Returning to the site of his first North American win in last year's Sword Dancer, the 6-year-old proved unmatchable in the Grade 2 Bowling Green at the Spa on July 30, deftly navigating a short but closely packed field to cross the wire in hand to win by
"As I reflect, it's a nice accomplishment to get this here at our home track in Saratoga," said Brown, a native of nearby Mechanicville, New York. "It seems like not long ago I wasn't even in training, I was just in the picnic area with my parents. "To ha
"I think it is important to get a race over the track. All three horses seem to be training really well. I feel this is a wide-open race. There is a bunch of horses in here who could win if they run their best race. I just happen to have three chances in
"This win was real gratifying. First time going a mile and quarter and you always think you can do it but you never know until you actually do it. She responded fine today and I'm very pleased with her. She wanted to go out there and she was free and easy
"Hot off the press, with Sheikh Hamdan yesterday, we're going to the King's Bishop," said McLaughlin. "We spoke to [Shadwell vice president and general manager] Rick Nichols yesterday, and he in turn spoke to Sheikh Hamdan and they like the idea of cuttin
(On not winning the Pacific Classic for the first time in his 17th try) – “I get a little nervous when I see I’ve ridden many, many horses in the race and the best I got was a second or third. It requires the right horse to win the Pacific Classic or any
Under regular exercise rider Rob Massey, the gray Tapit colt was caught in 47.33 seconds, with clockers catching him in :22 2/5 for the first quarter and galloping out in 1:00. The move was the fastest of 75 at the distance. "He worked well," said trainer
On the rescheduling of the race: "I wasn't sure how she would've handled the track that day, so that was a question mark. The condition of the track and how it turned out, it kind of felt good when they did cancel. She had a really good week leading into
“Chrome,” currently riding a four-race win streak that includes the $10-million Dubai World Cup and sporting a bankroll that reads $12,652,650, will have to face two of the best horses in training in the champion mare Beholder – the smashing winner of thi
Nonna Mela raced closest to pacesetter Silvertoni through sharp fractions of 21.81 and 45.13 seconds and rallied to take command into the stretch, pulling away under Javier Castellano to score by six lengths. Silvertoni continued on to be clearly second b
