Saratoga

The Empire 6, a jackpot-style multi-race wager replacing the traditional Pick 6, will be launched at Saratoga by The New York Racing Association, Inc. Featuring a $0.20 bet minimum and 20% takeout, the Empire 6 will be added to the wagering menu beginning Wednesday, Aug. 7 and continue through the remainder of the 2019 meet at the Spa. If one unique ticket exists, then 100% of the net pool, plus the jackpot carryover if applicable, will be paid to the winner. If there is no unique wager selecting the first-place...

Moon Colony (Uncle Mo) and Casa Creed (Jimmy Creed), one-two across the line in the GII Penn Mile S. June 1, lock horns again in Friday's GII National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S. at Saratoga. Moon Colony turns back to a mile after setting a pressured pace and tiring to ninth in the GI Belmont Derby Invitational S. going 1 1/4 miles July 6. "I think the cut back to a mile will be good for him," trainer Mark Casse said. "He's already well proven at a mile,...

Cross Gate Gallery will present a retrospective of more than 20 pieces by artist Peter Howell entitled, "Forty Years in Saratoga" as part of its annual exhibition at Fasig-Tipton's Humphrey S. Finney sales pavilion in Saratoga Springs, NY. The British-born artist, a former trainer and jumps jockey, first starting exhibiting in Saratoga in 1978. The exhibition will run from Aug. 2 to Aug. 13. For more information, contact Chelsea Dickson at chelsead@crossgategallery.com.

Chester and Mary Broman have dedicated 22 years to the New York breeding program and have enjoyed quite a bit of success with the likes of GI Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint winner Bar of Gold (Medaglia d'Oro), MGISW Artemis Agrotera (Roman Ruler) and GI Florida Derby hero Friends Lake (A.P. Indy), among others. The couple spent the first 20 years racing everything they produced on their 300-acre farm in Chestertown, N.Y., but starting last term, they began selling off their crops in what Chester Broman refers to as estate planning....

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY--Back when the New York Racing Association announced its bold new initiative for 3-year-old turf horses in the summer, a trio of big-money events dubbed the "Turf Trinity," many quipped that it would quickly be reconsidered as the "Chad Brown Trinity", due to the perennial leading trainer's particular dominance with grass horses. It only took one race in the series, however, to throw a wrench in that assumption, as longshot Henley's Joy (Kitten's Joy) upset the Belmont Derby at over 20-1 for Jeff Bloom's Bloom Racing Stable and...

Sponsored by Alex Nichols Agency 3rd-SAR, $78,000, (S), Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, post time: 2:12 p.m. ET Jeff Drown's RISKY MISCHIEF (Into Mischief), a $350,000 Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearling purchase last August, who had been expected to debut on the Saratoga card which got rained out last Thursday, makes her first trip to the post here for trainer Jeremiah Englehart. She is a daughter of multiple stakes winner Risky Rachel (Limehouse) and her second dam is graded stakes winner Dancin Renee (Distinctive Pro). Her half-brother Yale (Scat Daddy) sold for...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Imperial Hint (Imperialism) put on a show for the Saratoga faithful to capture back-to-back renewals of Saturday's GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. in track-record time. The 'little rocket,' off at odds of 5-1, was placed in a perfect spot in a tracking third by Javier Castellano as the rail-drawn Mitole (Eskendereya)--off as the imposing 1-2 favorite riding a seven-race winning streak headed by a sensational score in the GI Runhappy Metropolitan H.-slugged it out with the speedy Strike Power (Speightstown) through an opening quarter in :21.77....

The more-fancied member of a 3-5 entry, Shoplifted (Into Mischief) came from off the pace to win in impressive style, earning 'TDN Rising Star' status in the process at Saratoga Saturday afternoon. Favored along with the Todd Pletcher-trained Soviet (Super Saver), Shoplifted broke sharply and settled in the second flight, several lengths behind the leading duo of 7-2 chance Kowalski (Will Take Charge) and Always Misbehaving (Into Mischief) as they raced through an initial quarter in :22.18. Starting to take closer order as the pair carved out a half in...

The Grand Dame of Saratoga has died. Marylou Whitney, the 93-year-old socialite, philanthropist and racehorse owner whose vivacious personality, boundless generosity, and lavish sense of style helped to define the classy Saratoga experience that has evolved over several generations, passed away on Friday at her Cady Hill estate in Saratoga Springs, New York, after an extended illness. The exact cause of death was not immediately announced. But Whitney's passing was confirmed by both the New York Racing Association and the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. At Saratoga...

Trainer Henry Collazo has been in the racing business for over 40 years, but has just one graded stakes win to his name courtesy of Mucho Mas Macho (Macho Uno) in the 2013 GII Fort Lauderdale S. at his Gulfstream Park homebase. The veteran conditioner looks to add to his resume and make a few lifelong dreams come true Monday with Bullet Gone Astray (Gone Astray), who will attempt to take his record to three-for-three in Saratoga's GI Hopeful S. "I have placed in graded stakes in the past, but...

5th-SAR, $99,600, Msw, 8-12, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f (off turf), 1:04.89, ft. +BIG THRILL, f, 2, by Big Drama 1st Dam: Twilight Mirage (SP, $159,829), by Jeblar 2nd Dam: Sassy'N Proud, by Al Nasr (Fr) 3rd Dam: Straight Street, by Never Bend Big Thrill lived up to the hype and her name with an impressive last-to-first victory on debut at Saratoga Wednesday. Bought back by breeder/consignor Eddie Woods for $47,000 at the OBS August sale last term, the dark bay brought $410,000 from the Triumphant Trio, a newly formed ownership...

Gerald and Susan Kreesa's King Kreesa (King Cugat) will make his next start in Saratoga's GII Fourstardave H. Aug. 15. "The timing is good," trained David Donk said. "It will be five weeks off his last race. He's done well. He's coming off a pretty big effort." The New York-bred scored a 17-1 upset in Belmont's GIII Poker S. June 13 and captured that venue's Forbidden Apple S. last time July 11 over a field that included GISW Wicked Strong (Hard Spun) and MGSW Vyjack (Into Mischief). This will be...