Sharp Hopes to Keep Momentum Rolling into Saratoga Meet

Sharp Hopes to Keep Momentum Rolling into Saratoga Meet

Two weeks ago, trainer Joe Sharp proudly stood in the Churchill Downs winner’s circle with his wife, former jockey Rosie Napravnik, and kids by his side while accepting his first leading trainer title at the historic Louisville, Ky., track. “It was great, I’m obviously extremely proud of the whole team and they’re extremely proud of the…

Next Start Undecided After Excellent Truth’s Diana Win

Next Start Undecided After Excellent Truth’s Diana Win

Resolute Racing’s Excellent Truth  outdueled post-time favorite She Feels Pretty  late to land her first top-level victory while securing trainer Chad Brown a record-extending 10th score in the $485,000 Diana Stakes (G1T), a 1 1/8-mile Mellon turf test for older fillies and mares, at Saratoga Race Course July 12. READ: Excellent Truth Outduels She Feels Pretty to…

Quarantine Lifted for Horses From Barn 66 at Saratoga

Quarantine Lifted for Horses From Barn 66 at Saratoga

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that the mandatory quarantine covering horses previously stabled in Barn 66 at Saratoga Race Course has been lifted by the New York State Department of Agriculture (NYSDA) effective immediately. To minimize any impact on the general horse population at Saratoga, and to allow for Barn 66…

Good Cheer Puts in Half-Mile Work for Alabama Stakes

Good Cheer Puts in Half-Mile Work for Alabama Stakes

Godolphin’s Kentucky Oaks (G1)-winning homebred Good Cheer  breezed a half-mile in :50.66, according to New York Racing Association clockers July 13 over the Saratoga Race Course main track as she prepares for the 1 1/4-mile $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) Aug. 16 at the Spa. Trained by dual Eclipse award-winner Brad Cox, the Medaglia d’Oro   bay…

Far Bridge Notches Bowling Green Win for Miguel Clement

Far Bridge Notches Bowling Green Win for Miguel Clement

Even before Christophe Clement’s death from cancer May 25, LSU Stables’ Far Bridge  was a revered horse in the barn for his career accomplishments, including having won five races and four graded stakes in 2024-25 in the waning years of the trainer’s life. As the final horse Clement saddled for a race before his health deteriorated,…