July 26 (UPI) — The 3-year-old battle rages on with Saturday’s Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga offering several of the division’s top players to move back into the top ranks of the competition.
The Classic, Sprint and Turf divisions also have important stops on their way to eventual year-end honors.
Internationally, Saturday’s King George Stakes at Ascot offers some of Europe’s best a very competitive chance to win a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Turf in November.
The 3-year-olds
The race for the 3-year-old championship moves back to Saratoga and takes another lap this weekend.
Dornoch jumped into the division lead with a workmanlike victory in last Saturday’s Haskell at Monmouth Park, but now any of three other top contenders could challenge for that spot by winning Saturday’s $500,000 Grade II Jim Dandy.
The Jim Dandy, in fact, is a more competitive heat than the Haskell, featuring Sierra Leone, who all but won the Kentucky Derby , finishing second to Mystik Dan, despite his stretch tussle with Forever Young.