6/8/25 - Closing Day
Wesley Ward training duo
Jorge Abreu trainee
Rusty Arnold trainee
Sovereignty and Junior Alvarado
Nacho Problem
Bella Bello Banker and Katie Davis
Angel Gift and Irad Ortiz Jr
I. Ortiz Jr {Repole Stables}
Kendrick Carmouche {Gallagher's Stud} and Joel Rosario {West Paces Racing LLC}
Silks Swap
Race 2
Bramito and Ricardo Santana Jr
Diblasi and Junior Alvarado
Junior Alvarado {Revolution Road Stables}
Light the Way and Kendrick Carmouche
Brew Pub
Jose Gomez {TCBR Stable LLC}
Jackson Heights and Dylan Davis take the lead of Race 5
Jackson heights and Dylan Davis
Caldo Candy
Yougottahavehope and Ricardo Santana Jr
{Hay}
Saturday Flirt and Junior Alvarado
Chasing daylight and Jose Gomez
Irad Ortiz Jr {C Two Racing Stable} and Manny Franco {Santa Rey Stable}
Indy Bay and Irad Ortiz Jr
I'm Wide Awake and John Velazquez
John Velazquez {July Calvary Racing}
Deterministic and Kendrick Carmouche win the Grade 1 Manhattan Stakes. This win gives trainer Miguel Clement his first graded stakes win and jockey Carmouche his first Grade 1 win at Saratoga.
AG Bullet and John Velazquez. The filly schools the boys in the Grade 1 Jaipur.
6/7/25 - Belmont Stakes Day
Kendrick Carmouche {Silks of Spendthrift Farm}
Victory Way and Jose Lezcano
Echo Again and Junior Alvarado
Hades
Pentathlon and Jose Ortiz lead from Unlimitedpotential and Silver Slugger in Race 5
Nitrogen and Jose Ortiz go on to win the Grade 2 Wonder Again Stakes by a whopping 17 lengths. This was the filly's first start on dirt, as the race was originally meant to be run on turf. The surface was switched due to heavy rain.
Surveillance and Kendrick Carmouche
Nutella Fella and Junior Alvarado
Book 'em Danno and Paco Lopez go by Mullikin and Flavien Prat to win the Grade 3 True North Stakes.
Book 'em Danno
White Abarrio and Irad Ortiz Jr
Raging Torrent and Frankie Dettori go on to win the Grade 1 Met Mile
Mi Bago and Irad Ortiz Jr
A.P. Kid and John Velazquez win the off-the-turf Grade 3 Pennine Ridge Stakes
Patch Adams and Luis Saez
Gate to Wire and Dylan Davis
Winners of the Grade 1 Woody Stephens
The Trophies
A packed-out grandstand waits for the start of the Belmont Stakes
Journalism and Umberto Rispoli
Sovereignty and Junior Alvarado
Herat of Honor and Saffie Osborne
6/6/25 - Acorn Day
Baeza
Bond training duo
Mullikin
AG Bullet
Macho Music. He won the G2 Sir Barton Stakes at Pimlico before coming to Saratoga to take on the Woody Stephens Stakes.
Flying Mohawk
Brightwork
Kendrick Carmouche {International Equine}
Junior Alvarado {Tranqulity Lake Farms LLC}
Ways and Means after winning the G2 Bed O' Roses Stakes
Race 8
Raging Sea and Flavien Prat
The G1 Ogden Phipps Stakes
The force is strong with this one! Dorth Vader and John Velazquez go on to win the Grade 1 Odden Phipps over a loaded field. This is the filly's first Grade 1 win and first win in over 2 years
The G2 Belmont Gold Cup. The race was run off the turf and featured an Australian race-caller.
Parchment Party and John Velazquez go on to win the G2 Belmont Gold Cup. The colts earned himself into Australia's biggest race, The Melbourne Cup
The Grade 1 Acorn
Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer puts her undefeated streak on the line on the G1 Acorn Stakes
La Cara and Dylan Davis win the G1 Acorn Stakes, ending Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer's undefeated streak.
Now that is a proud team
Sanzio and Luis Rivera Jr
Joined Speightful Storm on the walk back to the barn. The Bond stable is a very short walk from my apartment.
