“You always think, all things being equal, that the bigger horse wins because he’s got the bigger stride. Maybe things aren’t equal and the smaller horse is striding faster. She got it done.” (Ballet Diva sustained a cut in the outside of her right hind l
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - As Saratoga's 40-day meet winds down through its final weekend, George Weaver is just heating up. Entering Friday's card, the 44-year-old trainer had won with eight of 21 starters since August 21, including six of his last 11. A f
Stretching out to seven furlongs is the Henry Collazo-trained Bullet Gone Astray, a nine-length winner of the six-furlong Mountaineer Juvenile on August 1. Prior to that, the Gone Astray colt came from off the pace to score by 1 ½ lengths in his first out
The Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot is paid out only when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day’s pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while
The field of ten contenders in the More Than Ready Mile is topped by Undrafted, who is fresh off a group 1 victory at this year’s Royal Ascot. The five-year-old gelding will face off against Departing, victor in the Grade 2 Firecracker Stakes at Churchill
A record 73 stakes, including 37 graded races, will be offered during the 77th anniversary meet that is scheduled to get under way Dec. 5. Six new races have been added to the stakes program for the 2015-2016 meet, while another six races have received pu
It’s High Time’s 3 ¼-length victory in the Desert Vixen silenced the Gulfstream Park crowd on Aug. 8, as the 2-year-old filly upset the heavily favored Ballet Diva, who had won her previous two starts by a combined 16 ¾ lengths. Those wins included a 4 ½-
Junior Alvarado, winning jockey aboard Harmonize (No. 1): "I got out of there running; she broke very good. I saw [Ava's Kitten] going a little faster than what I wanted, so I just sat right off her. When I asked her at the five-sixteenths [pole], she wa
The popular multi-race wager spans the final six races each racing day. There were live tickets on Starship Muffy, Gretchen's Gift and Full Moon's Mass going into Friday's 10th and final race, but the race was won by In a Momentsnotice. Jockey Harry Herna
Luis Saez, winning jockey aboard Good Luck Gus (No. 1): "The plan was we were going to be behind the speed, and when we made the move, hopefully we would have the horse. When we came to the stretch, I tried to look for the room, but everyone was moving in
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