Haskell undercard Preview/Monmouth Park

By Tom Luicci —- REMEMBERING RITA READY TO TAKE ON NEXT TEST IN SUNDAY’S $150,000 GRADE 3 MONMOUTH CUP OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Doug Anderson said he was simply looking for a young horse with some potential when he claimed Remembering Rita for owner Jeral Keith Adams for...
Posted On 28 Jul 2018
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Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- 2017 Belmont winner Tapwrit works in company for G1 Whitney; Ivy Bell to try two turns in Sunday’s G3 Shuvee Grade 1 winners Oscar Performance, Heart to Heart settle in at Saratoga California-based Dalmore due to arrive Sunday for Whitney bid...
Posted On 28 Jul 2018
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Saturday Race Selections: Grade 1 Bing Crosby

TSV Staff Selection Del Mar Race 9) Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes 6 Furlongs Post Time 9pm EDT 3) Roy H (Miller/Desormeaux), won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint here in clearing fashion last November; has put up two straight equally strong efforts winning the Palos Verdes then...
Posted On 28 Jul 2018
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Saturday Race Selections: Grade I Vanderbilt

TSV Staff Selection Saratoga Race 8) Grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap 6 Furlongs Post Time 5:02 EDT 3) Warrior’s Club (Lukas/Saez), the perfect spot for a Lukas upset. One of this colt’s best efforts came here last September; track conditions help. 1) Switzerland...
Posted On 28 Jul 2018
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Gulfstream: Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Tops $500,000

By David Joseph —- Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Tops $500,000 Streaking Bella Vincenza Headlines Saturday’s Added Elegance HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved Friday at Gulfstream Park, producing a carryover jackpot if $512,683 f...
Posted On 27 Jul 2018
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Friday, July 27, 2018

By Ryan Martin —- JOSEPH O’BRIEN POINTING MING FOR GRADE I SECRETARIAT As a jockey, Joseph O’Brien has made two trips to Arlington International Racecourse with his best finish being a runner-up effort aboard Magician (GB) in the Grade I Arlington Million in 2014. This...
Posted On 27 Jul 2018
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Good Magic Installed As 6-5 Morning Line Favorite For Sunday’s $1 Million Haskell Invitational

By Tom Luicci —- GOOD MAGIC INSTALLED AS 6-5 MORNING LINE FAVORITE FOR SUNDAY’S $1 MILLION HASKELL INVITATIONAL OCEANPORT, N.J. — Good Magic, the reigning 2-year-old champion male horse, will look to regain his winning ways when he headlines a field of seven...
Posted On 27 Jul 2018
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Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- • Mind Your Biscuits turns in maintenance half for G1 Whitney • Good Samaritan targeting Whitney; Yoshida may dabble with dirt • Well-traveled Bigger Picture tackles familiar foes in G2 Bowling Green • Romans excited about having ‘Promises...
Posted On 27 Jul 2018
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Haskell Barn Notes for Friday July 27, 2018

By Tom Luicci —- JOCKEY RENDON EAGER FOR FIRST HASKELL MOUNT; RIDES GOLDEN BROWN IN SUNDAY’S GRADE 1 RACE OCEANPORT, N.J. — Jairo Rendon has been a member of the jockey colony at tracks on four different continents, was the leading rider in Panama multiple times, and...
Posted On 27 Jul 2018
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Saratoga Q&A: Irad and Jose Ortiz

NYRA RELEASE —- For the full interview with the Ortiz brothers, please visit http://bit.ly/2NPQEEj Sitting down earlier this week, top New York jockeys Irad Ortiz, Jr. and Jose Ortiz discuss their meet so far this summer at Saratoga. Irad, 25, was the top rider in the 2015...
Posted On 27 Jul 2018
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