Champions Echo Zulu, Goodnight Olive Lead Ballerina
Nearly 10 months after meeting at Keeneland in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), champions Goodnight Olive and Echo Zulu finally square off again in the $500,000 Ballerina Handicap (G1) Aug. 26 at Saratoga Race Course.
Channel Maker Set for Sixth Start in Sword Dancer
When the New York Racing Association solicits sponsors for its 2024 stakes races, it should consider contacting AARP to gauge interest in attaching its initials to the circuit's graded stakes for "older" turf males.
Vote No First Winner for Dual Grade 1 Winner Divisidero
Vote No became the first winner for Airdrie Stud's first-crop sire Divisidero when the gelding won his debut in a $29,900 maiden race at Presque Isle Downs Aug. 23.
Sprinters and Milers Try O'Brien's Seven Furlongs
Anarchist, second in the six-furlong Bing Crosby Stakes (G1), returns against front-runner speedster Brickyard Ride, winner of eight stakes.
Mano Dura Faces Full Field of 12 in Canadian Derby
The Manitoba Derby winner Mano Dura seeks to set up a possible sweep of the first Western Canadian Triple Crown when he takes the next step in the Aug. 26 Canadian Derby at Century Mile.