L'Imperator

It's not unusual to see the Saratoga meeting's top two trainer knock heads in graded competition and such is again the case in Monday's GII Bernard Baruch H. Representing 'Team Pletcher' is En Wye Cee (Declaration of War), a winner going nine furlongs in a rained-off optional claimer at this meet in 2020, but winless in two starts since. After rounding out last season with a third behind the Chad Brown-trained pair of Devamani (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Olympico (Fr) (Rajsaman {Fr}), the full-brother to GSW Silentio lacked racing room...

Three-time stakes winner Vanzzy (Verrazano) looks to take his game to the next level Saturday in Saratoga's GIII Saranac S. Capturing the Display S. last term, the bay won this year's Rushaway S. in March on the Turfway synthetic and was fourth next out when trying grass for the first time in Belmont's GII Pennine Ridge S. June 20. Third in the GIII Kent S. on the Delaware lawn July 4, he scored a decisive victory in the Jersey Derby last time at Monmouth July 26. "His last race was...