The curtain comes down on both the Saratoga and Del Mar summer meets on Labor Day. But both circuits are going out with a bang – “The Spa” has 14 races on tap, including the Grade I Hopeful Stakes, while the Grade I Del Mar Futurity anchors an 11-race Monday card “Where the Turf Meets…
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Weekly jockey review, 9/4/19; Jose Ortiz snares Saratoga title, Prat proves best at Del Mar
The curtain came down on summer racing at Saratoga and Del Mar on Labor Day. FanXT sums the meets up below. Saratoga Jose Ortiz secured his second career Saratoga riding title with 60 total victories at the eight-week meet. He won 11 times during the final stanza at “The Spa,” putting a bow on things…
Weekly jockey review, 9/5/18; Irad Ortiz Jr., Drayden Van Dyke sew up summer riding titles
The curtain has come down on Saratoga and Del Mar’s iconic summer meets. We’ll review the action from the final stanza at both venues here. Remember you can still play FanXT’s Daily Fantasy Jockey game as racing shifts to Belmont and Los Alamitos. Saratoga Irad Ortiz Jr., who took a meet-high 268 mounts, led all…
Precocious colts collide in Del Mar Futurity
Six juvenile colts will face off in the Grade I, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity as the curtain comes down on the Del Mar summer meet on Monday. The Futurity is scheduled as Race 5 with an approximate post time of 7:00 p.m. EST. Hopefully you’ve taken part in FanXT’s Daily Fantasy Jockey game all meet…
Nyquist leads field of 20 for Kentucky Derby
After months of discussion, the field has finally been set for the biggest race of the year; the Kentucky Derby! The mile and a quarter event takes place this Saturday at Churchill Downs, and goes as Race 12 on the program with an approximate post time of 6:34 p.m. EST. As usual there are quite…