"I think last time - seven-eighths, one turn - I probably can't train a one-turn horse, and they went seven-eighths in 1:20 4/5 seconds. [Lady Kreesa and Funky Munky Fever] ran a really good race last time, and I was disappointed with the way [Selenite] r
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Jess's Dream, clearly recovered from his 24-hour van ride the day before from Ocala, Fla. had his first experience on a real racetrack Monday morning, circling the Saratoga Race Course oval in an easy gallop under exercise rider R
Cornelio Velasquez, winning jockey aboard Mark My Way (No. 7): "He was in the best position; he stayed in the clear all the way. I went away at the eighth pole when I asked. I had a lot of horse. He's a good horse. He tries hard."
"She ran in the long race [a 1 ½-mile turf allowance on June 22] at Belmont. She had broken her maiden and she came back and won nicely in the non-winners of two. But to be honest, those long, marathon races down there don't have really strong competitio
The cause of death was heart failure. Jerkens campaigned her horses as Hardwicke Stables. Among her homebreds were the stakes winning filly Becky's Flute, and multiple stakes winner Spite the Devil, a son of Devil His Due, who was trained by her husband
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Grade 1, $1.5 million Whitney hero Moreno was sprightly Sunday morning, bouncing around in his stall a day after taking the field gate to wire in one of the most prestigious races of the Saratoga meet. Moreno's landmark victory wa
Joe Bravo, winning jockey aboard Big Blue Kitten (No. 4): "He is an old-time horse who knows how to run. He sat in the pocket and was on the muscle the entire way. I take my hat off to Chad Brown."
Joel Rosario, winning jockey aboard Filimbi (No. 9): ""We had a good trip. I thought we were going to be a little closer, but I saw Javier [Castellano, aboard Dayatthespa] send his horse to the lead and a couple more had speed. I just let her place hersel
"I was concerned about the scratch of Bakken. There wasn't as much pace in the race as the True North. There was a lot of speed in the [True North], which caused me to run him with only a few breezes. Today there was a lack of speed in the race, but he's
"I'm thrilled that she's continuing on to be a good horse in her 3-year-old year. It's a first for me to have a nice horse that doesn't just pop up and run one or two big races, but it seems like she's got a nice career going and keeps improving. It's exc
