Fairway Jay, Author at Horse Racing News & Events

Trainer Steve Asmussen Sets North American Win Record With 9,446th Victory

Trainer Steve Asmussen set the all-time win record Aug. 7 at Saratoga when Stellar Tap gave the Hall of Fame trainer career win No. 9,446.

Posted on: August 7, 2021 | Fairway Jay

$1 Million Whitney Tops Five Stakes Races at Saratoga on Saturday

The $1 million Whitney has drawn an elite field of five runners on Saturday, Aug. 7, a big day of stakes races at Saratoga.

Posted on: August 6, 2021 | Fairway Jay

Del Mar ‘Win And You’re In’ Weekend Includes Bing Crosby Stakes

Bing Crosby and Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Anchor ‘Win and You’re In’ Weekend at Del Mar The summer horse racing season is in full swing at the top tracks Saratoga and Del Mar. This weekend is the final day of July and the start of August. Included on the schedule are a pair of Breeders’ […]

Posted on: July 31, 2021 | Fairway Jay

Essential Quality Favored Heavily In Jim Dandy Stakes

Essential Quality is a heavy favorite in the $600K Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga. Just six runners are in the prep for the Aug. 28 Travers.

Posted on: July 30, 2021 | Fairway Jay

The 2021 Saratoga schedule includes 20 Grade 1 races for the summer meet. The Travers headlines one of the biggest days of racing, Aug 28.

Saratoga Stakes Schedule’s Key Races And Dates

Saratoga’s 40-day meet is entering its second weekend and runs through Labor Day on Sept. 6. Live odds for every race are available at TVG, and the Saratoga stakes schedule at “The Spa” is one to look forward to each summer. There are 20 Grade 1 races at Saratoga, and two close out the month […]

Posted on: July 22, 2021 | Fairway Jay

Handicap Preview For The Suburban Stakes

The Belmont Summer Meet continues through July 11, and one of the featured stakes races of the 59 scheduled is the $400,000 Grade II Suburban Stakes for older horses. The two leading favorites in the six-horse field are Mystic Guide (1-1) and Happy Saver (6-5), who dueled in last fall’s Jockey Club Gold Cup, with […]

Posted on: July 3, 2021 | Fairway Jay

Mandaloun Returns For TVG.com Pegasus Stakes

The $150,000 TVG.com Pegasus Stakes drew just five runners at Monmouth Park, and Kentucky Derby runner-up Mandaloun (3-5)returns to the track as the heavy favorite for Sunday’s race. Mandaloun arrived from Churchill Downs early Friday morning. He’s been working beautifully for trainer Brad Cox since finishing second in the “Run for the Roses” while running […]

Posted on: June 12, 2021 | Fairway Jay

Belmont Stakes Odds And Leading Contenders

The 2021 Belmont Stakes looks most competitive, with five leading contenders in the eight-horse field. Four of those runners have Grade I wins to their credit, and they range in odds from 2-1 to 6-1. On paper, it appears that one of those leading favorites will win — Essential Quality, Preakness Stakes winner Rombauer, Hot […]

Posted on: June 3, 2021 | Fairway Jay

Memorial Day Racing At Santa Anita Includes Breeders’ Cup Prep Race

The Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer season, and a trio of Grade 1 races headlines the holiday card at Santa Anita. Each of the three races carries a purse of $300,000, and the North American Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series begins with the Shoemaker Mile Stakes. This year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships are Nov. […]

Posted on: May 30, 2021 | Fairway Jay

Trainer Bob Baffert Suspended From Racing At Belmont, Other New York Racetracks

Bob Baffert’s troubles continue Top trainer Bob Baffert was suspended this week from entering horses at New York racetracks. That includes Belmont Park and the Belmont Stakes on June 5. Baffert is suspended pending an investigation into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit‘s failed postrace drug test. Medina Spirit finished third as the favorite in […]

Posted on: May 18, 2021 | Fairway Jay