Ryan Martin
Team Valor's Pillar Mountain has shown progression in his last two efforts and will attempt to continue climbing up the ladder when he makes his first stakes appearance in Wednesday's $100,000 John's Call, a 1 5/8-mile turf marathon over the Mellon turf course at Saratoga Race Course.
Brian Bohl
​Merriebelle Stable's Blue Prize will return to Saratoga Race Course looking to build on a trio of graded-stakes placings in her 6-year-old campaign when she competes against a salty seven-horse field of veteran fillies and mares in Sunday's $100,000 Summer Colony.
Najja Thompson
Backwards Stable's Fire Key will look to capture her second stakes win of the year in New York, headlining a field of nine in the $100,000 Smart N Fancy going 5 ½ furlongs on the Mellon turf Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.
NYRA Press Office
Augustin Stable's homebred Varenka headlines a talented field of eight sophomore fillies in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Lake Placid, a 1 1/16-mile inner turf test at Saratoga Race Course.
Brian Bohl
After Point of Honor won a thrilling stretch-drive duel against Ulele in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan in May at Pimlico, the two talented foes will rematch as part of an accomplished nine-horse field of 3-year-old fillies in the Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama presented by NYRA Bets on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.
Najja Thompson
One day after capturing the Grade 1 Fourstardave at Saratoga Race Course with Got Stormy, conditioner Mark Casse and owner Gary Barber teamed up again to take Sunday's feature with Eyeinthesky winning the inaugural running of the $100,000 Galway for 3-year-old fillies.
