FROM OFF THE PACE: Strategic Partner Favored in Curlin

FROM OFF THE PACE: Strategic Partner favored in Curlin

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Because the Curlin Stakes is restricted to three-year-olds who have not won a graded stakes during the current year, the race is apt to have limited appeal. There’s also its meagre purse of $135,000. The race tends to draw late-developers and successful two-year-olds who have yet to carry their form forward at three. A check on the history of the 16-year-old race reveals several Curlin winners who went on to bigger thing…

Hollingsworth: Smart wagers the key to successful(ish) Saratoga Race Course meet

Horse racing column with the focus on smart and sensible bets that hopefully don’t break the bank at Saratoga Race Course.

Jim Dandy odds and analysis: Who can challenge Sovereignty?

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.   The Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty will be a heavy favorite on Saturday in the Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy. The race, which is restricted to 3-year-olds, drew a field of five who will race 1 1/8 miles on Saratoga's main track.   All five of the Jim Dandy entrants appeared on the Kentucky Derby trail, where Sovereignty and Sandman were winners. Four of them ran in at least one of the Triple Crown rac…

SLIDESHOW: Meet the Contenders for the 2025 Jim Dandy Stakes

The $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes Presented by Mohegan Sun July 26 at Saratoga Race Course is the key local prep race for the DraftKings Travers Stakes, the famed “Mid-Summer Derby” in August at the Spa. Read More...