Derby, Belmont Winner Sovereignty Has to Prove It Again in Jim Dandy

HORSE RACING: Sovereignty looms large in Jim Dandy

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — There is no questioning who the star of the show is expected to be in today’s Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Coming off consecutive wins in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, Godolphin homebred Sovereignty has ascended to the top of the 3-year-old male division and is a heavy favorite (2-5 morning line) to remain there in today’s nine-furlong test at the Spa. Trained by Hall of Famer Bill…

Derby, Belmont winner Sovereignty has to prove it again in Jim Dandy

Sovereignty, at the to pf the 3 year-old division, he will have to keep up the good work against some old foes in Saturday's Jim Dandy at Saratoga Race Course.

Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Alvarado Not Feeling the Heat as Jim Dandy Looms for Sovereignty

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–One of the most anticipated horses on the grounds at Saratoga comes to the races on Saturday. His name is Sovereignty (Into Mischief) and he is the unquestioned headliner in the GII, $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes, the traditional local prep for the GI, $1.5 million Travers Stakes on Aug, 23. Why shouldn't he be? He has already won the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes and is regarded as the best 3-year-old colt in the la…

Sovereignty's tractability will be tested in Jim Dandy

The morning after the Belmont Stakes, trainer Bill Mott said by the time the Jim Dandy Stakes came around he'd expect Sovereignty, who also won the Kentucky Derby, would be “ready to do something.” Having had an uninterrupted training schedule, Sovereignty is ready to kick off the second half of his 3-year-old season against four opponents in Saturday's Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga.