Jose Ortiz

Basin Leads Asmussen Trio Home in Hopeful

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Trainer Steve Asmussen hit the trifecta Monday when Basin led his two stablemates across the wire to win the $350,000 Runhappy Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. Breaking […]

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Shekky Shebaz Shakes Free in Lucky Coin

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Rarely does a horse privately purchased out of a claiming race return next out to face stakes foe, but Shekky Shebaz did that – and then some […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Midnight Bisou Ekes Out Elate in Personal Ensign

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – History repeated itself Saturday when jockey Mike Smith, this time aboard Midnight Bisou, was able to just eke out rider Jose Ortiz and Elate to win […] Read More

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Blue Prize Goes Last to First in Summer Colony

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Merriebelle Stable’s Blue Prize found her way back to the winner’s circle with a last-to-first effort to take Sunday’s $100,000 Summer Colony Stakes at Saratoga. Breaking from […] Read More

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Dunbar Road Splashes Home Strongly In Alabama

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Peter Brant’s Dunbar Road stamped herself as a legitimate threat after she splashed home strongly in the slop to win Saturday’s $600,000 Alabama Stakes Presented by NYRA […] Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Alabama More Than a Two-Filly Affair

For the third year in a row, the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) winner will not wheel back on four weeks’ rest to contest this Saturday’s Alabama Stakes (G1). In […] Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Curlin Stakes Demands Respect

The Curlin Stakes is the red-headed step-brother of the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2). The Curlin gets no respect. Every year during this week, people berate the lesser-heralded event’s existence. The […] Read More

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Guarana Gets it Done in CCA Oaks

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Winning in wire-to-wire fashion, Guarana got a great jump and never looked back in Saturday’s $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga. The three-year-old daughter of […] Read More

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Elate Dominates Delaware Handicap

WILMINGTON, DE – Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s homebred star Elate successfully defended her belt in dominating fashion on Saturday, waltzing home victoriously in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (G2) at Delaware Park. Breaking […] Read More

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Dunbar Road Dominates Mother Goose

ELMONT, NY – Peter Brant’s Dunbar Road made the step back up to graded company in dominating fashion, running away in the end to win Saturday’s $250,000 Mother Goose Stakes (G2) at […] Read More