Test Score tops trio of top-flight winners in G1 Saratoga Derby Invitational

Test Score tops trio of top-flight winners in G1 Saratoga Derby Invitational

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A deft and dynamic field of runners from each side of the Atlantic will assemble for Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Saratoga Derby Invitational over 1 3/16 miles of the Mellon turf, topped by a trio of top-flight winners. Chief among those is Amerman Racing’s Kentucky homebred Test Score, last-out winner of the Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational on July 4 here for conditioner Graham Motion. For the third consecutive year, …

European invaders add intrigue to Saratoga Derby

Four of the nine 3-year-olds entered in Saturday's renewal of the Grade 1, $750,000 Saratoga Derby ran in the July 4 Belmont Derby, including Test Score, the decisive winner. But that doesn't mean coming up with the winner is easy.