This week at Golden Gate Fields, Sept. 15-18
Grade 1, $1 million Woodbine Mile on Saturday
Jerry Hollendorfer, seeking his 50th Golden Gate Fields training title, has 13 winners from 49 starters to lead Bill Delia (11-36), Blaine Wright (8-25), John F. Martin (7-30) and Ed Moger Jr.
Russell Baze, who retired at the end of GGF’s winter-spring season with a North American record 12,842 winners, has earned the Mr. Fitz Award from the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association. …
The two Jerry Hollendorfer-trained fillies’ fortunes seriously diverged since Songbird beat Tiz a Tommy Town by 6½ lengths.
Songbird has won all 10 career starts, including six Grade 1 events — each by at least 3¾ lengths — but Tiz a Tommy Town has only a maiden victory in seven races and hasn’t appeared in a stakes event.
Thursday’s 1-mile allowance will be Tiz a Tommy Town’s first start past 6½ furlongs and her first on grass. …
