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Sharons Beach wins thrilling renewal of $250,000 St. Louis Derby

Omaha Beach got his ninth stakes winner of 2026 in heart-pounding fashion on Aug. 29 at Fairmount Park when Sharons Beach won a three-way battle in the $250,000 St. Louis Derby. The 3-year-old was making his stakes debut in the 1 1/16-mile contest following an Aug. 5 allowance… Read More
Sharons Beach surges to victory in the 2026 St. Louis Derby - Coady Media photo

Yaupon filly gets first graded win in $750,000 Charles Town Oaks (G2)

Yaupon’s 3-year-old filly Niche went gate-to-wire to win the $750,000 Charles Town Oaks (G2) by a half-length over post-time favorite At a Premium, who was second the entire seven-furlong trip. Niche was making her graded stakes debut following a solid second-place finish in last month’s Lady Erie S. Read More
Niche (at right) out-duels At a Premium to win the Charles Town Oaks (G2) on Aug. 28, 2006 - Coady Media photo

Wood Island the first stakes winner for freshman sire Jackie’s Warrior

Wood Island’s superlative performance in the Aug. 27 Skidmore S. at Saratoga ran the record of the 2-year-old Jackie’s Warrior colt to a perfect two-for-two, as well as give his sire his first stakes winner. With seven individual winners and nearly $750,000 in progeny earnings to date, Jackie’s… Read More
Wood Island coasts to victory in Skidmore S. at Saratoga - NYRA photo

Cyberknife filly rockets to 15 1/2-length win in MdSpWt debut

Welovemollynteddy broke on top and took total control at the half-way point, drawing off in the stretch to an astounding 15 ½-length win in a 5 ½-furlong maiden special weight race for 2-year-old fillies. Owned by Bran Jam Stable and David Clark, the bay filly is the seventh… Read More

Omaha Beach filly very game in Ballston Spa S. (G2) win

And One More Time fended off several challenges to score a neck victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Ballston Spa S. (G2) at Saratoga, the second career graded win, and fourth stakes win overall, for the 4-year-old daughter of Omaha Beach. Omaha Beach continues to hold a wide lead on… Read More
And One More Time prevails in the 2026 Ballston Spa S. (G2) at Saratoga - Chelsea Durand/NYRA

Authentic filly rolls to 12-length win in $200,000 Fleet Indian S.

Iron Orchard seized the lead at the start of Saratoga’s Fleet Indian S. and never looked back, strolling to a 12-length win to give the 3-year-old daughter of Authentic her third career stakes victory. Iron Orchard is the sixth stakes winner this year for Authentic, who is fourth… Read More
Iron Orchard dominates the Aug. 21 Fleet Indian S. at Saratoga - NYRA photo

Maximus Mischief sophomore gets third career stakes win

Mailata gave up the lead at the top of the stretch in Tuesday’s PTHA President’s Sprint S. at Parx then stormed back in the final furlong to give the 3-year-old son of Maximus Mischief his third career stakes win. Maximus Mischief is in the top five on the… Read More

Jackie’s Warrior gets first turf winner in Saratoga MdSpWt

A change in surface and stretching out in distance worked out perfectly for Let Em Know, who delivered a very game victory in a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight affair for 2-year-olds on the Saratoga turf. Let Em Know is the seventh individual winner for Jackie’s Warrior, who… Read More
Let Em Know (#9) holds off Roscoe Goose for his maiden win - NYRA photo

Yaupon’s Stradale finds a home on turf to win Saratoga’s Mahony S. (G3)

Making just his second lifetime start on the grass in Sunday’s $225,000 Mahony S. (G3) at Saratoga, Stradale got his first stakes win to give Yaupon his fifth graded stakes winner of 2026. As the leading Second-Crop sire this year, Yaupon has nine stakes winners overall, 52 individual… Read More
Stradale earns his first stakes victory in the G3 Mahony S. at Saratoga - Chelsea Durand/NYRA

Vekoma’s Bracket Buster sails to 15-length win in $200,000 WV Governor’s S.

Bracket Buster’s 15-length tour de force in Sunday’s $200,000 West Virginia Governor’s S. at Mountaineer Park was a triumphant return to the races for the 4-year-old Vekoma S. Away from the races since October, Brack Buster showed no sign of rustiness. He was very relaxed while battling for… Read More
Bracket Buster cruises to a 15-length win in the 2026 WV Governor's S. - Renee Torbit/Coady Media

Sovereignty tops huge day for Into Mischief with Whitney S. (G1) score

Into Mischief’s 2025 Horse of the Year Sovereignty rolled to a 4 ¾-length victory against an all-star field in Saturday’s $1 million Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga. The 4-year-old was seeking his first win in 2026 after placing in both the Oaklawn H. (G2) and Stephen Foster S. (G1). Read More
Sovereign takes the historic Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga - Janet Napolitano

Into Mischief’s Hughes a runaway winner of Del Mar’s Best Pal S. (G3)

Hughes toyed with his competition in Saturday’s Best Pal S. (G3) at Del Mar, romping to a 7 ¾-length win to give Into Mischief his 101st lifetime graded stakes winner. Hughes kicked off a brilliant day for Into Mischief, approximately 30 minutes later Into Mischief 2025 Horse of… Read More
Hughes and jockey Juan Hernandez win the Grade III, $150,000 Best Pal Stakes, Saturday, August 8, 2026 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar CA. © BENOIT PHOTO
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