SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – It's a safe bet that when Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs carried a blue ballcap to the stage for the Hall of Fame induction of her late husband, trainer John Shirreffs, Friday many of the people in the audience could see what was coming. To punctuate her acceptance speech, Ingordo-Shirreffs flung the cap into

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Making her stakes debut and her first trip to the races in nearly four months, WinStar Farm homebred Kentucky Belle (Justify) was produced in upper stretch by Irad Ortiz, Jr. and finished full of run of all to cause a 10-1 upset in Friday's GII Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Oaks. Kentucky Belle jumped without incident from gate

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The late Christophe Clement was always suspicious when it came to untested freshmen sires, save one–Vekoma. In a fitting capstone to an emotional day which honored the late trainer as one of the newest members to be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, 3-year-old Vekoma colt Bottas ran on nicely

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Jose Ortiz, one of the top jockeys on the planet, can't be on two horses at once. When a quandary pops up–like it did before the GI, $1-million Whitney Stakes–Ortiz defers to Steve Rushing, his high-powered agent, to make the call. The decision they had to make was which horse to

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It's difficult to put into words just how good a field will assemble Saturday in Saratoga Springs, New York for the GI Whitney Stakes, a 'Win and You're In' race for November's GI Breeders' Cup Classic. A pair of 2025 Eclipse Award winners, the 2025 Horse of the Year, one additional 3-year-old male Eclipse finalist

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