{Tuesday, August 31, 2010} TRAVERS WINNER MAY NOT GO TO BREEDERS Missing a large patch of red carnations at one end, the traditional winner’s blanket was draped over a white-painted wooden railing in the middle of the courtyard by barn

{Friday, August 27, 2010} Zito biding his time on who to start in Travers Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito is going to take his time making a final determination whether to run all three of his entrants in Saturday's 141st running of the

{Monday, August 23, 2010} SEVEN TRAVERS CONTENDERS MAKE FINAL MOVES Seven contenders for what appears will be a big field for the $1 million Travers (gr. I) had their final works Aug. 21 at both Saratoga and Churchill Downs. With jockey

{Sunday, August 22, 2010} BLIND LUCK KO'S 'DEVIL' AT THE ALABAMA The much-anticipated East vs. West showdown between Devil May Care and Blind Luck in yesterday's Grade 1, $500,000 Alabama Stakes was billed as a title bout for the 3-year-old

{Saturday, August 21, 2010} FILLES TAKE CENTER STAGE AT ALABAMA When it comes to picking between 7-5 Devil May Care and 8-5 Blind Luck in today's 130th running of the Grade 1, $500,000 Alabama Stakes, it's six of one, half-dozen of the

{Friday, August 20, 2010} ARLINGTON MILLION PREVIEW Defending Arlington Million (G1) champion GIO PONTI (Tale of the Cat), who is seeking to become the first horse in history to win back-to-back renewals of the Chicago fixture, went to the

{Thursday, August 19, 2010} SARATIOGA REPORT In a renewal of the age-old battle between an immovable object and an irresistible force, not to mention the clash of East vs. West, Devil May Care and Blind Luck, the top two 3-year-old fillies

{Tuesday, August 17, 2010} Blind Luck, Acting Happy tune up for Alabama At Del Mar on Monday, four-time Grade 1 queen BLIND LUCK (Pollard's Vision) completed her major preparations for Saturday's Alabama S. (G1) by working a half-mile in

{Sunday, August 15, 2010} TELLING RULES AGAIN IN SWORD DANCER There's no telling when he will win again, if ever. But as long as they card the Grade 1, $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational every summer at the Old Spa, it seems the 6-year-old

{Friday, August 13, 2010} Ten aspiring fillies to line up in Adirondack Sunday's 94th running of the $150,000 Adirondack S. (G2) at Saratoga has attracted a field of 10 juvenile fillies, all bidding for their first stakes victory. Seven

{Thursday, August 12, 2010} GRAND COUTURIER IS BACK AGAIN Grand Couturier’s participation in the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Invitational has become an annual rite of summer. Saturday, when the Sword Dancer is run for the 36th time, Grand

{Tuesday, August 10, 2010} BLAME READY TO CHALLENGE THE FILLIES Over the past 20 months, horse racing had pretty much turned into a girls game — or at least the slick filly Rachel Alexandra and the undefeated mare Zenyatta made it seem

{Monday, August 09, 2010} PERFECTION AT THE SPA The name says it all; well, almost. Majesticperfection is not perfect -- he lost his first start finishing third Jan. 24 at the Fair Grounds. But since then, the 4-year-old son of Harlan's

{Sunday, August 08, 2010} UPSET AT THE WHITNEY The horse that could not lose lost. Quality Road, favored at 1-2 in a field of six older horses for yesterday’s 83rd running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Whitney Handicap at the Old Spa, got

{Thursday, August 05, 2010} BLAME SET TO CHALLENGE QUALITY ROAD He has won six of his last seven starts, including the Grade 1 Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs. But just how good Blame is may not be known until Saturday, when he takes

{Tuesday, August 03, 2010} Quality Road schools at the gate; Super Saver on course for Travers Multiple Grade 1 star QUALITY ROAD (Elusive Quality) had a special schooling session on the main track Monday morning at Saratoga, working with

{Monday, August 02, 2010} SUNDAY STAKES RECAP PRAYER BAGS RUFFIAN HANDICAP Unrivaled Belle pumped her reputation as an up-and-comer when she ran down Rachel Alexandra to win the La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs on