2018 Belmont Stakes Day generates second-highest one-day handle in NYRA history

By Pat McKenna —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Saturday’s blockbuster Belmont Stakes Day card, highlighted by Justify’s Triple Crown triumph, generated all-sources handle of $137,954,895, the second-highest one-day handle in NYRA history behind Belmont Stakes Day in...
Posted On 11 Jun 2018
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TRIPLE CROWN WINNER JUSTIFY SCHEDULED FOR RETURN TO CHURCHILL DOWNS MONDAY AT 2:30 P.M.

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 10, 2018) – Undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify is enjoying a Sunday’s rest at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. following his historic victory in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes (Grade I) before he arrives back to Churchill Downs...
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Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Notes

NYRA Release —- Chad Brown; Anne M. Eberhardt • Brown looking ahead to G1 Travers with Belmont Stakes runner-up Gronkowski; G1 Diana possible for Just a Game winner A Raving Beauty • Spring Quality looking good after huge upset in G1 Manhattan • Vino Rosso, Noble Indy exit...
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Now the “Second Season” Begins

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview—- The 2018 Triple Crown season is over and we’ve crowned the second champion in four years. Justify is a worthy bearer of the crown. The son of Scat Daddy accomplished a lot in a few short months. He’s undefeated in six races and...
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Churchill Downs Stakes Recap & Quotes: Lovely Bernadette Wins GIII Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap

By Darren Rogers —- LOVELY BERNADETTE PREVAILS IN GRADE III OLD FORESTER MINT JULEP ’CAP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 9, 2018) – James M. Miller’s 4-year-old filly Lovely Bernadette ran down Celestial Insight in deep stretch to win Saturday’s 42nd running of the $100,000...
Posted On 10 Jun 2018
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Miss Liberty Stakes Monmouth Park 06-09-18

By John Heims —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Lift Up shook loose from behind a wall of three horses in mid-stretch and powered to 1¼-length victory in the featured $75,000 Miss Liberty Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday to improve to 5-for-5 on the turf. The homebred 4-year-old...
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Abel Tasman makes triumphant return to Belmont Park in G1 Ogden Phipps

By Brian Bohl Abel Tasman; NYRA PHOTOS ELMONT, N.Y. – China Horse Club International and Clearsky Farms’ Abel Tasman made her move early under Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith and cruised to a 7 1/2-length win in the Grade 1, $750,000 Ogden Phipps for older fillies and...
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Monomoy Girl stays undefeated in her 3-year-old campaign in G1 Acorn

By NYRA Press Office Monomoy Girl; NYRA PHOTOS ELMONT, N.Y. – Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables’ Monomoy Girl kept her perfect season intact and further solidified her standing as the undisputed leader of her division with an...
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Bee Jersey popular winner of G1 Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap

By the NYRA Press Office Bee Jersey (inside); NYRA PHOTOS ELMONT, N.Y. – Charles Fipke homebred Bee Jersey was sharp early and determined late, holding off a furious final charge from Mind Your Biscuits by a diminishing nose to run his win streak to four in an all-star...
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Spring Quality springs upset in G1 Woodford Reserve Manhattan

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Spring Quality staged a sensational stretch run and won a four-horse blanket finish to post an upset Saturday in the Grade 1, $1 million Woodford Reserve Manhattan on Belmont Stakes Day. Given a perfectly timed ride by Hall of Famer...
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