FROM OFF THE PACE: Zulu Kingdom top choice in Hall of Fame Stakes

FROM OFF THE PACE: Zulu Kingdom top choice in Hall of Fame Stakes

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Sovereignty’s victory over an ultra-game Baeza in the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) set up the tantalizing possibility of another showdown between the two best three-year-olds in the land: Sovereignty (winner of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont) and Journalism (Preakness, Haskell) in the Travers (G1) on Aug 23. A second significant win came in the 8 1/2 -furlong San Diego Stakes (G2), where Nysos – who is a neck and a head shy of …

Saratoga: Luther is promoted in contentious Hall of Fame DQ

A bottleneck at the back of the pack in the first turn led to a controversial disqualification of first-place finisher Zulu Kingdom and the promotion of late-running Luther to the victory Friday in the Grade 2, $400,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga. Click here for Saratoga entries and results. The contentious incident involved Zulu Kingdom, Tiz Dashing and Luther, the three trailers early in the one-mile, inner-turf …