{Tuesday, August 30, 2011} IRENE'S AFTERMATH Irene forces Havre de Grace to miss final Woodward work Hurricane Irene forced trainer Larry Jones to cancel a planned workout for Grade 1 star HAVRE DE GRACE (Saint Liam), the

{Thursday, August 25, 2011} SHACKLEFORD & RULER ON ICE WITH SOMETHING TO PROVE The last two Preakness winners to have run in the Travers won the race. Three of the last four Belmont Stakes winners that competed in the Travers also were

{Tuesday, August 23, 2011} THURSDAY & FRIDAY AT SARATOGA Divine Fortune seeks sweep of major Spa hurdles Leadership in the steeplechase division is up for grabs Thursday when Saratoga plays host to the $100,000 New

{Monday, August 15, 2011} MY MISS AURELIA HOLDS ON It's been two summers since that great day at the Old Spa when a handsome bay Stonestreet Stables filly, trained by Steve Asmussen, held on doggedly through a grueling stretch duel to win a major stakes race

{Sunday, August 14, 2011} WINCHESTER WINS THE SWORD DANCER Given the choice yesterday of traveling to Chicago to saddle Gio Ponti in the Arlington Million or staying home for Winchester's run in the Grade 1, $500,000 Sword Dancer, trainer

{Friday, August 12, 2011} BOISETEROUS AIMS FOR SWORD DANCER BREAKTHROUGH After running a respectable third in his first attempt in Grade 1 company in last month’s Man o’ War at Belmont Park, Boisterous may be ready to break through with

{Thursday, August 11, 2011} Midnight Interlude faces six in La Jolla Only six sophomores have opted to line up against Grade 1 winner MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE (War Chant) as the Bob Baffert pupil attempts to move his turf record to a perfect two-for-two in Saturday's

{Monday, August 08, 2011} WHITNEY 1-2 HEADS FOR GOLD CUP SHOWDOWN Tizway and Flat Out, the one-two finishers from Saturday’s Grade 1 Whitney Invitational Handicap at Saratoga, will likely renew acquaintances in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold

{Sunday, August 07, 2011} COURAGEOUS TIZWAY SPRINTS TO WHITNEY WIN Tizway, coming off a tour-de-force score going a mile in the May 30 Metropolitan Handicap, seized clear control in the battle for the nation's champion older horse with a

{Thursday, August 04, 2011} SATURDAY STAKES: SARATOGA & DEL MAR Tizway, Flat Out among the favored in wide-open Whitney TIZWAY (Tiznow) and FLAT OUT (Flatter) turned in arguably the best individual performances among older

{Tuesday, August 02, 2011} RECAP OF SARATOGA WEEK TWO Week two at Saratoga was Todd Pletcher's world, and the rest of us just lived in it. During the four-day kick-off weekend Pletcher began with a respectable 4 wins from 14 starters. He ramped