Today's Racing

Grasshopper makes his first start since finishing a game second to Street Sense in todays Super Derby at Louisianna Downs.

Any Given Saturday will run in the Brooklyn Handicap at Belmont Park.

Evening Attire, Brass Hat, and Fairbanks head up today's Mass Cap. It's a good day for live racing at Suffolk Downs, complimented with some great races being simulcasted. Get out there!

Big Horse Racing News of the Week

Any Given Saturday - Darley has finalized a deal to purchase AGS for stud duty after his scheduled Breeder's Cup start this fall. Darley now has three of the top Classic winners/starters from this year on their stud roster. They had purchased interest in Street Sense and Hard Spun back in May.

More Happy - becomes first stake winner for Freshman sire, Vindication after winning the Adirondack Stakes at Saratoga. More Happy is trained by Bob Baffert.

Street Sense - breezes a sharp 59.3 in preparation for his next start in the Travers on Aug. 26

He breezed the 5F under regular rider Calvin Borel at Saratoga.

Calvin Borel - will be honored later this year with the Mr. Fitz award from the National Turf Writers Association. The Mr. Fitz is given to a grup or individual who typifies the spirit of horse racing.

Sharp Susan - will run in the Lake Placid Stakes tomorrow at Saratoga. The race is 1 1/8 on the turf. (this is the neice to Certain Circles)

Kodiak Kowboy - seeks his third straight stakes win in todays Saratoga Special for 2 year olds. He is trained by Steve Asmussen and by current leading Freshman sire, Posse.

Graeme Hall - had two 2 year old winners at Hippodromo Camarero in Puerto Rico. Charlestown Flash, a dk. bay colt, won a 5 F MSW, and Me Oh My, a bay filly, won a 5.5F MSW.

The Haskell Field Sunday at Monmouth

1. Any Given Saturday (Distorted Humor), Garrett Gomez, 118, Todd Pletcher;
2. Cable Boy (Jump Start), Jose Velez Jr., 118, Patrick McBurney;
3. Stormello, (Stormy Atlantic), Eddie Castro, 118, Bill Currin;
4. Imawildandcrazyguy (Wild Event), Manoel Cruz, 118, Bill Kaplan;
5. Reata’s Shadow (Include), Joe Bravo, 118, Joe Orseno
6. Curlin (Smart Strike), Robby Albarado, 122, Steve Asmussen
7. Hard Spun (Danzig), Mario Pino, 118, Larry Jones, and;
8. Xchanger (Exchange Rate), Edgar Prado, 118, Mark Shuman.

The Haskell

The Haskell will run this weekend at Monmouth Park, featuring Derby/ Preakness starters Curlin, Hard Spun, Any Given Saturday, and Xchanger. This will be a great rematch against a few of these horses after some rest. I hope to see a great horse race, and the key players aim towards The Travers Stake on August 25th at Saratoga along with Street Sense. The Travers and The Breeders Cup will probably be the last two chances for these horses to run against each other. I hope we get our moneys worth this year!

Dwyer Stakes (G2)

Nobix Like Showbiz and Any Given Saturday are both making thier first starts back since the Derby in todays Dwyer Stakes. The race is 1 1/16th at Belmont Park with a purse of $150,000. Post time is at 5:15 eastern.

Spotlight on The Derby - Any Given Saturday

How neat is it that there is a Derby contender in the same foal crop as a filly I bred and named N.E. Given Sunday, that is named Any Given Saturday?

Classic Spotlight: Any Given Saturday - Triple Crown Mania on Bloodhorse.com