Horses Wild has the latest news in the horse racing industry from jockeys, trainers, owners and breeders. Get horse racing tips, betting picks from top horse racing handicappers, stakes race results.
Be part of the action as we cover the Triple Crown starting with the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. See the best of the best horses battle it out in the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.
When it comes to horse racing, Horses Wild has got you covered.
As Todd Pletcher’s English Channel heads out of Saratoga for a trip to Chicago for the Arlington Million (gr. IT), eight older turf horses have been entered for Saturday’s Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT).
The 12-furlong race will be the 9th to run and is one of two graded stakes on the Saratoga program, with the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Breeders’ Cup Handicap (gr. II) at six furlongs being run about an hour earlier.
Under the allowance conditions of the $500,000 race, Relaxed Gesture will go as the 120-pound highweight. Last year, Moyglare Stud’s homebred horse was second, three-quarters of length behind Kings Drama at the wire.
In last year’s Sword Dancer, Relaxed Gesture was ridden by Jose Santos. This year, he will be piloted by Kent Desormeaux with Santos being named to ride Ramazutti.
A wild card in the race is Dan Borislow’s Wild Desert who is coming in off a second-place finish to Invasor in the Suburban Handicap (gr. I) July 1. Last year’s winner of the Queen’s Plate has not run on turf since a fifth-place finish in the Bourbon County Stakes at Keeneland as a 2-year-old in October of 2004.
Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT), $500,000, 1 ½ miles, turf, Saratoga Race Course, Race Entries, Post position, Jockey & Odds:
PP – Horse – Jockey- Odds
1 – Silver Whistle – Mike Smith 10-1
2 – Relaxed Gesture – Kent Desormeaux 8-5
3 – Silverfoot – Fernando Jara 8-1
4 – Go Deputy – Eibar Coa 4-1
5 – Ramazutti – Jose Santos 10-1
6 – Wild Desert – Rafael Bejarano 6-1
7 – Grand Couturier – Richard Migliore 9-2
8 – Crown Point – Javier Castellano 15-1
10% Bonus + 3% Racebook Rebate
10% Free Cash Initial Deposit
Up to 30% Sign-up Bonus + 5% Weekly Rebate!
Get reward points for Free Bets