This past Saratoga racing season saw the return to top form of several classy turf runners.

T D VANCE looked awfully good winning a 5 1/2 furlong turf sprint, and would not be surprised (more…)

So after crashing on Labor Day night, my system is starting to return to normal following six weeks of non-stop, frantic action.

Belmont opens on on Friday, and while entries were drawn on Wednesday, let’s first take a few peeks back at the Spa season.

HORSE OF THE MEET — Street Sense will certainly garner support here (more…)

Wednesday’s opening day card is an immediate reminder of why Saratoga is such a difficult meet to win at — both for horseman and handicappers alike.

The first race of the 2007 meet will be eerily reminiscent of the first race of the 2006 meet (more…)

The decision Todd Pletcher would have eventually made would have been intriguing. Yet thanks to a recent high temperature and a subsequent missed work, Rags to Riches will now be forced to pass the July 21 CCA Oaks at Belmont Park, and will now point to a start in the Aug. 18 Alabama at the Spa (more…)

With Any Given Saturday fresh off an impressive win in the Dwyer, and Rags to Riches set to race in the July 21 CCA Oaks at Belmont Park, the path these Pletcher runners take through the summer will likely define the Saratoga season.

Invasor’s retirement and subsequent absence from a repeat effort in the Whitney has raised the 3-year-old stakes (more…)

Labor Day seems like a long time ago.

Yet for racing in New York, the return to Saratoga is now right around the corner.

Actually, 41 days to be exact. (more…)