CRYSTAL OCEAN WINS PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES AT ROYAL ASCOT AND GAINS FREE BERTH INTO LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP TURF

By Jim Gluckson —- ASCOT, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND (June 19, 2019) – Crystal Ocean (GB), a late withdrawal from last year’s Breeders’ Cup, secured an elusive first victory at Group 1 level with a battling triumph under Frankie Dettori in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1),...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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40 days of special events to highlight 2019 meet at Saratoga Race Course

Pat McKenna/Matt Bardack —- Popular family-friendly festival to move to weekend with Berkshire Bank Family Sundays Coca-Cola to serve as official sponsor of Saratoga Pavilion Gates to open 11 a.m. each day with exception of Travers Day SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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Churchill: Top Sprinter Covfefe Takes On Humana Distaff Winner Mia Mischief in Saturday’s Roxelana

By Kevin Kerstein —- TOP SPRINTER COVFEFE TAKES ON HUMANA DISTAFF WINNER MIA MISCHIEF IN SATURDAY’S $120,000-ADDED ROXELANA OVERNIGHT STAKES LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, June 19, 2019) – LNJ Foxwoods’ stellar Miss Preakness (Grade III) winner Covfefe is set to clash with...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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LORD GLITTERS WINS QUEEN ANNE STAKES AT ROYAL ASCOT AND GAINS AUTOMATIC BERTH INTO BREEDERS’ CUP MILE

By Jim Gluckson —- ASCOT, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND (June 18, 2019) – Geoff and Sandra Turnbull’s 6-year-old gelding Lord Glitters (FR) rebounded from a narrow defeat in the 2018 Queen Anne Stakes (G1) to snatch his first Group 1 victory in the race 12 months later and...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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LOS ALAMITOS: SUMMER THOROUGHBRED FESTIVAL BEGINS SATURDAY, JUNE 29;

By Bob Mieszerski —- SUMMER THOROUGHBRED FESTIVAL BEGINS SATURDAY, JUNE 29; GREAT LADY M. STAKES & LOS ALAMITOS DERBY HIGHLIGHT 10-DAY SEASON CYPRESS, Calif. – Three stakes – including a pair of graded races – highlight the 2019 Summer Thoroughbred Festival at...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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King for a Day upsets Maximum Security in Sunday’s Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park

By Tom Luicci —- KING FOR A DAY SURGES LATE TO UPSET MAXIMUM SECURITY IN $150,000 TVG.COM PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – King for a Day put race-long pressure on Maximum Security and then was able to pull away in the final 100 yards to score an upset...
Posted On 18 Jun 2019
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Gulfstream: Stormy Embrace Breezes for Title Defense in June 29 Princess Rooney

By David Joseph —- Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Exceeds $2.5 Million Stormy Embrace Breezes for Title Defense in June 29 Princess Rooney Gulfstream-based Imprimis Set for Tuesday Start at Royal Ascot HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot...
Posted On 18 Jun 2019
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STEPHEN FOSTER WINNER SEEKING THE SOUL RE-ENTERS NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 17, 2019) – Seeking the Soul’s victory in the Grade 2 Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs this past Saturday earned the Charles Fipke homebred a guaranteed spot in the Breeders’ Cup Classic and also allowed the bay horse to...
Posted On 18 Jun 2019
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Marconi pointing for G2 Suburban; Pletcher mapping out Saratoga starters Davis parlays Aqueduct winter success to strong Belmont spring/summer meet start Belmont Stakes winner Sir Winston freshening up in Ocala Maryanorginger possible for G2 Adirondack...
Posted On 15 Jun 2019
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- OMAHA BEACH FINALLY LANDS HOME AT SANTA ANITA ROADSTER RETURNS IN SUNDAY’S AFFIRMED STAKES PANTSONFIRE COMES BACK IN MARATHON TURF EVENT SMILING ANGELO IS SET FOR SATURDAY’S THOR’S ECHO MANDATORY SOLO TICKET JACKPOT MAY HIT $5 MILLION GRATEFUL MANDELLA...
Posted On 15 Jun 2019
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