Belmont Park celebrates the Empire State on Saturday

ELMONT, N.Y. – Nearly 100 New York-breds will gather for a unique 11-race card on Saturday at Belmont Park to celebrate the best of New York for the annual Empire Showcase Day. In addition to eight stakes races worth $1.75 million, anchored by the $300,000 Empire Classic...
Posted On 19 Oct 2017
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Tuesday, Oct. 17

By Amy Owens —- TUESDAY, OCT. 17 Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet concludes Saturday, Oct. 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** When racing resumes tomorrow, Keeneland will offer a Pick Six carryover of...
Posted On 17 Oct 2017
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Gun Runner Remains in First Place on NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll

By Joan Lawrence, NTRA —- Gun Runner Remains in First Place in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, October 16 2017) – With eighteen days remaining until the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, week 38 of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association...
Posted On 17 Oct 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2017

By Ed Golden —- ‘BOLT’ IN EASY BREEZE FOR BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE ‘OCTOPLUS’ SEXTET IS GOING STRONG AT SANTA ANITA B SQUARED ‘SPRINTS’ HOME FOR THE CALIFORNIA FLAG SANTA ANITA FANS SHOULD BE ‘IN THE PINK’ SATURDAY BARRETTS FALL YEARLING SALE AT FAIRPLEX TUESDAY BOLT D’ORO...
Posted On 16 Oct 2017
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Belmont Park Notes: Happy Like a Fool delights in G3 Matron

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Making her first start in North America since breaking her maiden last Spring at Keeneland, Happy Like a Fool earned her first graded stakes win in only her third career start besting a field of five in Sunday’s Grade 3,...
Posted On 16 Oct 2017
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Keeneland Barn Notes: Last Promise Kept Wins Sunday’s Featured Claiborne Farm Purse

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 15, 2017) – Tim Turney’s Last Promise Kept rallied from far off the pace to win Sunday’s featured $67,000 Claiborne Farm Purse for fillies and mares by a half-length over La Sola Ranger before a crowd of 13,544. (Click here for a replay...
Posted On 16 Oct 2017
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Saturday, Oct. 14

By Amy Owens —- SATURDAY, OCT. 14 Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet concludes Saturday, Oct. 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** · MORTICIA FINISHES 2017 WITH A FLOURISH IN BUFFALO TRACE FRANKLIN COUNTY...
Posted On 15 Oct 2017
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BARBARA BEATRICE RALLIES TO TAKE $100,000 CALIFORNIA DISTAFF HANDICAP

By Mike Willman —- BARBARA BEATRICE RALLIES TO TAKE $100,000 CALIFORNIA DISTAFF HANDICAP BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH UNDER PEREIRA; TRAINED BY D’AMATO, 5-YEAR-OLD GRAZEN MARE GETS 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF IN 1:12.56 TOP TRAINER D’AMATO ALSO REGISTERS HIS FIRST...
Posted On 15 Oct 2017
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Jose Ortiz, Chad Brown team up to sweep Saturday stakes at Belmont

By NYRA Press Office ELMONT, N.Y. – Jockey Jose Ortiz and trainer Chad Brown proved to be a winning combination on Saturday at Belmont Park, teaming up to sweep both stakes on the day’s card with Engage in the Grade 3, $150,000 Futurity and with Rubilinda one race...
Posted On 15 Oct 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- CHAMPION STELLAR WIND BREEZES FOR BREEDERS’ CUP VAN DYKE SCORES ‘ACE’ IN CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT WHITE HOUSE ACKNOWLEDGES CHILDRENS’ RACING BOOK BARRETTS FALL YEARLING SALE HELD AT FAIRPLEX OCT. 17 STELLAR WIND IN ‘GOOD’ WORK FOR BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF Hall...
Posted On 15 Oct 2017
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