, Doubledown Stables' Mid American quickens to capture the Aug. 29 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Sprint Stakes, becoming the first stakes winner for sire Epicenter.
Leading Change, with Manny Franco aboard the son of Gun Runner, got past a game Napoleon Solo inside the final sixteenth to win the Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
It's no secret that a grade 1 race at Saratoga Race Course is never easy, and Hymn and jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. worked hard for their victory while holding off late surges from three rivals to come home a three-quarter-length winner.
Ways and Means easily wins the Aug. 29 $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, taking the lead approaching the eighth pole and pulling away from there.
For more than a decade, owners Sol Kumin of Madaket Stable, Michael Dubb, and Michael Caruso have successfully teamed with trainer Chad Brown to buy European turf runners and import them. You can add Naomis to that lengthy list of winners.
Longshot Niche holds off the 7-10 favorite At a Premium to win the $750,000 Charles Town Oaks (G2) by a half-length Aug. 28 at Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races.