It took three tries this year, but the betting public finally got it right with Silver Knott (GB).

Nakatomi’s Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G1) victory was not just the first top-level win for the gelding, but also a first for his sire who was recently sold to a breeding operation in the Philippines.

Sierra Leone rallied from last-of-six and 10 lengths off the pace under Flavien Prat to finish a strong second to the victorious Fierceness in the July 27 $500,000 Jim Dandy.

A little pre-race jitters proved to be enthusiasm for his first start and Bridle a Butterfly rallied late to deliver his sire, Country House, his first winner.

Maggie Wolfendale & Rajiv Maragh look back to the results of the Jim Dandy & Alfred G. Vanderbilt from Saratoga.

The winners in both of the July 27 graded stakes at Del Mar have come back in good order and plans are in the works for their next races.

With a likely career swansong in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) over a mile and a half on the horizon, the daughter of Siyouni showed no lack of dash to beat Excellent Truth by a length.

With a likely career swansong in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe over a mile and a half on the horizon, the daughter of Siyouni showed no lack of dash to beat Excellent Truth by a length.

Trainer Kenny McPeek discusses Thorpedo Anna’s lively attitude on the track and what it will mean for the sport when she runs against the boys in the Travers Stakes on August 24. McPeek announced the decision yesterday in Saratoga.

With trainer Mike Maker, Paradise Farms has shopped for and found precocious juveniles at reasonable prices.