Friday’s card at Saratoga Race Course to feature three New York-bred stakes
At 0h02, on August 9, 2022 • By NEWSROOM
New York-breds will take center stage on Friday with three handicaps each boasting a purse of $125,000, highlighting the best of state-bred racing at Saratoga Race Course.
The lucrative card will feature the Evan Shipman at one-mile for 3-year-olds and up; the John Morrissey at six furlongs for 3-year-olds and up; and the six-furlong Union Avenue for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up.
The feature card coincides with the Fasig-Tipton New York Bred Yearling sale, scheduled for Sunday, August 14 and Monday, August 15, at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
“We are thankful to partner with NYRA to feature a trio of New York-bred stakes during the Saratoga Race Course meet ahead of the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearling Sale,” said Najja Thompson, Executive Director of New York Thoroughbred Breeders (NYTB). “Each of these stakes races shows the strength and value of participating in the New York bred program. NYTB will also honor the 2021 New York-bred Divisional Champions on Friday evening. These collective events celebrate why it pays to breed, own, and race in New York.”
The stakes action kicks off in Race 3 at 2:15 p.m. Eastern as Wudda U Think Now will seek his second career stakes victory for trainer Rudy Rodriguez in the $125,000 John Morrissey.
