Top 3-Year-Old Fillies Ready to Duel in Historic Alabama at Saratoga Race Course

Saturday At 'The Spa': Saratoga Race Course Aug. 16 Picks Include Alabama Stakes

It's "Ladies Night" at the Saratoga Race Course Saturday, August 16, highlighted by the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes featuring the best three-year-old fillies in the sport. This year’s field includes the 2025 Kentucky Oaks champion, Good Cheer, who is the morning-line favorite. But the Alabama isn’t the only betting opportunity on tap. From races out of the historic "Wilson Chute" to a two-year-old turf sprint in the Skidmore Stakes, Saturday's card o…

Top 3-year-old fillies ready to duel in historic Alabama at Saratoga Race Course

The Alabama Stakes, first run in 1872, is Saratoga's premier race for 3-year-old fillies. This year's edition features standouts Good Cheer and La Cara.

Nitrogen Steps on the Gas, Blows Away Top 3-Year-Old Fillies to Win

Nitrogen defeated the other leaders in the 3-year-old filly division with an impressive victory in the prestigious Grade 1 $600,000 Alabama Stakes presented by Keeneland Sales Aug. 16 at Saratoga Race Course. Read More...

Alabama guide: Good Cheer faces toughest rival yet

Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer could etch her name among glittering legends as she returns from a streak-snapping, fifth-place finish to race Saturday in the Grade 1, 1 1/4-mile Alabama Stakes at Saratoga. This venerable race for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/4 miles has been run since 1872. Greats like Shuvee, Desert Vixen, Mom’s Command, Go For Wand have won the Alabama. So have more recent champions Silverbulletday, Songbird and Malathaat. Cl…

Casse Duo La Cara & Nitrogen Meet Kentucky Oaks Winner Good Cheer in Alabama

Who's the current leader of the 3-year-old filly division? Featuring a rubber match between GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Good Cheer (Medaglia d'Oro) and two-time GISW La Cara (Street Sense), we'll have our answer following a fantastic renewal of Saturday's GI Alabama S. at Saratoga. Good Cheer made it a perfect seven-for-seven for trainer Brad Cox with a powerful win on the first Friday in May, but never factored as the 1-4 favorite, finishing a lac…