Saratoga Race Course Notes 07/14

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes Casse looks for early Spa success by sending out G3 Schuylerville contender Pretty Birdie Hebert ships Rebel Posse by way of Texas for G3 Quick Call Rookie Report: Echo Zulu, half to G1 winner Echo Town, to debut on Opening...
Posted On 15 Jul 2021
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Hot Rod Charlie installed as 6-5 favorite for Saturday’s Haskell Stakes

By Lynne Snierson Monmouth Park publicity staff —- HOT ROD CHARLIE INSTALLED AS 6-5 MORNING LINE FAVORITE FOR SATURDAY’S $1 MILLION TVG.COM HASKELL STAKES OCEANPORT, N.J. – For the first time in the storied history of the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes, the runners-up in...
Posted On 15 Jul 2021
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Saratoga: Handicapping the Grade 3 Quick Call, Schuylerville Stakes

By Rick Francis —- SARATOGA Race 8) 5½ Furlongs. (Turf) Quick Call S. Grade III. Purse $120,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS Post Time: ( 5:05)/ 4:05/ 3:05/ 2:05 3) Golden Pal (Ward/Ortiz, I.); 2020’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf champ has been prepping for this since...
Posted On 14 Jul 2021
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NYRA announces stakes schedule for 2021 Aqueduct fall meet

By Brian Bohl —- Cigar Mile Day on December 4 to feature four graded stakes $500K NYSSS Great White Way and Fifth Avenue tops December 18 card at Big A winter meet OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the...
Posted On 13 Jul 2021
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Letruska Retains No. 1 Position in NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll

NTRA Communications —- LETRUSKA RETAINS NO. 1 POSITION IN NTRA NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 12, 2021) ― St. George Stable’s 5-year-old mare Letruska has retained the No. 1 position in the latest NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll following a quiet week in...
Posted On 13 Jul 2021
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Brown tallies sixth consecutive Belmont spring/summer meet training title

By Brian Bohl —- Jose Ortiz paces all jockeys; Klaravich Stables earns top owner status ELMONT, N.Y. – Chad Brown registered 32 victories to finish as the leading trainer at the Belmont spring/summer meet for the sixth consecutive year, while Jose Ortiz won the riding the...
Posted On 13 Jul 2021
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Hollendorfer enters Antigravity in Saturday’s TVG.com Haskell Stakes

By Tom Luicci —- HOLLENDORFER TO ENTER ANTIGRAVITY IN TVG.COM HASKELL OCEANPORT, N.J. – Antigravity, a perfect two-for-two at Monmouth Park, became a late addition to Saturday’s TVG.com Haskell Stakes when Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer announced he will enter the...
Posted On 13 Jul 2021
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Saratoga: Grade 3’s Quick Call, Schuylerville Headline Opening Day

By Keith McCalmont —- Golden Pal ready to shine in G3 Quick Call on Opening Day at Saratoga SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith and Westerberg’s Grade 2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint-winner Golden Pal will make his seasonal...
Posted On 11 Jul 2021
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Santa Barbara leads talented international field for G1 Belmont Oaks Invitational

By Keith McCalmont —- ELMONT, N.Y. – An international field led by the Aidan O’Brien-trained Santa Barbara will assemble for Saturday’s $700,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational, first leg of the Turf Triple series for sophomore fillies at Belmont Park. The Belmont Oaks is one of...
Posted On 08 Jul 2021
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Highly regarded invader Bolshoi Ballet headlines G1 Belmont Derby Invitational

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Aidan O’Brien, renowned for his talented turf stock, will bring one of his heaviest hitters to North America in Bolshoi Ballet, who will compete as part of a nine-horse field in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Derby...
Posted On 08 Jul 2021
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