{Monday, August 31, 2009} Ice Mulls Options For Belmont/Travers Winner Enjoying the attention a day after Summer Bird's decisive 3 1/2-length win in the Shadwell Travers Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 29, trainer Tim Ice was entertaining

{Sunday, August 30, 2009} Summer Bird takes Midsummer Derby SUMMER BIRD (Birdstone) raced close to the pace down the backstretch, powered his way to the lead leaving the far turn and was in complete command the rest of the way in Saturday's

{Friday, August 28, 2009} QUALITY ROAD THE TRAVERS FAVORITE Quality was more important than quantity on Wednesday when NYRA set the odds for Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes. That's Quality Road, to be exact, made the 8-5 favorite

{Thursday, August 27, 2009} SARATOGA HAVING AN OUTSTANDING YEAR By extending the Saratoga Thoroughbred meet to six weeks, then setting the Travers Stakes on the fifth Saturday, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) created an interesting

{Tuesday, August 25, 2009} Quality Road posts final Travers work Grade 1 winner QUALITY ROAD (Elusive Quality) put in his final breeze before Saturday's Travers S. (G1) at Saratoga, covering five furlongs Monday morning over the muddy

{Monday, August 24, 2009} Travers works pushed back, Warrior's Reward breezes QUALITY ROAD (Elusive Quality), the Florida Derby (G1) victor who was a record-setting winner of the Amsterdam S. (G2) at Saratoga on August 3, will put in

{Sunday, August 23, 2009} THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE According to Daily Racing Form's Formulator Web records, Thoroughbred trainer Patrick Biancone did not start a horse in North America between Oct. 25, 2007 and Nov. 30, 2008. There was a

{Friday, August 21, 2009} Charitable Man Set To Go In Travers With or without Rachel Alexandra, the field for the Grade I, $1 million Travers continues to take shape. Now add Charitable Man to the equation as the colt

{Wednesday, August 12, 2009} SARATOGA UPDATE AFTER TWO WEEKS
By Noel Michaels
Noel is chief handicapper for The Race Palace, Long Island's premier OTB wagering facility, and director of

{Tuesday, August 11, 2009}   COOL COAL MAN SHINES AT SARATOGA With two shots to win Monday's co-featured $71,750 Albert the Great Stakes at Saratoga Race Course -- 2008 Belmont winner Da' Tara and Cool Coal

{Monday, August 10, 2009} First Trimester Grades With only one-third of the Saratoga season in the history books, it may seem a little premature to be taking an assessment of how this 141st year will go down in the history books. Regardless,

{Sunday, August 09, 2009} DOMINGUEZ HITTING STRIDE AT SARATOGA Ramon Dominguez may not be known for flair or pizzazz, but he's been plying his trade with quiet professionalism for more than 15 years. He's the consummate gentleman, a gifted

{Friday, August 07, 2009} COMMENTATOR TRIES FOR THIRD WHITNEY WIN When asked what post position he wanted for Commentator in Saturday's Whitney Handicap, trainer Nick Zito said, "It doesn't matter." It shouldn't. The 8-year-old

{Wednesday, August 05, 2009} SARATOGA OPENING WEEK REVIEW, WEEK 2 PREVIEW
By Noel Michaels After weeks of talking about it, writing about it, and waiting for it, the much-anticipated Saratoga meet has now begun

{Tuesday, August 04, 2009} TRIPLE CROWN STARS ARRIVE AT THE SPA! Rachel Alexandra returns to Saratoga Trainer Steve Asmussen stood with his family outside his barn at Saratoga on Monday morning and watched prized filly

{Monday, August 03, 2009} The Disappearing Super Crop Three graded races designed for the best three-year-old thoroughbreds in training headlined programs at Mountaineer, Saratoga and Monmouth this past weekend.

{Sunday, August 02, 2009} Asmussen Just Dandy After Saratoga Score Steve Asmussen has already experienced a memorable opening week at Saratoga Race Course. Then the first weekend of the six-week meet rolled around and the script continued