Invaders Abashiri, Kensington Lane loom large in G1 Belmont Oaks

Invaders Abashiri, Kensington Lane loom large in G1 Belmont Oaks

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A clash of quality turf sophomore fillies from each side of the Atlantic is set for Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Belmont Oaks over 1 1/8 miles of Saratoga Race Course’s inner turf course. A race won in four of its past eight editions by European invaders, this year’s renewal is topped by a visiting pair from connections with proven stateside records at the top level taking on an ascendant home team. Chief among the frien…

'Rising Stars' Loom Large In Belmont Derby

No fewer than four 'TDN Rising Stars' presented by Hagyard are among the 10 3-year-olds expected to face the starter for Saturday's $750,000 GI Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes at Saratoga and, to varying degrees, a logical argument can be made for each of the quartet. C R K Stables' Remember Mamba (Kitten's Joy) is the only one of the eight U.S.-based entrants with Grade I form on his page, and a cracking effort it was to come from near the ta…