
From the Spa: August 6 Midlantic-breds in Saratoga stakes
‘From the Spa’ keeps you up to speed with all the Midlantic-breds running in Saratoga stakes this summer.

‘From the Spa’ keeps you up to speed with all the Midlantic-breds running in Saratoga stakes this summer.

Old-timer Two Notch Road and newcomer Northern Eclipse took Virginia-bred sprint stakes at Laurel Park this afternoon.

A series of 50-50 calls that worked out led Sweet Sandy to the winner’s circle — and trainer Danielle Hodsdon to her first stakes win — Saturday.

There was little change in the Top Midlantic-bred Polls released today,as Mor Spirit and Irish War Cry topped their respective divisions.

Jockey Edwin Gonzalez’ is gaining a rep as a rider who makes things happen — and his career is quietly taking off.

In which we point out a couple of horses we’ll be keeping an eye on at Delaware Park today…

Page McKenney, Divining Rod, and Shimmering Aspen are among some serious horsepower nominated to two Laurel sprint stakes August 12.

Our weekly Laurel Park Racing Notebook includes GQ’s horses to watch, headlines from the weekend, and hot jocks and trainers.

‘From the Spa’ keeps you up to speed with all the Midlantic-breds running in Saratoga stakes this summer.

David Walters trainee Fear the Turtle is very good — sometimes. He’s won three times in blowout fashion — and missed the top three altogether in his other three starts.

For Keri Brion, assistant to trainer Jonathan Sheppard, her Saratoga bow as a rider didn’t go as planned when she was thrown in a jumps race, but only her ego was bruised, she said.

Swoop, a seven-year-old Maryland-bred trained by Elizabeth Voss for her mother, won today’s Mrs. Ogden Phipps Stakes over jumps at Saratoga.
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