Barclay Tagg

Niko’s Dream Upsets My Charmer

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Sackatoga Stable’s Niko’s Dream swung four-wide off the far turn and drew off to post a 13/1 upset in Saturday’s $75,000 My Charmer Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Breaking from the rail under…

Race Recaps

Step Dancer Slips Up The Rail In Awad

ELMONT, NY – Trainer Barclay Tagg’s Step Dancer slipped up the rail in the stretch and pulled ahead late to win Saturday’s $80,000 Awad Stakes at Belmont Park. Step Dancer was the 7/1 fourth choice under Dylan Davis as he broke from post 8 and settled well off the pace while saving… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Saratoga Erupts as Tiz the Law Takes Travers

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The small town erupted into raucous overtures as locally-based Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law posted the second-fastest time in over 30 years while taking Saturday’s $1 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1). Tiz the Law broke from gate 6 as the 1/2 favorite under regular rider Manny… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Tiz the Law Draws Post 6, Named Even-Money Favorite for Travers

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law drew post 6 and was named the even-money favorite on the morning line for Saturday’s $1 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. The Travers is a 1 1/4-mile dirt route restricted to 3-year-olds. For the first time, the Travers is a… Read More

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Kentucky Derby

Tiz the Law Breezes for Travers

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Sackatoga Stable’s Belmont Stakes (G1) champ Tiz the Law breezed 5/8 in 1:00.48 Saturday morning on the Saratoga Race Course main track in preparation for the $1 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) slated for August 8. Under mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the low 70s, the… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Tiz the Law “Wires” Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5

LOUISVILLE, KY – Sackatoga Stable’s Belmont Stakes (G1) champion Tiz the Law took the virtual field gate to wire as the betting favorite throughout in Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) Pool 5, which ran last Friday-Sunday. Much like his powerful running style, Tiz the Law steadily picked up steam through the… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Tiz the Law Favored to Start Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5

LOUISVILLE, KY – Fresh off winning the Belmont Stakes (G1), Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law is the 7/2 morning line favorite when Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) begins this Friday, June 26, and concludes Sunday, June 28. Three additional KDFW Pools were announced once the Kentucky Derby… Read More

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Belmont Stakes

Kentucky Derby Contenders Pedigree Analysis: Tiz the Law

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) still several weeks away, we are going to spend the time analyzing the pedigree for some of the top contenders. This week’s subject: Tiz the Law He burst onto the scene as a 2-year-old, dominating the Champagne Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, and even after falling… Read More

Belmont Stakes

Tiz the Law Draws Post 8, Named 6/5 Favorite for Belmont Stakes

ELMONT, NY – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law drew post 8 and was instilled as the 6/5 favorite in the field of 10 that will enter the gates for Saturday’s $1 million Belmont Stakes (G1). Due to the pandemic, the Belmont Stakes will be the first leg of the 2020 Triple… Read More

Belmont Stakes

The 2020 Belmont Stakes: Like None Other

They call it “The Test of the Champion.” The grueling 1 1/2-mile challenge for 3-year-olds thoroughbreds proves who has the crop’s best combination of speed and stamina. It’s the all-important third leg of the coveted Triple Crown, where a lucky horse has the chance to be immortalized as an all-time… Read More