Yo Yo Candy sprung a major upset in Saratoga’s Sanford Stakes, surprising even owner Tom Lamont and his Happy Tenth Stable.
Brooklyn Strong, winner of the Grade 2 Remsen and fifth in the Wood Memorial, will skip tomorrow’s Tesio to train up to the Preakness.
Brooklyn Strong, fifth in the Wood Memorial in his first start in almost five months, may try the Tesio next as a prep for the Preakness, his trainer said.
It took Mid-Atlantic trainer Daniel Velazquez over 10 years to win his first stake — but only about 30 more minutes to add a second.
Claiming activity remained sluggish in February, plus trainer stats, in our Claimbox report.
Claiming activity fell 25 percent in January ’16 versus 2015, a victim of many fewer days run in the region, plus trainer stats, in our Claimbox report.