HORSE RACING: Excellent Truth Denies She Feels Pretty in G1 Dunkin’ Diana

HORSE RACING: Excellent Truth denies She Feels Pretty in G1 Dunkin’ Diana

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Resolute Racing’s Excellent Truth came out on the winning end of a thrilling stretch duel with post-time favorite She Feels Pretty to land her first top-level victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Dunkin’ Diana, a nine-furlong Mellon turf test for older fillies and mares, at Saratoga Race Course. The Diana was originally slated for the Spa’s inner turf, but was moved to the Mellon course following heavy rain on Saturda…

Saratoga Notebook, Presented By NYRA Bets: Sovereignty Gets Work In Before Another Storm Slams Saratoga

SARATOGA SPRINGS–Just before 8 Saturday morning, Sovereignty (Into Mischief) beat the weather. But just barely. The GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes champ got his work in before the heaviest of yet another strong Saratoga thunderstorm pelted Saratoga Race Course. With rain beginning to fall, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott was able to get Sovereignty out on the Oklahoma Training Track for a five-furlong work. Ridden by his assistant Neil P…

Works + videos: Sovereignty & Journalism lead 60 top winners

Godolphin’s Kentucky homebred Sovereignty continued his preparations for the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes on July 26 at Saratoga when he covered five furlongs in 1:02.18 on Saturday over the Spa’s Oklahoma dirt training track. On the other side of the country, Journalism also drilled in preparation for the Haskell (G1) next Saturday at Monmouth Park. Despite an early-morning thunderstorm, Sovereignty took to the good surface under exercise rider Nei…

Haskell Stakes News: Journalism Set to Run Next at Jersey Shore

The $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park next Saturday kicks off the first of six Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In’’ challenge races in July. Journalism. NYRA Photo. While the winner of the signature summer race at the Jersey Shore track adds a Grade 1 to the resume, there’s also an all-fees paid berth to the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar on Nov. 1. Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism is among 18 3-year-olds no…