ATTACHMENT RATE WORKS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS, AUTHENTIC BREEZES AT DEL MAR FOR DERBY 146; RUSHIE TARGETS PAT DAY MILE, BONNY SOUTH OUT OF OAKS

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020) – Jim Bakke and Gerald Isbister’s Attachment Rate worked five furlongs in 1:01.20 over a fast main track Sunday morning at Churchill Downs as he completed his major preparations for Saturday’s 146th running of the...
Posted On 31 Aug 2020
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NYRA announces race dates and stakes schedule for 2020 Belmont Park fall meet

NYRA RELEASE —- 27-day Belmont fall meet highlighted by seven Breeders’ Cup qualifiers ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced race dates for the 27-day Belmont fall meet, including 38 stakes worth $5.58 million in purse...
Posted On 21 Aug 2020
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Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA MEDIA OFFICE —- Ny Traffic sharp in Thursday morning breeze Mutasaabeq targets G1 Runhappy Hopeful; Halladay could set the pace in G1 Fourstardave Tobys Heart answers questions and gives Lynch options going forward Emmaus to make Saratoga debut in G1 Fourstardave for...
Posted On 21 Aug 2020
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COX HAS WARRIOR’S CHARGE POINTED TO SATURDAY’S ISELIN WITH AN EYE TOWARD THE BREEDERS’ CUP MILE ON NOV. 7

By Monmouth Media —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Brad Cox is doing his best to focus solely on Saturday’s $200,000 Grade 3 Philip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park for Warrior’s Charge, but it’s not always easy when the ultimate goal – the Breeders’ Cup Mile – is this close....
Posted On 21 Aug 2020
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Saratoga: Got Stormy, Uni renew rivalry in G1 Fourstardave

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Gary Barber’s Got Stormy will take on reigning Champion Turf Female Uni as she looks to defend her title in Saturday’s 36th running of the Grade 1, $400,000 Fourstardave at Saratoga Race Course. The one mile event...
Posted On 21 Aug 2020
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TVG Pacific Classic: A Singular Event That’s Never Gone Solo

By Hank Wesch —- If the bars in Del Mar were fully open and heavily patronized as usual this TVG Pacific Classic Week (oh, would that they were!) there might be money to be made with one trivial question: How many times has the Pacific Classic, the signature event of the...
Posted On 21 Aug 2020
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Grade 1 Alabama, Saratoga Derby Invitational Previews

By Ryan Martin —- Swiss Skydiver seeks first Grade 1 win in $500K Alabama SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Peter Callahan’s Swiss Skydiver has established herself as one of the leading 3-year-old fillies in the country. On Saturday, she will attempt to build on her form...
Posted On 13 Aug 2020
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PNEUMATIC LOOKS TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD IN SATURDAY’S TVG.COM PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK

Monmouth Park Media Release —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – There may be a starter or two in Saturday’s TVG.com Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park whose connections are coming down with a late case of “Derby fever” but Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen isn’t among them – at least not...
Posted On 13 Aug 2020
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‘Mucho’ Tops 7 Saturday in Del Mar’s Solana Beach

By Mac McBride —- George Krikorian’s homebred Mucho Unusual, who has been facing high-line graded stakes company for the past year, drops into a seemingly ideal spot against state-bred runners in Saturday’s $125,000 Solana Beach Stakes. Naturally, she figures to be a solid...
Posted On 13 Aug 2020
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Saratoga Race Course Notes

NYRA Media Release —- Dr Post continues Saratoga work in hopes of potential G1 Kentucky Derby start; Moretti eyes G1 Woodward G1 Kentucky Derby hopeful Ny Traffic, G1 winner Math Wizard breeze Canada’s HOTY Starship Jubilee to return to the Spa for G1 $500K Diana...
Posted On 13 Aug 2020
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