6/5/25
Think Big
Choisya
Flatten The Curve
Irish Maxima
Tiz Dashing
In the Wild
Journalism
Unreasonable
Joseph Bealmear {Baytown Partnerships}
Romeo and Xavier Perez
Mythical and Emiseal Jaramillo after winning the Tremont Stakes
Joel Rosario {Colts Neck Stables}
Cherie DeVaux and Jose Ortiz {Eurowest Bloodstock}
New Attitude, Manny Francy and the Clement team
Fire's Out and Joel Rosario
Bourbon Milk Punch and Luis Saez
Manny Franco {Bridlewood Farm}
Gena B and Kendrick Carmouche
Sassy C W and Jareth Loveberry go on to win the Astoria Stakes
Luis Rivera Jr {Schickedanz} and Junior Alvarado {Resolute Racing}
Tales of the Heart and Junior Alvarado
Kendrick Carmouche {Main Line Racing Stables}
Hold Your Breath and Kendrick Carmouche pull off the upset at 29-1 in race 4
Professor Grace and Javier Castellano
Trulli Magic
Tralee Girl and Flavien Prat win Race 5 over Nonna Lynne and Will of a Womanne
Flavien Prat {New Phoenix Stable}
After Race 6, Table Flirt suffered from what appeared to be heat exhaustion. After nearly collapsing when walking back to the barns, vets arrived on scene to assist the filly. They dumped dozens of ice buckets on her and sprayed her with water to cool her down as quickly as possible. After 15 minutes, she was able to walk back to her stable normally. (For context and clarification: the temperature was in the high 80s, and even though all horses are sprayed with hoses before and after races to keep cool, Table Flirt happened to catch the worst of the heat. She is doing just fine now. This photo was taken for educational purposes)
{LSU Stables}
Pipsy and Irad Ortiz Jr
Pipsy and Irad Ortiz Jr outdo Future is Now and Paco Lopez to win the Grade 3 Intercontinental Stakes for trainer Will Walden
Start of Race 8
Willy D's and Luis Saez
Major Dude
Irad Ortiz Jr and Todd Pletcher (May this shot speak for itself)
Major Dude and Irad Ortiz Jr
Donegal Momentum and Javier Castellano win the Grade 3 Poker Stakes
{Donegal Racing}
Dimensionality and Ricardo Santana Jr
6/4/25 - New York-Bred Showcase Day
Gary Contessa trainee. Katie Davis aboard
Linda Rice trainee
David Donk trainee
White Abarrio makes another appearance on the main track in preparation for the Met Mile
Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer hits the main track in preparation for Grade 1 Acorn Stakes
Little Trilby leads the Beverly R. Steinman stakes over hurdles
Train the Trainer and Irad Ortiz Jr win the Mike Lee Stakes, the first flat race of the season
Irad Ortiz Jr {House Silks - White}
Just Add Water
Miss Uproar and Ricardo Santana Jr
Jose Lezcano {Gold Square}
Rose's Pepino and Kevin Gonzalez
Bank Frenzy and Manny Franco go on to win the Commentator Stakes
Luis Rivera Jr signs giveaway hats
Sounds Like a Plan
The Paddock Pastor
The Bouwerie Stakes
Lost Tickets
Sterling Silver and Junior Alvarado
Manny Franco says a prayer aboard P Mutter Pickle before the Critical Eye Stakes
Bernietakescharge and Romero Maragh outlast Sterling Silver to take the Critical Eye Stakes
Luis Saez {Next Level Stables}
Spinning Colors
The Mount Vernon Stakes
Spinning Colors and John Velazquez after winning the Mount Vernon Stakes
{Bourbon Lane Stable}
Flavien Prat {Cummings and Reinacher}
Paco Lopez {Lucky Man Stable LLC}
Luis Rivera Jr {Tri-Bone Stables} and Junior Alvarado {Sackatoga Stables}
Moe Eighty Eight and Luis Saez
Miguel Clement embraces Dylan Davis and Coach Case. The pair gave him his first training victory just days after the passing of his father, Christophe Clement
Coach Case and Dylan Davis
Coach Case