The $1.25 or $1.6 million Travers Stakes comes our way this Saturday, August 29 from Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs New York and features the return to the track of American Pharoah. The Travers purse will be $1.6 million if American Pharoah is an official starter. If not, the race is worth $1.25 million. Either way, a group of three year olds will be featured when they take to Saratoga's dirt track and race 1 1/4 miles for the winner's share of the lucrative purse.
The Grade 1 NYRA.com King's Bishop Stakes comes our way from a very busy Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York this Saturday, August 23. A group of three year olds will take to Saratoga's dirt track and race seven furlongs for a purse of $500,000.
Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York will be the scene of the Grade 1 Priority One Jets Forego Stakes on Saturday August 23. Horses three years old and upward will take to Saratoga's dirt track and race seven furlongs searching for the winner's share of the $700,000 purse.
The Grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes comes our way this Saturday, August 29 from Saratoga Race Course in New York. Fillies and mares three years old and upward will line up on Saratoga's dirt track and race 1 1/8 miles searching for the winner's portion of the $750,000 purse.
The Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes is on tap from a busy Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York this Saturday, August 29. A purse of $500,000 will be on the line for fillies and mares three years old and upward willing to go seven furlongs on Saratoga's dirt track.
Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York kicks off a busy week of racing on Thursday, August 27 when the Grade 1 New York Turf Writers Cup Handicap will be contested. A Hurdle Handicap For Four Year Olds And Upward, the Turf Writers' Cup will have a purse of $150,000 for those willing to go 2 3/8 miles on Saratoga's turf track.
Bet on American Pharoah at OffTrackBetting.com! NYRA announced yesterday that 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah will compete in front of a sold out crowd of 50,000 fans during the 146th running of the Grade 1 Travers on Saturday, August 29 at Saratoga Race Course.
The Grade 2 Play the King Stakes is on tap for this Sunday, August 23 from Woodbine Racetrack in beautiful Toronto, Ontario. A purse of $200,000 will be on the line when horses three years old and upward take to Woodbine's turf track and race seven furlongs.
Del Mar in Southern California will be the scene of the Grade 1 Del Mar Mile Handicap in Sunday, August 23. Horses three years old and upward will be after the winner's share of the $200,000 purse when they take to Del Mar's turf track and race one mile.
The Grade 1 Pacific Classic is on tap for Del Mar in Southern California this Saturday, August 22. A nice purse of $1 million will be on the line for horses three years and older willing to go 1 1/4 miles on Del Mar's dirt track.
