Keith McCalmont
Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Gunite provided Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen his third consecutive score in the Grade 1, $300,000 Hopeful, a seven-furlong sprint for juveniles, on Closing Day Monday at Saratoga Race Course.
Brian Bohl
Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez sent Flying P Stable’s Tell Your Daddy to the front and the Scat Daddy gelding did not relinquish the lead, posting a gate-to-wire victory by a half length in the Grade 2, $200,000 Bernard Baruch for 3-year-olds and up on Monday, Closing Day of the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course.
Brian Bohl
Winchell Thoroughbreds and L and N Racing’s Echo Zulu put the juvenile filly division on notice with a 5 1/2-length debut win on July 15 at Saratoga Race Course. The Gun Runner filly again showed her ability at the Spa, going gate-to-wire to win the seven-furlong Grade 1, $300,000 Spinaway for 2-year-old fillies by four lengths on Sunday.
Ryan Martin
The first edition of the Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup to be run at Saratoga Race Course saw George E. Hall and Sport BLX Thoroughbreds’ Max Player notch a second straight graded stakes victory. On Saturday, Max Player collared pacesetting favorite Forza Di Oro approaching mid-stretch and drew away in the final furlong to win the prestigious 1 ¼-mile test for 3-year-olds and up.
Keith McCalmont
George Krikorian’s War Like Goddess won for the sixth time in seven starts after securing her first Grade 1 win in Saturday’s $600,000 Flower Bowl, an 11-furlong inner turf test for older fillies and mares, at Saratoga Race Course.
Brian Bohl
Klaravich Stables’ Public Sector again displayed an affinity for the Saratoga Race Course turf, winning for the second time at the summer meet by overtaking Never Surprised going three-wide in the final furlong in powering to a one-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Saranac for sophomores contesting at 1 1/16 miles.
