HORSE RACING: Raging Sea and Randomized Work Towards G1 Ogden Phipps Presented by Ford

HORSE RACING: Raging Sea and Randomized work towards G1 Ogden Phipps presented by Ford

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Five-time Eclipse Award-winner Chad Brown sent out Raging Sea and Randomized for a half-mile breeze Friday over the Oklahoma dirt training track to prepare for next Friday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Ogden Phipps presented by Ford, a nine-furlong test for older fillies and mares, at Saratoga Race Course. The Ogden Phipps offers a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff in November at Del Mar, which Raging …

Fierceness breezes for Met Mile, leads Pletcher's Saratoga string

Multiple Grade 1 winner Fierceness turned in his final breeze for next Saturday's Grade 1, $1 million Metropolitan Handicap when covering a half-mile in company with Tuscan Sky on Friday over Saratoga’s Oklahoma training track.The Met Mile offers an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. The 4-year-old City of Light bay posted his third work since winning the Alysheba (G2) on May 2 at Churchill Downs, covering a half-mile in 49.74 secon…

Barn 85 at Saratoga placed under quarantine after strangles case

Barn 85 at Saratoga has been placed under a 14-day precautionary quarantine by the New York Racing Association and the New York State Gaming Commission due to a reported case of strangles in that barn, according a release sent out by the NYRA.

Barn 85 at Saratoga Placed Under Quarantine Due to Strangles Positive

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) have placed Barn 85 at Saratoga Race Course under a 14-day precautionary quarantine until further notice due to a positive case of strangles in that barn. Strangles is a contagious bacterial infection that generally affects a horse's respiratory system and causes symptoms similar to those of strep throat in humans. When properly diagnosed and treated, s…