Gerry Dilger brings a small consignment to this year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale through his Dromoland Farm—but he does not lack in firepower. 

Gun Runner was in fine fettle Aug. 6, following his 5 1/4-length domination in the $1.2 million Whitney Stakes (G1)—a performance made all the more memorable by a wayward horseshoe that made its way into the chestnut colt’s tail.

Seven youngsters entered in the upcoming Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale carry the distinction of being out of grade 1-winning mares.

Gunnevera performed as an odds-on favorite should in the $100,000 Tangelo Stakes at Gulfstream Park Aug. 6 and won easily by five lengths.

Taylor Made Sales Agency offers the lone Maclean’s Music yearling at this year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select sale.

Because of adverse weather, Ellis Park canceled the fourth through ninth race Aug. 6, to take every precaution for the safety of jockeys and horses.

While the bad fortune for the once-promising Mohaymen continued in the Alydar Stakes at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 6, the Todd Pletcher-trained Rally Cry alerted the older handicap division that he could be a new force with a 8 3/4-length win.

Few horses bred, raised, or sold by have excited Jim and Pam Robinson as much as a handsome son of Malibu Moon consigned by Lane’s End on their behalf to the Aug. 7 session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.

The August air at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is often heavy and sticky with humidity, but optimism pervaded throughout the upstate New York town in advance of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.

Brando unleashed a withering burst of speed in the final furlongs to capture the LARC Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1) Aug. 6 at Deauville, as the favorite, Caravaggio, again missed the break and struggled home sixth.

With a strong late surge, Lacazar took the 159th Henkel-Preis der Diana (G1), or German Oaks, over Megera, with favored Wuheida a well-beaten third.

Catherine Hutt enjoyed success on the racetrack at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 4 and hopes that luck continues with an Uncle Mo filly she entered in the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.

Bronx Beauty, who made her second start off a maiden win at Penn National for trainer Anthony Margotta Jr. and owner Two W Stable, made a bold run to conquer a six-horse field of juvenile fillies in the Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park Aug. 5.

Godolphin’s Zennor didn’t bring the back class others did into the $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Lure Stakes Aug. 5 at Saratoga Race Course, but he brought an aptitude of finding the wire first.

Bronx Beauty, making her second start off a maiden win at Penn National for trainer Anthony Margotta Jr. and owner Two W Stable, made a bold run to conquer a six-horse field of juvenile fillies in the Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park Aug. 5.

The distance wasn’t his preference and the longshot pacesetter wasn’t folding up as expected. Nonetheless, Neolithic pressed forward and got his comeback victory over the Saratoga Race Course main track Aug. 5.

Trainer Phil D’Amato was never dissuaded to take on the “big girls” with the homebred Spectator, and she took full advantage of her opportunity.

Going against the family proved an unwise move in Mountaineer’s most notable race, as Jon Court steered Colonelsdarktemper—who is trained by his father-in-law Jinks Fires—to a gate-to-wire, one-length victory in the West Virginia Derby (G3).

Cruising for home on his lonesome under a confident ride from Florent Geroux, the 3-5 favorite continued to draw away en route to a 5 1/4-length win over Keen Ice.