Saratoga Race Course is renowned for its terrific 2-year-old racing, and all of the big barns west of the Mississippi plus some of the smaller stables with a nice juvenile or two target the meeting in upstate New York. It doesn’t take long for the 2-year-old action to swing into high gear as the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes is one of three featured stakes on the first Saturday card of the meet.
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Five Takeaways You Need to Know From a Key Early July Weekend of Racing
Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from a pair of Grade 1 contests Saturday at Belmont at the Big A, the $727,500 Belmont Derby Invitational and the $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes, and other major developments this weekend.
Domestic Product, Trikari Top Closing Weekend Stakes Winners at Belmont at the Big A
After running in six straight two-turn races, Domestic Product returned to a one-turn distance and responded with a dominant performance as he motored to a 7 1/2-length victory in the one-mile $200,000 Grade 3 Dwyer Stakes for 3-year-olds July 6 at Belmont at the Big A.
Visiting and Betting Ellis Park: Tips for Cashing Tickets, and What to Know About the Track
Western Kentucky’s Ellis Park, located in Henderson, has had a resurgence in recent years. The small, rustic track located on the north banks of the Ohio River (on the Indiana side, yet still in Kentucky) has seen field size and purse levels rise after the introduction of historical horse racing machines to the facility as a new, year-round source of gaming revenue in 2012.
