Call of the Day: Golden Pal narrowly wins Troy Stakes

Notes & Quotes From the G1 Forego Stakes: Gunite From the NYRA Media Team: Winchell Thoroughbreds' Kentucky homebred Gunite, nailed at the wire by the reigning Champion Male Sprinter Elite Power last month, reversed the outcome Saturday at Saratoga Race Course by holding off his fellow millionaire the length of the stretch to win the Grade 1,…

SARATOGA SPRINGS - For the second Grade I stakes race being televised to a national audience this meet, tragedy ruined the mood of the day. And in eerily similar circumstances. Undefeated New York Thunder was cruising toward a sure victory in the Grade I, $500000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial for 3-year-olds Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. But the…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - It's one of the most highly anticipated days on the Saratoga Race Course calendar: Whitney Day. Saturday marked the 96th running of the Grade One Whitney Stakes, and the race for four-year-olds and upward offered a mix of storylines. Beginning with the favorite of the six-horse field: Cody's Wish, the six-horse,…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - On the final Saturday before Whitney Day, the slate at Saratoga Race Course served up two premier stakes races: the grade two Jim Dandy Stakes and the grade one Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap. A rainy day at the Spa created some precarious track conditions that led to both delays and changes in racing surfaces - a…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Grade One Coaching Club American Oaks - the premier race on what was a picturesque Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The race for three-year-old fillies featured a five-horse field. Trainer Todd Pletcher's four-horse, "Gambling Girl," closed as a slim, 6-5 favorite over the two, Brad Cox's "Wet Paint," going…

Trainer Daniel Velazquez visited the Saratoga Race Course winner's circle for the first time in stylish fashion Saturday when Yo Yo Candy posted a monstrous upset in the Grade 3, $175000 Sanford, a six-furlong main track sprint for juveniles. Sent to post at odds of 46-1, Yo Yo Candy stalked and pounced to a 2 1/4-length victory under Angel…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Opening weekend at Saratoga Race Course did not disappoint. Saturday's slate featured three stakes races - the most of the meet thus far. While a pair of familiar trainers returned to the winner's circle, one earned his first Saratoga victory in remarkable fashion. Fans were treated to the first Grade 1 race of the…

Cody's Wish is arguably the best racehorse in America right now. A 5-year-old bred and owned by Godolphin and trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Cody's Wish is riding a six-race win streak and has lost only once in his past 10 starts. The current string of victories features four consecutive Grade 1s: the Forego last August at Saratoga, the…

Up to the Mark, having found new life on the turf this year, continued his career resurgence with a popular and powerful 2 3/4- length victory in Saturday's Grade 1, $750000 Manhattan Stakes at Belmont Park, becoming racing's newest millionaire. Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher and owners Repole Stable and St. Elias…

OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Jockey Joel Rosario had to do no more than give a shake of the reins for Jonathan Poulin, Westerberg, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor's Kimari to overtake the lead in deep stretch and score her second graded coup of the year in Sunday's Grade 2, $250000 Gallant Bloom for fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward…

Jockey Joel Rosario had to do no more than give a shake of the reins for Kimari to take the lead in deep stretch and score her second graded coup of the year in Sunday's $250000 Gallant Bloom (G2) for fillies and mares at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. Trained by Wesley Ward for owners Jonathan Poulin, Westerberg, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick…

Jockey Joel Rosario had to do no more than give a shake of the reins for Kimari to overtake the lead in deep stretch and score her second graded coup of the year in Sunday's Grade 2, $250000 Gallant Bloom for fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs at the Belmont at Aqueduct fall meet. Owned by Jonathan Poulin, Westerberg…

Multiple graded stakes-winner Kimari will seek to double up on graded stakes scores this season when shipping back to New York for Sunday's Grade 2, $250000 Gallant Bloom for fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward going 6 1/2 furlongs at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. Owned by Westerberg, Mrs. John Magnier, Jonathan Poulin, Derrick Smith and…

Trainer Chad Brown's brilliant 3-year-old Jack Christopher got back to his winning ways on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, where he took the Grade 1, $500000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial by 1 1/4 lengths to remain unbeaten around one turn. A chestnut son of Munnings, Jack Christopher began his career with four straight victories before facing his…

Jim Bakke, Gerald Isbister, Coolmore Stud, and Peter Brant's Jack Christopher tracked the pace from second early, then moved to the lead nearing the stretch and captured his third win at the elite level in the $500000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) Saturday at Saratoga. The 3-year-old Munnings colt suffered his first loss last time out when…

If there is one thing that remains constant at Saratoga each week, it's Joel Rosario winning more graded stakes races. His three graded stakes wins this week led to Jockey of the Week for Aug. 1 through Aug. 7. The award, which is voted on by a panel of racing experts, honors jockeys who are members of the Jockeys' Guild, the organization which…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Whitney Stakes wasn't the only stakes race on tap Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The grade one Longines Test Stakes served as the perfect appetizer for race fans awaiting Saturday's main Whitney course. In the field of seven horses running the Longines Test Stakes, there was the one-horse, Matareya, and…

SARATOGA SPRINGS-Gunite and jockey Tyler Gaffalione recovered from a stumbling start and some bumping in the home stretch before staying on to score a neck victory in the 30th running of the $200000, Grade II Amsterdam Stakes, Saratoga's Sunday feature. The win for the 3-year-old colt was the third graded stakes victory in two days for trainer…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Sensational turf sprinter Golden Pal will attempt a stakes victory at Saratoga Race Course for the third straight year in Friday's Grade 3, $300000 Troy for 4-year-olds and upward sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs over the Mellon turf at Saratoga Race Course. Owned by Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Westerberg,…

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Artorius earned a start in the $1.25 million, Grade I Runhappy Travers Stakes on Aug. 27 with a come-from-behind win in Friday's feature race at Saratoga, the 13th running of the $135000 Curlin Stakes. The race, which traditionally serves as a Travers prep, was limited to 3-year-olds that have not won a graded stake at a mile or…

LRE Racing and JEH Racing Stable's Casa Creed launched a furious late rally past the front-runners and scored a repeat victory in the $400000 Jaipur Stakes (G1) Saturday at Belmont Park. A 6-year-old son of Jimmy Creed, Casa Creed won by a half-length from favorite Arrest Me Red while pacesetter True Valour was third. Under Luis Saez, he covered…

LRE Racing and JEH Racing Stable's Casa Creed returns to defend his title against a loaded field of 13 contenders in Saturday's Grade 1, $400000 Jaipur, a six-furlong Widener turf test for 3-year-olds and up at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. The Jaipur, which offers a "Win and You're In" berth to the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint in November at…

Knicks Go capped a Horse of the Year season late Saturday afternoon, winning the $6 million Breeders Cup Classic by 2¾ lengths over provisional Kentucky Derby champion Medina Spirit in the finale of the two-day event at Del Mar. Former Del Mar riding champion Joel Rosario guided the third choice in the field of eight to his third Grade I win of the…

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) - Knicks Go set the early pace and kicked away to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar. Ridden by Joel Rosario, 5-year-old Knicks Go squared off against a trio of top 3-year-olds - controversial Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality and…