Desert Party Sold to Partnership
The 10-year-old son of Street Cry will remain in New York and will stand at Irish Century Farm near Saratoga Springs.
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | P. G. Johnson S. | $100,000a | 2 yo, Fillies | 8.5f T | Results & Video |
| September 2 | Evan Shipman S. R | $100,000g | 3&up | 9f | Results & Video |
| September 3 | Woodward S. (gr. I) | $600,000a | 3&up | 9f | Results & Video |
| September 3 | Spinaway S. (gr. I) | $350,000g | 2 yo, Fillies | 7f | Results & Video |
| September 3 | Saranac S. (gr. III) | $300,000a | 3yos | 9f | Results & Video |
| September 3 | Glens Falls S. (gr. III) | $200,000a | 3&up, f/m | 11f | Results & Video |
| September 4 | Prioress S. (gr. II) | $300,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 6f | Results & Video |
| September 5 | Hopeful S. (gr. I) | $350,000a | 2 yo | 7f | Results & Video |
| September 5 | Bernard Baruch H. (gr. II) | $250,000g | 3&up | 8.5f T | Results & Video |
What's Going On Here: Spa Song
How Saratoga heals what ails you
Woodward and Spinaway Stakes Highlights 2016
Watch the Saratoga crowd enjoy big wins by Shaman Ghost, Pretty City Dancer and Sweet Loretta Sept. 3, 2016. Courtesy of ABRFilms
Ring Weekend Sets Course Record in Baruch
St. Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds' Ring Weekend prevailed in tight three-horse finish and set a turf course record in the $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (gr. IIT) Sept. 5, closing day at Saratoga Race Course.
Practical Joke Takes the Hopeful
Practical Joke rallied to win the seven-furlong Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) for 2-year-olds Sept. 5 at Saratoga. Classic Empire, the 8-5 favorite, wheeled soon after the start and tossed rider Irad Ortiz Jr.
Brown Sets Saratoga Meet Record With 39 Wins
Mexican Gold's victory in the 10th race at Saratoga Race Course Sept. 4 marked trainer Chad Brown's 39th win of the meet, breaking a record that stood for five years.
Unbeaten Lucy N Ethel Leads Way in Prioress
Lucy N Ethel kept her unbeaten record intact Sept. 4 after leading all the way in the $300,000 Prioress Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-old filly sprinters at Saratoga Race Course.
Ring Weekend, Takeover Target Head Baruch
A field of 10 talented runners will line up for the final stakes of the 2016 Saratoga Race Course meet in the $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Sept. 5 Closing Day program.
Shaman Ghost Upsets Woodward
Stronach Stables' Ontario-bred Shaman Ghost, the 2015 Queen's Plate winner, dove to victory in a four-horse photo Sept. 3 and nosed out Mubtaahij to steal the $600,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 3 at Saratoga Race Course.
'Sweet', 'Pretty' Dead Heat in Spinaway
A battle between two daughters of Tapit that unfolded midstretch in the $350,000 Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) resulted in a dead heat between Pretty City Dancer and Sweet Loretta. The final time was 1:24.18.
Inspector Lynley Wins Saranac in Perfect Run
Homebred Inspector Lynley benefitted from a perfectly timed ride from Joel Rosario and edged out favored Camelot Kitten for an upset in the $300,000 Saranac Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 3 at Saratoga Race Course.
BH 100: Easy As I, II, III
Graded stakes system takes cue from Europe's pattern program
Bitumen, Runaway Lute Top Hopeful
Sanford Stakes (gr. III) winner Bitumen and New York-bred Runaway Lute appear to be the top colts in Saratoga's Hopeful Stakes (gr. I). The traditional curtain closer on the meet has a field of seven.
Saratoga Swan Song
While Labor Day weekend has something of an anti-climactic feel in the wake of a history-making Travers Stakes (gr. I), there are still 35 races to be run at the "September place to be" over the last three days.
Frosted Faces Eight in Woodward
Frosted emerged from his Aug. 6 Whitney (gr. I) victory in fine fettle at Saratoga Race Course, and returns Sept. 3 to take on eight rivals in the $600,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I).
Made You Look Headlines With Anticipation
Trainer Todd Pletcher heads to the $200,000 With Anticipation Stakes (gr. IIT) Aug. 31 at Saratoga Race Course with a fresh horse in Made You Look, who is set for his first start since his maiden-breaking win June 19 at Belmont Park.
Tepin Fires Bullet on Oklahoma Training Track
Unraced since her victory in the Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I) June 14 at Royal Ascot, reigning champion turf female Tepin beezed on the turf course at Saratoga's Oklahoma training track Aug. 29, covering five furlongs in a bullet :58.44 in company.
Strike Charmer Bests Lady Eli in Ballston Spa
Lady Eli rebounds from life-threatening injury to finish second by three-quarters of a length in the Woodford Reserve Ballston Spa (gr. IIT) to Strike Charmer, a Courtlandt Farm homebred by Smart Strike, who won in a stakes record time of 1:38.77.
A.P. Indian Gets Second Grade I in Forego
A.P. Indian, a son of Indian Charlie, won his second consecutive grade I sprint in stakes record time in the Priority One Jets Forego Stakes at Saratoga. The final time was 1:20.99. The 6-year-old gelding is a Green Lantern Stables homebred.
Drefong Gallops Home to King's Bishop Score
Charles Chu's Drefong broke alertly from the outside in a field of 12, took the lead, and never faltered en route to victory in the $500,000 Ketel One King's Bishop (gr. I) Aug. 27 at Saratoga Race Course.
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