Proud Spell was able to turn the tables on Music Note in Saturday’s 129th running of the Grade 1 Alabama at Saratoga Race Track. The two main rivals locked horns down the stretch and provided a thrilling finish that came down to the wire. In the pre-race handicapping, I had assumed like many that...

Saturday’s running of the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Track is supposed to be a showdown between top 3-year-old fillies Proud Spell and Music Note. However, as of late Friday evening that remains somewhat in doubt. That’s because Sheik Mohammed and Godolfin Stables, owners of...

Saratoga Springs, New York It remains uncertain that Music Note will face the starter in the Alabama on Saturday. If the Godolphin braintrust opts to run the filly against colts in the Travers next week, the opportunity to bet against Proud Spell, who will certainly be underlayed, presents itself. This...

Though in the absence of Big Brown it lacks significance in the larger three-year-old context, the Travers at this point has great potential to be an interesting horserace even while contributing nothing to the big picture. The current roster of prospective starters in the Travers lists four Grade 1...