Monday's nine-race program at Ellis includes three $100,000 maiden special weights, an open 3-year-old filly turf sprint allowance worth $108,000, and a dirt-route second-level allowance with a ...

Barbara D. Livingston Baeza will likely start next in the Pacific Classic or Pennsylvania Derby, but the Travers is also still an option.

On his cell phone, underneath his alarm, jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. has three emojis: a trophy, a goat, and prayer hands. It is a daily reminder of the motivating force behind all the work Ortiz does ...

The rematch of Breeders’ Cup Classic one-two finishers Sierra Leone and Fierceness in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Whitney at Saratoga will have an added element, as the late-running Sierra ...

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott had a simple answer when asked Sunday morning why the Travers Stakes is so important to him.

Barbara D. Livingston Mystik Dan worked locally for the first time at Saratoga since shipping and may start next on turf.

While trainer Mark Casse would still prefer to see Classic Q “covered up” during the early stages of her races, she may be forced to the front once again Saturday at Saratoga when the steadily ...

Though Chad Brown is bringing a two-time Grade 1 winner into Thursday's restricted Curlin Stakes at Saratoga, it is his other, far-less accomplished runner that is likely to garner most of the ...

In dual classic winner Sovereignty, Bill Mott has the top 3-year-old in the division. In Stars and Stripes, he has a 3-year-old seemingly on the rise.

The Southern California-based trainer Richard Baltas won last month's Grade 1 Jaipur at Saratoga with Ag Bullet and is back here this weekend with Lady Claypoole in Saturday's Grade 1 Diana.

Mark Casse enjoyed his best Saratoga ever in 2024, fueled primarily by his 2-year-old crop that accounted for nine of his 15 victories at the meet. Casse's nine juvenile wins were second only to ...

Barbara D. Livingston Following his victory in the Belmont Derby, Graham Motion has set the Nashville Derby as a major goal for Test Score.