2025 sprint champion

Trainer Jose D'Angelo has confirmed that last year's GI Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Bentornato (Valiant Minister) will make his next start in the GIII True North Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga. That means he will be facing the horse that nosed him out for the sprint championship last year, Book'em Danno (Bucchero). The True North carries a purse of $400,000 and is run at 6 1/2 furlongs. The two have not met since the 2024 G3 Saudi Derby, in which Book'em Danno was second and Bentornato was third. "Book'em...