Mott gets 4,000th win as a trainer

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Bill Mott added another accomplishment to his Hall of Fame career Saturday when he became just the ninth trainer in Thoroughbred racing to record 4,000 winners in North America. The milestone victory came when Mystic took the seventh race at Saratoga, a first-level allowance race on turf. More...

Paddy O'Prado heads Virginia Derby

Paddy O'Prado has been assigned post 7 in a field of eight 3-year-olds entered in the Grade 2, $600,000 Virginia Derby, the Colonial Downs showcase set for Saturday. Paddy O'Prado was dominant in winning the June 19 Colonial Cup and has been listed as the 7-5 morning-line favorite in the 1 1/4-mile Virginia Derby. Kent Desormeaux has been named back aboard. More...