Spinaway Stakes
Spinaway Stakes – Grade 1 Saratoga – 5th September 2026 “An average speed figure of 38.08 mph from the Spinaway Stakes would suggest that she will prove to be more than competitive at Keeneland and if she improves again, that may well be enough to bring her connections Breeders’ Cup success”. “It’s a wide open […]
Englishman
Englishman Englishman – 3-year-old colt Maxfield x In It For The Gold (Speightstown) “I looked back through the Total Performance Data archives at the races run over 7 furlongs at Saratoga in the last 5 years. From a sample of over 200 races, the 2 fastest times were both run by Cherie DeVaux’s colt and […]
Travers Stakes
Draftkings Travers Stakes – Grade 1 Saratoga – 29th August 2026 “A fast horse can run a slow time, but a slow horse cannot run a fast time”. If we take that approach, I think it is important to recognise that Leading Change may still have run to an exceptionally high standard to win the […]
Draftkings Travers Stakes Preview
The 157th Draftkings Travers Stakes (G1) Saratoga – 29th August 2026 “I will hold to my belief that he is the best horse in this race and with a similar setup to his earlier victories, his long stride and strong stamina will always make him competitive. If he doesn’t run his race, then it becomes […]
Alabama Stakes
Alabama Stakes Presented By Keeneland Sales – Grade 1 Saratoga – 22nd August 2026 I can’t really make any excuses for Counting Stars’ defeat in the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday afternoon. She had every chance from the front of a steadily run race and simply couldn’t repel the closing efforts of MY GUN’S […]
Christophe Clement Turf Stakes
Christophe Clement Turf Stakes – Grade 1 Saratoga – 15th August 2026 SURVIE has had a very interesting career so far, but she looks to have found her optimal conditions in the US in the last few weeks and having won the G2 Glens Falls Stakes just a fortnight ago, she has now added the […]
Whitney Stakes
Whitney Stakes – Grade 1 Saratoga – 8th August 2026 “In the Whitney Stakes, Sovereignty got his absolutely ideal race conditions and in this type of scenario, he is a truly exceptional thoroughbred” Sovereignty is back and back in a big way. I’ll be the first to admit when I may have made a mistake […]
Jim Dandy Stakes
Jim Dandy Stakes Presented By Mohegan Sun – G2 Saratoga – 1st August 2026 Both Renegade and Commandment were sent off at single figure odds for the Kentucky Derby in May. It didn’t quite work out for either of them on that occasion, though Renegade may well have been considered to be an unlucky loser […]
Dunkin’ Diana Stakes
Dunkin’ Diana Stakes – Grade 1 Saratoga – 18th July 2026 Kathynmarissa certainly did things the hard way when adding a first Grade 1 success to her CV in Saturday’s Dunkin’ Diana Stakes at Saratoga. In a race run at a very sedate pace, where the leader took over 50s (Segesta 50.61s) to cover the […]
Bowling Green Stakes
Bowling Green Stakes Presented By Emerald Evocations – (G2) Saratoga – 11th July 2026 When a Grade 2 race on the turf returns with finishing speeds above 106% for all 6 runners, it’s probably not surprising to learn that the winner made every yard of the running. This was a 2nd victory at this level […]