Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst

Trainer Domenick Schettino will send out a pair of Jan Durrschmidt New York homebreds in multiple stakes-placed Little Linzee and two-time winner Bernt Again for the July 19 $150,000 Statue of Liberty division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series.

Steeplechase racing at the 2023 Saratoga Race Course meet kicks off July 19 in the $150,000 A.P. Smithwick Memorial (NSA-G1), a 2 1/16-mile test for older horses led by two contenders trained by Hall of Famer Jack Fisher.

The latest top 10 rankings in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll remain unchanged after a quiet week of graded stakes action.

Bryson L. Butterfly, 18, was arrested July 13 by U.S. Marshals in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. He is a suspect in the murder of a 17-year-old in Baltimore County.

Maker’s Candy may have held the upper hand with bettors heading into the $150,000 New York Derby July 17 at Finger Lakes, but it was local hero Allure of Money who polished off his sixth start—all over the Farmington oval—with a victory.

Though he spent the majority of his life serving in the marine corps and working as a tech entrepreneur, self proclaimed blue collar breeder, Henry “Hank” Nothhaft, has found a passion of a different kind in the Thoroughbred.

While horse racing regulation and anti-doping efforts typically do not bring fame to individuals, HIWU boasts a wealth of experience in the areas of racing regulation, anti-doping and medication control, drug testing, and investigations.

Queen Picasso (GB) and Liguria, who each registered stakes wins at the recent Belmont Park meeting, are scheduled to face one another in the $175,000 Lake George Stakes (G3T) July 21 at Saratoga Race Course.

Rodeo Creek Racing’s grade 1 winner Blazing Sevens will head to the starting gate as the front runner in the $135,000 Curlin Stakes at Saratoga Race Course over nine furlongs on the main track July 21.