Grade 1’s Met Mile, Manhattan headline 4th of July at Belmont; Full-card Selections

By Rick Francis —- As the Belmont summer meet nears its close, five graded stakes, topped by the Grade 1’s Runhappy Met Mile and Manhattan Stakes should make for an enjoyable Fourth of July. We’ll start with a closer look at the graded contests and selections...
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Keeneland Summer Meet — Friday, July 3

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, JULY 3 Keeneland’s five-day Summer Meet runs Wednesday, July 8 through Sunday, July 12. Visit Keeneland at Home Presented by Central Bank for more information about the Summer Meet and learn about a variety of creative and fun ways for fans to...
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BAFFERT SEEKS FOURTH WIN IN A ROW IN GRADE III LOS ALAMITOS DERBY

By Bob Mieszerski —- MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES WINNER BELLAFINA TOPS GREAT LADY M. CAST CYPRESS, Calif. – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will try to win the Los Alamitos Derby for a fourth consecutive year when he sends out Thousand Words and Uncle Chuck Saturday. The Grade...
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A NEW BEGINNING: 2020-2021 MEETING KICKS OFF, HORSEMEN HEAD OUT

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Since its inception in 2013, the two-day Summer Festival of Racing has dangled the promise of a triumphant autumn return of Thoroughbreds, their connections and the numerous other folks who make the Tampa Bay Downs show a “happening.” Things...
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VICTOR CARRASCO AIMING FOR NEW CAREER CHALLENGE BY JOINING MONMOUTH PARK JOCKEY COLONY THIS SUMMER

MONMOUTH PRESS RELEASE —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – After nearly seven years as a fixture on the Maryland racing circuit, jockey Victor Carrasco said it was simply time for a change. Because of that desire to shake up things with his career – and even though he continued to have...
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G1 Runhappy Met Mile and G1 Manhattan to feature on America’s Day at the Races on FOX Sports and MSG+

By Jim Reisler —- America’s Day at the Races will provide 22 hours of live racing this week, including blockbuster stakes action on Saturday from Belmont Park ELMONT, N.Y. – America’s Day at the Races, produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc....
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Keeneland Summer Meet — Thursday, July 2

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s five-day Summer Meet runs Wednesday, July 8 through Sunday, July 12. Visit Keeneland at Home Presented by Central Bank for more information about the Summer Meet and learn about a variety of creative and fun ways for fans to remotely enjoy the...
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Warrior’s Charge leads the Ten Strike Racing battle in G1 Runhappy Met Mile Action-packed Saturday awaits owner Randy Hill Champion Monomoy Girl on track for G2 Ruffian Moretti and Social Paranoia training well for Saturday stakes assignments Just...
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