The Chosen Vron, coming off seven straight wins in California-bred company, earned a grade 1 win against the very best of the West Coast sprint division by digging deep to come out on top of a three-way photo in the $400,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1). Source

There was much that could be said or written about what happened July 29 on a sloppy, sealed racetrack at Saratoga Race Course in the $485,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2). Source

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott isn’t positive that War Like Goddess likes Saratoga more than any other place, but he also knows his 6-year-old mare has won the Glens Falls two years in a row and is going for No. 3 this summer. Source

Lea Farms’ Lightening Larry stalked Wondrwherecraigis from the gate and reeled in his fellow grade 3 winner inside the sixteenth pole to capture the $148,500 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash July 29 by a half-length at Laurel Park. Source

Though Occult began 2023 on the right foot with a stakes win, she had yet to replicate that success in the past few months. The Monmouth Oaks (G3) July 29 at Monmouth Park seemed to finally be the right time to put her talent on display. Source

Tyson made it second consecutive stakes victories on the Tapeta July 29 in the CA$178,850 Seagram Cup Stakes (G2), leading gate to wire over Carrothers and Artie’s Storm at Woodbine. Source

Finding running room down the lane, Forte closed under Irad Ortiz Jr. to nail longtime leader Saudi Crown in the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) July 29 at Saratoga Race Course. Source

I’mgonnabesomebody, based in Northern California, will tackle Southern California competition in the Read, including four horses from the always-tough Phil D’Amato stable. Source