Summit of Speed Stakes Previews

By David Joseph —- G3 Winner Well Defined Makes Return in $75,000 Carry Back Among Five Stakes Worth $750,000 on Summit of Speed Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Stonehedge LLC’s homebred sophomore Well Defined, a Grade 3 winner around two turns over the winter, will make his...
Posted On 27 Jun 2019
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Belmont: Wings of Dawn to try dirt in stakes debut in G2 Mother Goose

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – John Oxley’s Wings of Dawn will be making her stakes debut in her first career start on dirt as part of a six-horse field of 3-year-old fillies in Saturday’s 63rd running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Mother Goose at Belmont...
Posted On 27 Jun 2019
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52 horses extended invitations to Grade 1 Haskell on July 20 at Monmouth Park

By Tom Luicci —- 52 HORSES INVITED TO TVG.COM HASKELL INVITATIONAL; MONMOUTH’S SHOWCASE RACE SET FOR SATURDAY, JULY 20 OCEANPORT, N.J. – The second half of a wide-open 3-year-old season will begin in earnest with the 52nd edition of TVG.com Haskell Invitational on Saturday,...
Posted On 27 Jun 2019
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Gulfstream Summit of Speed: Stormy Embrace ‘Doing Awesome’ for Saturday’s $250,000 Princess Rooney (G2)

By David Joseph —- Stormy Embrace; Lauren King Photo Stormy Embrace ‘Doing Awesome’ for Saturday’s $250,000 Princess Rooney (G2) Set for Title Defense in Grade 2 ‘Win & You’re In’ Summit of Speed Race HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Matalona Thoroughbreds LLC’s Stormy Embrace...
Posted On 27 Jun 2019
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McKinzie Stays Atop Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings

By Jim Gluckson/Breeders’ Cup —- MCKINZIE STAYS ATOP BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC RANKINGS LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 25, 2019) – Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s 4-year-old McKinzie (250 votes) has retained the No. 1 position following the third week of voting in the...
Posted On 26 Jun 2019
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ANOTHER WEEK OUT FRONT FOR BRICKS AND MORTAR IN NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 24, 2019) – With the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes producing an upset winner in Hunter O’Riley this past Saturday, there was relatively no movement in this week’s edition of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Multiple Grade 1 winner...
Posted On 25 Jun 2019
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Los Alamitos: SOI PHET EXPECTED TO MAKE FINAL START IN BERTRANDO STAKES

By Bob Mieszerski —- SOI PHET EXPECTED TO MAKE FINAL START IN BERTRANDO STAKES; 13 OTHERS NOMINATED TO OPENING DAY (JUNE 29) FEATURE CYPRESS, Calif. —Defending champion Soi Phet is among 14 nominees to the $100,000-guaranteed Bertrando Stakes, a one-mile race for...
Posted On 24 Jun 2019
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Rinaldi breaks maiden in NYSSS Spectacular Bid victory

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Bond Racing Stable’s Rinaldi overtook pacesetter Thorny Tale in the stretch and held off a charging Funny Guy to capture the 14th running of the $150,000 New York Stallion Stakes Series Spectacular Bid by three-quarters of a...
Posted On 24 Jun 2019
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Golden Brown surges late to win Sunday’s Dan Horn Handicap at Monmouth Park

By Tom Luicci —- GOLDEN BROWN SURGES LATE TO BEAT IRISH STRAIT IN SUNDAY’S DAN HORN HANDICAP AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Golden Brown used a stalking trip in a race-long slugfest with Irish Strait before surging in the shadow of the wire to score a half-length...
Posted On 24 Jun 2019
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CHURCHILL DOWNS SPRING MEET SET TO CLOSE WITH A BANG

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 23, 2019) – The 38-day Spring Meet at Churchill Downs is set to close next week with a stellar eight-race program for Twilight Thursday presented by Blue Moon, a special 11-race program on Friday and a 12-race extravaganza...
Posted On 24 Jun 2019
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