7/19/24
Dreampoint
Unmatched Wisdom and Flavien Prat
Catire Vizcaya and Luis Saez
The Summer Place To Be
Top of the Stretch
Start of Race 9
Irad Ortiz Jr. {Silks of Drown}
Root Cause and Irad Ortiz Jr
7/20/24
On the Hill (outside) vs Silver Satin (inside)
Yo Banana Boy and Luis Rivera Jr
Everly's Girl
El Rezeen and Dylan Davis
Thorpedo Anna and Brian Hernandez Jr.
Ricardo Santana Jr. {Silks of Sones}
John Velazquez {Silks of Spendthrift Farm}
Major Dude and John velazquez
Race 9
Silver Satin and Ricardo Santana Jr
7/24/24
Katie Davis {Silks of Gold Square LLC}
Katie Davis and Two Tons of Fun
Lu's Redemption and Romero Maragh
Manny Franco {Silks of Klaravich Stables}
Dylan Davis {Silks of Logan from TEC Racing}
Maxwell Esquire
American Diamond
Mike Smith {Silks of Miller Racing LLC}
Clearly Unhinged (outside) dares to challenge Spirit Wind (inside) in the Honorable Miss Handicap
Spooky Lady and Flavien Prat
Javier Castellano {Flying P Stable}
Echo in Eternity and Javier Castellano
Echo in Eternity vs Duckphat
Scarlet's Dream and Tyler Gaffalione
Out on Bail and Irad Ortiz Jr
Strand Road
7/25/24
Miztertonic and Frankie Dettori
Miztertonic (outside) vs Kid Kreesa (inside)
Irad Ortiz Jr. {Silks of Reeves Thoroughbred Racing}
Dontlookbackatall and Irad Ortiz Jr
Star Guest (GB) and Flavien Prat with the assistance of a lead pony
Freedom Speaks and John Velazquez
Kerry
Kerry and Dylan Davis
Mark Casse and Jose Ortiz
Dolomite and Manny Franco
Better Humor Me and Kendrick Carmouche
In the Chase and his grooms
Dominican Thunder
Anotherdaygoneby (outside) vs Mon Petit Chou (inside)
Heavenly Light
7/26/24
West Hollywood
Allaboutthemoney
Purest Performance
Surveillance
Javier Castellano {Silks of Paterpop Racing}
Run Curtis Run and Luis Saez
Race 8
Castle Chaos
Accretive and Irad Ortiz Jr.
Scotland and Junior Alvarado
Joel Rosario {Silks of Ghent, et al.}
7/27/24
Baby Yoda Saddle Towel
Twisted Ride and Kendrick Carmouche
Nakatomi (outside) and Skelly (inside) go stride-for-stride in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap
Nakatomi and Tyler Gaffalione
Nakatomi
Marceau
West Hollywood and Flavien Prat
Drunk on Sake
Sierra Leone and Flavien Prat. They would later go on to win the Breeders Cup Classic at Del Mar in November.
Batten Down and Junior Alvarado
Preakness Stakes winning team Seize the Grey and Jaime Torres
Fierceness and John Velazquez go by Sierra Leone to win the G2 Jim Dandy Stakes.
Clear Conscience and Javier Castellano
Rabaja and Kendrick Carmouche
Ez Roll and Frankie Dettori
Frankie Dettori {Silks of Ohante Way Stables}
8/1/25
Luis Rivera Jr. {Silks of Avanti Stable}
Mia Nipotina
Dr. Kraft and Irda Ortiz Jr.
Jackson Heights and Dylan Davis
Barese and Luis Saez
Brew Pub and Manny Franco
Cut the Cord and Kendrick Carmouche
Race 8
Jose Ortiz {Silks of Rapauno}
Dylan Davis {Silks of Zilla Racing Stable}
Alpha Bella and Luis Saez
Todd Pletcher
Parnac (FR) and Dylan Davis
McKulick and Irad Ortiz Jr.
Royalty Interest (FR) vs Eternal Hope (IRE)
Hayes Bay
Lane Luzzi {Silks of Carter and Keithan}
Luis Rivera Jr. {Silks of Lerman}
Junior Alvarado {Silks of Team Penney Racing}
Pamplona Red and Javier Castellano
Hayes Bay and Tyler Gaffalione
8/2/25
Paxsational
Denim and Pearls
Fly Right
Costa Terra and Irad Ortiz Jr.
In the Gate
Power Seeker and Jose Lezcano
Perform and Dylan Davis
Javier Castellano (left) {Silks of Goodman and Pressman} and Joel Rosario (right) {Silks of Columbine Stables LLC} share a laugh while walking to the paddock.
