Perhaps it's a mere blip on the radar screen, or maybe it's indicative of a larger trend, but Firenze Fire's upset of the Sanford Stakes just now at Saratoga was the sixth 2-year-old race run at this young meet, and all six have been won by horses who made their last starts at tracks outside of New York.
On Friday, Beaux Arts and Southampton Way won the two juvenile maiden races after making their debuts at Monmouth and Pimlico, respectively. And Dream It Is, so dominant winning the Schuylerville Stakes, shipped in from Woodbine.
Today, Untamed Domain and Sporting Chance won the two 2-year-old races on the undercard after racing at Laurel and Churchill Downs, respectively. And Firenze Fire came into the Sanford off a maiden win at Monmouth.