FROM OFF THE PACE: Mindframe Takes the Next Step

FROM OFF THE PACE: Mindframe takes the next step

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Unraced at two, Mindframe showed signs of being a serious racehorse when he broke his maiden (by 13 ¾ lengths) in his career debut at Gulfstream on March 30, 2024. When he followed that with a 7 ½-length score in an opening-level allowance, trainer Todd Pletcher elected to see what the Constitution colt could do 35 days later in the Belmont Stakes. Mindframe showed he was up to the task, taking the lead in mid-stretch be…

Fierceness works toward Whitney

Fierceness, runner-up in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap, returned to the work tab Friday morning, covering a half-mile in 48.67 seconds over Saratoga's main track.