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NYRA RELEASE —- • Competitive edition of G1 Travers attracts 17 nominations • Highway Star remains on point for G1 Ballerina • G1 Whitney winner Gun Runner ‘happy’ in half-mile work • Bigger Picture eyes G1 Sword Dancer • Holy Helena on target for G1 Alabama •...

By Joan Lawrence NTRA —- Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, August 14, 2017) – Week 29 of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll of all ages shows little to no changes in either direction which results were released today. The leading earner...

By Don Stevens —- PURSE RAISED TO $500,000 FOR THE DELTA DOWNS PRINCESS ON JACKPOT DAY – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel today announced its 2017-18 Thoroughbred stakes schedule. The track will offer 32 stakes races during an 84-day season that...

By Rick Francis —- Race 8), 1„ Mile. Saratoga Dew S. Purse $100,000 FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD FOALED IN NEW YORK STATE Post Time: ( 5:02)/ 4:02/ 3:02/ 2:02 ADVANCED FORECAST: Slight Chance Rain Showers, High 81 Low 65. Jc’s Shooting Star (1),...

By Bailey Gallison —- · Beach Patrol Pounces on Second Grade I Win · Mekhtaal to Stay Stateside with Motion BEACH PATROL POUNCES ON SECOND GRADE I WIN James Covello, Sheep Pond Partners and Head of Plains Partners’ Beach Patrol put his talent in the spotlight Saturday when...

By John Heims —- Oceanport , N.J. – Al and Michelle Crawford Racing’s Fire Mission moved three-wide around the turn and held off the late charge of Blue Y Gold to capture the $42,000 allowance/optional claiming feature at Monmouth Park on Sunday afternoon by a neck. With...

By Brian Bohl SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Copper Bullet handled the step up in distance and class with aplomb, gaining the lead heading into the stretch and sprinting away to win the 112th running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special presented by Coors Light by four...

By David Joseph —- Bonita Fires Fresh to Win Panama City Handicap HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot will stand at $137,077.94 when live racing resumes at Gulfstream Park Thursday. The popular multi-race wager went unsolved for the 11th...

NYRA RELEASE —- • Songbird confirmed for G1 Personal Ensign • Oscar Performance targets G1 Joe Hirsch after Secretariat win • World Approval exits G1 Fourstardave win in fine fettle • G1 Hopeful may be next for gutsy debut winner Oskar Blues • Brown keeps focus on Saratoga...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- ACCELERATE, COLLECTED WORK FOR CLASSIC; SONGBIRD IS OUT Accelerate and Collected put in final workouts Sunday in preparation for Saturday’s $1 million TVG Pacific Classic, the signature event of the summer meeting. Classic-nominated...