Belmont: Friday’s Graded Stakes Previews;

NYRA RELEASE —- Whitmore and Catalina Cruiser square off in contentious G2 True North ELMONT, N..Y. – Grade 1-winner Whitmore and the returning Catalina Cruiser headline Friday’s Grade 2, $250,000 True North, a 6 ½-furlong sprint for 4-year-olds and upward at...
Posted On 03 Jun 2019
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Gulfstream to Host Florida’s Biggest Belmont Stakes Watch Party

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream to Host Florida’s Biggest Belmont Stakes Watch Party Food Stations, DJ, Casino Free Play, Drink Specials Preakness (G1) Winner War of Will Favored Belmont Jewel in Souvenir Glass HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park will play host ...
Posted On 03 Jun 2019
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- • Tacitus strong in final breeze for G1 Belmont • Midnight Bisou ready for return to Belmont Park • Well-rounded Bell’s the One seeks to make the grade in G1 Acorn • Catcho En Die makes return in G1 Manhattan • McLaughlin pair complete...
Posted On 03 Jun 2019
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LA FORCE UPSETS HEAVILY FAVORED PARADISE WOODS IN GRADE II SANTA MARIA

By Mike Willman —- LA FORCE UPSETS HEAVILY FAVORED PARADISE WOODS AS SHE RALLIES FROM LAST TO TAKE GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA MARIA STAKES BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER VAN DYKE; TRAINED BY GALLAGHER, SHE GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:45.91 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 1, 2019)—German-bred La Force...
Posted On 02 Jun 2019
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WILBO PREVAILS IN FINAL STAGES OF $125,000 ARISTIDES AT CHURCHILL DOWNS

By Darren Rogers LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 1, 2019) – With a furlong to run Saturday night’s 31st running of the $125,000 Aristides Presented by GE Appliances (Listed) at Churchill Downs, it looked as if six of the seven older horses could win, but it was Chris Wilkins’...
Posted On 02 Jun 2019
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Belmont: Newspaperofrecord headlines G3 Wonder Again

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence’s Newspaperofrecord will look to get back to her winning ways when she headlines a six-horse field for the sixth running of the Grade 3, $200,000 Wonder Again on Thursday, opening day of the...
Posted On 02 Jun 2019
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MONMOUTH: STANDARD DEVIATION IMPRESSES IN TURF DEBUT WINNING TALE OF THE CAT STAKES BY TWO LENGTHS

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Standard Deviation took to the turf the way so many Chad Brown-trained runners do – impressively. Content to sit off a fast early pace, jockey Antonio Gallardo moved Standard Deviation outside entering the far turn and the 3-year-old colt...
Posted On 02 Jun 2019
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE Pletcher contingent post final breezes for Belmont Stakes Racing Festival assignments Tax works at Belmont Park; status for “Test of the Champion” still to be determined Fancy Dress Party on trend for G1 Acorn Whitmore headed to G2 True North, Stan...
Posted On 02 Jun 2019
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COACHWHIP SCORES FIRST GRADED STAKES VICTORY IN GIII ARLINGTON MATRON

By Grant LaGrange —- Calumet Farm’s Coachwhip drew clear in the final 1/16th- of a mile to win the GIII Arlington Matron impressively. A field of ten was scratched down to six older fillies who were sent 1 1/8th- miles over the Arlington synthetic main track. Jockey Tyler...
Posted On 02 Jun 2019
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Gulfstream: Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Tops $1.88 Million – Ceevee Seeks Third in a Row in Ocala Stakes

By David Joseph —- Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Tops $1.88 Million Ceevee Seeks Third in a Row in Ocala Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot for Sunday’s program at Gulfstream Park climbed to $1,887,346.46 Saturday when the popular...
Posted On 02 Jun 2019
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