Hall of Fame rider Javier Castellano won his 6,000th North American race Aug. 26 when guiding Starship Lizzy to victory in the finale of the Saratoga Race Course card.
The highly anticipated first crop of Flightline had its first stakes winner Aug. 26, as Go for Launch won the $200,000 Bolton Landing Stakes with authority at Saratoga Race Course.
Gold Phoenix will be favored to win the Del Mar Handicap (G2T) for the fifth straight year when he headlines a field of 11 in the $300,000 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series event Aug. 29.
Whitney Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty has been installed as the 4-1 favorite in the first of two future wagers on this year's $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
Fans of Ways and Means, the dynamo who broke her maiden at Saratoga Race Course by 12 3/4 lengths as 2-year-old in 2023 and has won at least one stakes there every year since, is set to compete at the New York track one final time.
With four grade 1 winners plus three others who are grade 1-placed in a field of 10, the Travers seems a highly formidable spot to gain a coveted initial top-level victory.
All told, the two-day sale produced trade that was solid, if somewhat unspectacular. Turnover was close to last year's total, although the average and median prices both dipped below the level of 12 months ago.
Whitney Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty has been installed as the 4-1 favorite in the first of two future wagers on this year's $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).