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Last year, the best 2-year-old in the country belonged to owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher. Through Sunday, the best 2-year-old in the country this year belongs to owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher.

Seabiscut says, "Thanks for the swell racing genes, grandpa!" August 12, 1919: Man o' War, one of horse racing's greatest thoroughbreds, was on a six race winning streak when he lined up at the Sanford Stakes at Saratoga today. He failed to make i...

Maybesomaybenot outsprinted a field of fast 2-year-olds to the lead and never looked back en route to a 1 1/2-length victory over the late-running Nacho Saint in Sunday's $150,000 Sanford at Saratoga.

Backtalk assumed the early lead in the 2-year-old colt division with a hard-fought neck victory over Enumerate in Thursday's Grade 2, $150,000 Sanford Stakes at Saratoga.

The complexion of Thursday's Grade 2, $150,000 Sanford Stakes changed dramatically Wednesday morning when race favorite Notonthesamepage developed a temperature that has forced him to scratch from the race.

Favorite Scat Daddy blasted to the front with a late run and beat Teuflesberg by a neck Thursday to give trainer Todd Pletcher his third career victory in the $150,000 Sanford Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Afleet Alex center stage in Hopeful

Afleet Alex

Whywhywhy proved Thursday that he is more than just a stablemate of Zavata.

The suitably-named Upset beats Man o' War, an 11-20 favorite, at the Stanford Stakes at Saratoga for the two-year-old Big Red's only defeat in 21 races.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- City Zip, a $9,000 yearling buy, ran by Yonaguska, a $1.95 million 2-year-old in-training purchase, inside the eighth pole and drew off for a 3 1/2-length victory in Thursday's $108,700, Sanford Stakes at Saratoga. Yonagu...

Tomorrow is fresh in the air today at Saratoga, where opening week features time-honored juvenile races like the Schuylerville Stakes for the fillies and the Sanford for the boys.

Circular Quay won the $250,000 Hopeful Stakes on the final day of the Saratoga race season Monday, putting a perfect cap on a race with an inauspicious start for trainer Todd Pletcher.

As dominant as he was in the Sanford, and as brave as he was in the Hopeful, Afleet Alex will have to be even better if he is to remain undefeated following Saturday's Grade 1, $500,000 Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park.

Chapel Royal ran away with the Sanford on Thursday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher his second 2-year-old stakes victory in two days of racing at Saratoga Race Course.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Three stakes at the meeting? Having captured the Sanford and the Saratoga Special with authority, City Zip will be a short price Saturday in the $200,000 Hopeful for 2-year-olds at seven furlongs. Is it asking too much of...