Jose Gomez {Silks of Rodriguez}
Irad Ortiz Jr. {Silks of Team Valor Racing}
Gilded Craken and Luis Saez
Emirates Road and Florent Geroux
Cinderella's Dream
Saratoga Oaks Invitational
Cinderella's Dream (outside) vs Kathynmarrissa (inside)
Maggie Wolfendale interviews William Buick aboard Cinderella's Dream after winning the Saratoga Oaks Inviational
Barksdale and Ramon Vazquez
Neat and Junior Alvarado go by rivals to win the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Stakes
Romero Maragh {Silks of Lugovich}
Chad Brown gives Irad Ortiz Jr a leg up on Evaluation in the paddock
Irad Ortiz Jr {Silks of Klaravich Stables}
8/3/24 - Whitney Day
Eric Cancel {Silks of Two Eight Racing}
Reach for the Rose/Jose Ortiz
Twelve Nelson and Kendrick Carmouche
Probability
Corvus and Ramon Vazquez
Spirit of the Law and Junior Alvarado
Smileandsaycheese and Luis Saez
Ramon Vazquez (left) {Silks of M and M Racing} and Jose Ortiz (right) {Silks of Winning Move Racing Stable}
Luis Rivera Jr. {Silkf of Amsterdam Two Stable}
Top of the Stretch (Race 3)
Dylan Davis gets a leg up on C K Wonder.
Sea Vista
Classicist and John Velazquez
Ferocious
Lough Currane
Luis Saez {Silks of Curragh Stables}
El Prestigio vs Ferocious
El Prestigio and Kendrick Carmouche
Ways and Means and Flavien Prat fo on to win the Grade 1 Test Stakes
Pioneering Spirit and Jose Ortiz
Film Star and Irad Ortiz Jr.
Irad Ortiz Jr {Silkf of Pura Vida Investments LLC}
Skippylongstocking and Jose Ortiz. The Saffie Joseph trainee has won over $3 million in earnings and has an extensive resume featuring wins and places in a number of graded stakes races.
Post Time and Sheldon Russell. The Brittany Russell trainee was named 2024 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year.
Arthur's Ride and Junior Alvarado go on to win the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes for older horses. This is the colts first stakes win in his career, and through the Breeders Cup Win-And-Your-In series, he earned himself an automatic bid to run in the Grade 1 Breeders Cup Classic at Del Mar later that year.
Junior Alvarado {Silks of Glassman Racing}
Arthur's Ride notices the large crowd surrounding the winner's circle, something he is experiencing for the first time.
Striker Has Dial and Kendrick Carmouche
Capture the Flag and John Velazquez
Phileas Fogg and Flavien Prat are greeted by their joyful connections after winning the final race of the day.
8/7/24
John Velazquez {Silks of Gervais Racing LLC}
Tiz Purple leads from Will Not Be Swayed
Jaime Torres (left) {Silks of Rigney Racing LLC} and Ricardo Santana Jr. (right) {Silks of WSS Racing}
Lady Milagro
Luis Rivera Jr. {Silks of Laderer}
Lady Milagro and Luis Rivera Jr.
Karen's Honor
Rainingatthebeach and Flavien Prat
Sterling Silver and Junior Alvarado
Smokin' Hot Kitty leads from Maggy's Palace at the top of the stretch. Sterling Silver looks to make a move on the rail.
Smooth an Easy and Danilo Grisales Rave
Ricardo Santana Jr {Silks of Dubb}
Riverwalk and Tyler Gaffalione
Tyler Gaffalione is all smiles aboard Riverwalk after scoring a hat trick on the race card.
{Silks of Wycoff}
8/8/24
Race 1
Pop Idol
And One More Time and Jose Ortiz
Lark's Mischief and Irad Ortiz Jr.
8/10/24
Flavien Prat {Silks of Three Chimneys Farm}. Last year, Prat won a record number of graded stakes victories in a season (56). With this accomplishment, he earned himself the Eclipse Award for Champion Jockey of 2024.
Irad Ortiz Jr. {Silks of Spendthrift Farm}
Joel Rosario gets a leg up on Innovator.
Sandman and Dylan Davis. This is the famous gray colt owned by social media influencer, Griffin Johnson. Johnson has used his platform to educate people about the care racehorses receive on a daily basis, and the prep that goes into the biggest races in the country. Both Sandman and Johnson have attracted a large following of younger fans, and have given the sport the light it deserves. This year, Sandman won the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. He later finished 7th in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, and 3rd in the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes. He is now training in Saratoga and will target the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes, trying blinkers for the first time.
Nantz and Irad Ortiz Jr.
Disco Deano
Spiritual Lady and Tyler Gaffalione
Spiritual Lady (outside) vs Devil Blue Dress (inside)
Jose Gomez {Silks of Bright View Farm}
Junior Alvarado {Silks of Blue Devil Racing Stable}
{Silks of Godolphin}. Godolphin is a global racing powerhouse, featuring a number of top competitors such as Sovereignty, Ruling Court, Good Cheer, and Cody's Wish, among many others. This year, they have won 45 Graded Stakes races so far, 6 of them at the Group or Grade 1 level. Their frequent success has earned them a number of Eclipse Awards for Champion Owner, including in 2024.
Tyler Gaffalione {Silks of Valene Farms LLC}
Manny Franco {Silks of Rice, et, al.}
{Silks of Harell Ventures LLC}
Irad Ortiz Jr. and Showcase
Downtownchalybrown leads from Printrack, who looks to challenge, and Poppy's Pride on the rail.
Printrack
Jose Lezcano {Silks of Bruce Golden Racing}
John Velazquez {Silks of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners}
Baraye leads from Value Area, while Halina's Forte looks to sneak up the rail to take the lead.
Halina's Forte and Irad Ortiz Jr.
{Silks of Rigney Racing LLC}
