{Wednesday, July 28, 2010} SARATOGA BARN NOTES Fly Down, Aikenite, Friend Or Foe, A Little Warm tune up for Jim Dandy

Dwyer winner and Belmont Stakes runner-up Fly Down tuned up for Saturday's Grade 2, $500,000 Jim

{Tuesday, July 27, 2010} Jim Dandy workers out in force at the Spa Dwyer S. (G2) winner and Belmont S. (G1) runner-up FLY DOWN (Mineshaft) tuned up for Saturday's $500,000 Jim Dandy S. (G2) with a bullet move Monday morning under jockey

{Monday, July 26, 2010} JOCKEY MAKES HISTORY AT SARATOGA SUNDAY Jockey Javier Castellano rode his way into the history books at Saratoga Race Course yesterday, riding five straight winners in races 2 through 6. Castellano, 32, began

{Sunday, July 25, 2010} SANFORD STAKES TRAINER ANGLES Recently a reader asked for tips on how Thoroughbred trainers get their horses into the winner's circle. This is the second installment. If you missed the first, it was in this space

{Friday, July 23, 2010} HANDICAPPING SARATOGA & DEL MARYou almost wish that Saratoga and Del Mar ran during different times in the summer. With the overlap of their schedules now, it's a feast that is too much to consume. Saratoga begins

{Thursday, July 22, 2010} DEL MAR IS OFF AND RUNNING A boisterous crowd ready to party for seven weeks stuffed itself into Del Mar for opening day on Wednesday, under overcast skies that kept the temperature in the upper 60s. The grandstand

{Tuesday, July 20, 2010} Del Mar opens the doors on its 71st meet For the 71st time, racing fans will gather "where the turf meets the surf" as the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club presents a 37-day race meet for its 2010 season starting on

{Monday, July 19, 2010} Borel looks forward to riding Rachel, Super Saver at Monmouth Jockey Calvin Borel has quite an arsenal lined up for his return to Monmouth Park in the coming weeks. On Saturday, the 43-year-old Borel will pilot

{Sunday, July 18, 2010} EXCITING OPENING AT SARATOGA Saratoga will hold a meet for the 142nd time beginning July 23 and opening weekend promises to be an exciting one with three graded stakes. The weekend is highlighted by the $100,000

{Saturday, July 17, 2010} Life At Ten in best form for Del Cap The 5-year-old mare Life At Ten has been a late bloomer for trainer Todd Pletcher. Since she learned how to win, Life At Ten has been unbeatable. After needing seven

{Friday, July 16, 2010} DOES PACE MAKE THE RACE? Pace makes the race but not always the way you think. In turf races, I have the contrarian theory that slow paced turf races help horses coming from behind. This is clearly a minority opinion

{Thursday, July 15, 2010} Three stand out in Delaware Handicap A millionaire filly who barely missed beating colts in two legs of the Canadian Triple Crown, a two-time graded stakes winner in New York, and a rags-to-riches mare who

{Tuesday, July 13, 2010} Paddy O'Prado, Stately Victor renew rivalry in Virginia Derby PADDY O'PRADO (El Prado [Ire]) and STATELY VICTOR (Ghostzapper), who have traded decisions on dirt and Polytrack, will get their rubber match on the

{Monday, July 12, 2010} SHOULD SARATOGA BE SHORTER? Is it enough to just open Saratoga for racing, or is there a more important dynamic at work when it comes to the magic of summer racing here? Just two months ago, there were worries