Vanzzy

The Mark Glatt runner Vanzzy (Verrazano) tested positive for Metformin and Gabapentin after finishing second in a Dec. 6, 2024 $16,000 claiming race at Los Alamitos, according to a ruling posted on the Horse Racing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) website. This is the first Metformin case HIWU has had since July 2024. Glatt has denied any wrongdoing, but his lawyer, Drew Mollica, said that an internal investigation had identified a barn employee who is taking both medications. "We have not yet been served the charges, but this is another...

Three-time stakes winner Vanzzy (Verrazano) looks to take his game to the next level Saturday in Saratoga's GIII Saranac S. Capturing the Display S. last term, the bay won this year's Rushaway S. in March on the Turfway synthetic and was fourth next out when trying grass for the first time in Belmont's GII Pennine Ridge S. June 20. Third in the GIII Kent S. on the Delaware lawn July 4, he scored a decisive victory in the Jersey Derby last time at Monmouth July 26. "His last race was...