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Swordlestown Little's Mariann Klay, who along with her husband Des Leadon bred the impressive G3 Chester Vase winner and new Derby favourite Arrest (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), says that soft ground will be key to the Juddmonte colt's Epsom challenge.  Arrest, trained by John and Thady Gosden, shot to the head of the Derby market after sluicing up in his favoured testing ground at Chester on Wednesday.  That prompted bookmakers to propel Arrest to Derby favouritism at odds of 6-1, usurping 2,000 Guineas disappointment Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). Klay...

Leading trainer Chad Brown, who was arrested Aug. 17 and was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, has had his court appearance adjourned two weeks to Friday, Sept. 16. The Blood-Horse was first to report the news. Brown was released the morning of Aug. 18 on cash bail of $2,500 and was ordered to reappear Sept. 2. The charge filed against him is a Class A misdemeanor and is punishable by up to one year in jail or three years probation. Through Wednesday's racing at Saratoga, Brown sits atop the...

An owner of Siro's, the popular restaurant and bar within walking distance of Saratoga Race Course, was arrested May 6 on charges of forging insurance and liquor-license documents in an effort to get a city permit to open the business in the middle of the pandemic last summer. The Daily Gazette newspaper in New York's capitol region first broke the story Monday. Scott R. Solomon, 35, of Cohoes, turned himself in to face an arrest warrant last Thursday, the Gazette reported, adding that Saratoga Springs police afterward released him on...

According to a Newsday story, a 2-year-old filly let out of her stall Thursday at Belmont Park by a former employee resulted in a fall that led to the filly's death. The former employee, identified by the Nassau County Police Department as Ramzan Antooa, 38, of Elmont, had been spotted at approximately 7:45 p.m. by Belmont's security personnel releasing the filly, the paper said. He was arrested at the scene and charged with burglary and reckless endangerment of property. Newsday quoted New York's Gaming Commission's database as stating the horse...