SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Katy Now and Rapport will try to resume their winning ways Saturday and earn their first stakes victories as they head a field of nine 3-year-old fillies in the Grade 3, $100,000 Victory Ride at Saratoga Race Course.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Informed Decision, the reigning female sprint champion, heads a field of eight in Saturday’s 32nd renewal of the Grade 1, $250,000 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

In a sloppy edition of the race last year, Informed Decision was third, behind 5 ¼-length winner Music Note and 2008 champion filly sprinter Indian Blessing.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – D’ Funnybone and Discreetly Mine have met twice, and twice D’ Funnybone has emerged victorious. Yet despite those victories – in the Grade 2 Futurity last fall at Belmont Park and the Grade 2 Woody Stephens in June at the same track – horse racing often is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately game.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – In a contentious field of 11 three-year-olds encompassing everything from the Kentucky Derby hero to a maiden winner making only his second start, A Little Warm was made the lukewarm favorite for Saturday’s 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers at Saratoga Race Course.

Kim Dutrow, wife and assistant to Tony Dutrow, trainer of A Little Warm (No. 5): “We’re thrilled with the post. We talked about it before the draw, and we wanted to be right about there. The only thing we didn’t want was to be all the way outside.”

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The connections of Trappe Shot, trained by Kiaran McLaughlin for Nicholas Brady’s Mill House, decided Wednesday to enter the colt in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Travers Stakes rather than run in the Grade 1, $250,000 King’s Bishop on the same day.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – First Dude, who has finished top three in four straight Grade 1 races, arrived this afternoon at Saratoga Race Course in advance of a possible run in the Grade 1, $1 million Travers Stakes on Saturday, August 28.

“He handled the plane ride very well and arrived in good condition at Saratoga,” said Tammy Fox, exercise rider for the imposing 3-year-old son of Stephen Got Even.

First Dude, owned by Donald R Dizney and trained by Dale Romans, is scheduled to gallop over the main track tomorrow at approximately 8 a.m., right before the break.

Newly crowned Rose of Tralee Rose Clare Kamembattu, originally from Athy in County Kildare, will be the guest of honour at the Curragh races this Sunday when she heads the judging panel for the Newbridge Silverware “Search for a Style Icon” competition. Other judges include Gay and Kathleen Watkins and RTE News presenter Anne Doyle. The winning lady will received a €5k gift voucher redeemable in the Newbridge Silverware Showrooms as well as an exquisite piece from the Newbridge Silverware Vintage Collection.

When: Thursday, August 26, at approximately 2:50 p.m., prior to the 5th race

Where: Saratoga Race Course Paddock

What: Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, will be schooling in the Saratoga paddock in preparation for her run in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign on Sunday, August 29.

The 4-year-old daughter of Medaglia d’Oro will arrive in the paddock with the horses being saddled for the 5th race, which has an approximate post time of 3:13 p.m.

* Trappe Shot decision pushed back to Wednesday morning
* Bulldogger to go in King’s Bishop
* Notable works: Qualia, Rightly So, Boys At Tosconova, D’ Funnybone, Trickmeister, Classofsixtythree, Proviso, Unrivaled Belle, General Maximus, Convocation, Mine That Bird

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The connections of Trappe Shot, trained by Kiaran McLaughlin for Nicholas Brady’s Mill House, remain undecided on whether they’ll enter their colt in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Travers Stakes or Grade 1, $250,000 King’s Bishop.