Bob Ehalt

It may be August with summer temperatures in the Adirondack Mountains, but it was the Big A at Saratoga Race Course on Aug, 15 to Linda Rice, who duplicated her wintertime feat at the Big A by winning five races at Saratoga.

On Aug. 29 at iconic Saratoga Race Course, the 157th edition of the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) known as the Midsummer Derby will richly deserve that nickname with a deeply talented field not seen in quite a while.

June 6 was an unforgettable afternoon of racing for trainer Cherie DeVaux for a couple of reasons.

With four grade 1 winners plus three others who are grade 1-placed in a field of 10, the Travers seems a highly formidable spot to gain a coveted initial top-level victory.

Gustavo Delgado Jr. and his father, Gustavo, will surely nod in agreement about luck turning full circle in talking about the Aug. 29 Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.

When a Saratoga Race Course allowance race did not fill for his 4-year-old filly Evershed last week, trainer Arnaud Delacour was understandably disappointed. But that's all a thing of the past.

The $500,000 Forego Stakes (G1), which boasted one of the biggest favorites on the Aug. 29 Travers Stakes day card at Saratoga Race Course, took on a new complexion on race day when even-money choice Book'em Danno was scratched.

Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson has found a new end zone. It's the winner's circle at Saratoga Race Course.

For more than a decade, owners Sol Kumin of Madaket Stable, Michael Dubb, and Michael Caruso have successfully teamed with trainer Chad Brown to buy European turf runners and import them. You can add Naomis to that lengthy list of winners.

Leading Change, with Manny Franco aboard the son of Gun Runner, got past a game Napoleon Solo inside the final sixteenth to win the Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.