By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 17, 2024. Eight sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/4 miles on the main track and Candied is the 7-5 morning line favorite. The Alabama goes as the tenth race with a scheduled post time of 5:43 […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1 Travers Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, Aug. 24. Keep checking the Digest website for updated Travers news. Travers Hopefuls (as of 8-14-24): 8 horse field likely Batten Down (Junior Alvarado), Corporate Power (Javier Castellano), Dornoch (Luis Saez), Fierceness (John Velazquez), Honor Marie (Tyler Gaffalione), […]
The Grade 1 Pacific Classic will be run at Del Mar on Saturday, Aug. 31. Nominations close on Aug. 22 and the race will be drawn on Aug. 27. Keep checking the Digest website for updated Pacific Classic news. The Pacific Classic debuted in 1991 and Best Pal captured the initial running. Three-year-olds have won […]
I’ve always likes this three year old gelding for Mark Glatt, who has yet to break his maiden in four trips to the post. That 4th attempt came in the finale on Sunday, a maiden special weight event at 9 furlongs on the turf, 3 and up. Glatt took the blinkers off this son of […]
Three year old gelding for Sean McCarthy made his 4th career start on Sunday in a maiden special weight event for Cal breds at 3/4 on the main. Off at 5/1 in a field of six, he broke running under Joe Talamo and sat a rail trip down the back side, taking all the worst […]
Two year old colt for Peter Miller made his debut on Sunday with some outstanding drills in a maiden special weight at six and a half on the main. Off at 9/1 in a field of 9, he broke horribly under Reylu Gutierrez and was bumped hard by his neighbor Gaming, who just happened to […]
Three year old filly for Phil D’Amato, who normally has a lot of early speed, missed the start in Saturday’s finale, a maiden special weight event at 5/8 on the turf for 3 and up. Off at 8/1 in a field of 10, she swerved out at the start from the four hole and impeded […]
Four year old gelding for Peter Miller dropped in for a $32,000 claiming price on Saturday at 5/8 on the turf, 3 and up. Off at 9/2 in a field of six, he was making a winning move at the top of the lane when his stable mate lugged in due to left handed whipping, […]
Three year old filly for Tim Yakteen made her debut on Friday in a $50,000 maiden claimer at ¾ on the main 3 and up. Off at 8/1 in a field of 9, she broke running from the rail slot and was 4th early on just 3 back of the leaders. Kimura started to move […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1 Travers Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, Aug. 24. Keep checking the Digest website for updated Travers news. Travers Hopefuls (as of 8-8-24): Batten Down, Corporate Power, Dornoch, Fierceness, Honor Marie, Muth, Seize the Grey, Sierra Leone, Thorpedo Anna, Unmatched Wisdom Batten Down (Tapit – […]
