Mike Macadam

of 2 SARATOGA SPRINGS — The scar spoke what her lips would not.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — In the wake of the scary four-horse spill in the Wild Applause stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Friday, July 3, jockey Paco Lopez has been suspended for 30 days by the New York State Gaming Commission.

Syracuse-native Gene Kershner is a Daily Gazette Saratoga Race Course handicapper and recently freelanced World Cup games in Toronto for the Buffalo News.

There’s a flame of expectation under the colt Woodburn. He resides at trainer Chad Brown’s barn at the Oklahoma Training Track at Saratoga Race Course..

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The already deep Saratoga Race Course jockey colony gets much deeper this weekend with the return of five jockeys who began the meet serving suspensions.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Midnight Still looked like a slam dunk on Saturday to the bettors, who sent him off at odds of 3-5 in the first race at Saratoga Race Course.

Owner Ken Ramsey, who had a kidney transplant at age 88, was on hand Saturday to witness his filly Movin' On Up win the Grade II Caress Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Ole Crazy Bone, a fomer claiming horse, won the Grade II Bowling Green on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — “And Irad is back.”

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Trainer Todd Pletcher uncharacteristically has been losing a lot of races lately. He hasn't lost his sense of humor.