{Tuesday, August 30, 2011} Mo considers Kelso or Penn Derby; Sidney opts for Forego Trainer Todd Pletcher said Monday that the one-mile Kelso (G2) at Belmont Park on October 1 and the 1 1/8-mile Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on September 24 are

{Thursday, August 25, 2011} BIG MAN, BIG RACE It takes a big man to be so brutally honest in the racing game, but trainer Dale Romans is such a man. At the Wednesday draw for Saturday's 142nd running of the Travers at Saratoga, the plus-size

{Tuesday, August 23, 2011} Sharp work puts Coil on track for Travers COIL (Point Given) had been on the fence for Saturday's $1 million Travers (G1), but a half-mile work on Tuesday morning at Saratoga Race Course appeared enough to persuade

{Thursday, August 18, 2011} A BAFFERT HAT TRICK? by John Piesen Two months back on this venue, we touted a lightly-raced, obscure 3-year-old colt named Coil as a horse to watch. Sure enough, a month later Coil was shipped from his

{Monday, August 15, 2011} UNCLE MO TAKES STEP TOWARDS KINGS BISHOP Uncle Mo continued to make strong progress toward a possible comeback start in the King’s Bishop Stakes, working five furlongs in a bullet 1:00.34 seconds while in company

{Sunday, August 14, 2011} Stacelita rides the rail in Beverly D. After enduring an eventful trip in her American debut in the July 2 United Nations S. (G1), French highweight STACELITA (Fr) (Monsun) enjoyed a dream passage in Saturday's $750,000

{Friday, August 12, 2011} HANDICAPPING INSIGHTS I've been watching New York racing for a long time but I don't think I have ever seen a main track like the one that the Test S. (G1) and Whitney H. (G1) were run over. Usually, New York's main

{Thursday, August 11, 2011} Coil works for Travers Haskell Invitational (G1) winner COIL (Point Given) tuned up for a likely Travers S. (G1) bid on Wednesday morning, working four furlongs in a bullet :46 over the good main track at Saratoga. With

{Monday, August 08, 2011} Havre de Grace likely for Personal Ensign Owner Rick Porter says that his top older filly HAVRE DE GRACE (Saint Liam) will more than likely run next in the August 28 Personal Ensign S. (G1) at Saratoga. Porter made

{Sunday, August 07, 2011} HOME COOKIN' AT THE SPA Home cooking has been the favorite flavor through the first eleven days of the Saratoga Thoroughbred meet. Through Wednesday there have been 109 races at the Spa. 69 of them were won by horses

{Thursday, August 04, 2011} WHITNEY DAY Historic Saratoga has broken with tradition this year, and has turned into a speed-favoring venue, especially the main track. No one can explain the contradiction. It's just there. That brings us to

{Tuesday, August 02, 2011} PLETCHER DOMINATING SARATOGA Trainer Todd Pletcher enjoyed a spectacular weekend at Saratoga, winning seven of nine races in which he competed, including two graded stakes. Pletcher, who has won the Saratoga training