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Racing Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano sustained an injury to his left foot and ankle Saturday during the third race at Saratoga and was taken to the Albany Medical Center for X-rays, Horse Racing Nation reports.
A field of 11 3-year-old turf horses were entered in the 19th running of the Grade 3 $300,000 New Kent County Virginia Derby, the pinnacle of a stakes-laden card at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Hall of Fame Trainer Bill Mott has always been a presence during the short, late-summer meet at Kentucky Downs.
Trainer Rudy Rodriguez will hope to see the talented Hot Peppers pick up her second graded score Friday in the $250,000 Prioress (G2) for 3-year-old fillies sprinting six furlongs on the main track at Saratoga Race Course.
Lawrence Goichman’s New York homebred Lachaise, a younger half brother to a pair of stakes winners, will attempt to uphold the family tradition when he makes his second career start in Wednesday’s Grade 3, $175,000 With Anticipation at Saratoga Race Course.