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.