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P. Dale Ladner’s Alva Starr, bred by Ladner and trainer Brett Brinkman, became the second winner of the Prioress (G2) produced from the Brinkman-trained and Ladner-owned Sittin At the Bar when she romped to an 8 3/4-length score under Jose Lezcano in Saturday’s six-furlong test for sophomore fillies at Saratoga Race Course.

Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s newly-minted Grade 1-winner Bright Future garnered a lifetime-high 103 Beyer Speed Figure for his gutsy nose victory over the late-running Proxy in Saturday’s $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup, a 10-furlong test for 3-year-olds and up, at Saratoga Race Course. Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher said he was pleased with […]