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NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – Oct 19, 2026 Week 39 of the 2026 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through Oct 18. Voting is conducted by national media. The...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – Oct 13, 2026 Forever Young (JPN) breezes four furlongs on October 11 at Belmont Park in preparation for an expected start in the October 31 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland. An earner of nearly $13 million in...

U. S. S. Valor sweeps clear to dominant G1 Champagne victory By Jon Forbes ELMONT, N.Y. – U. S. S. Valor uncorked a powerful stretch run to win the Grade 1, $500,000 Champagne, a one-turn mile for 2-year-olds, in eye-catching fashion on Saturday at Belmont Park. Heavily favored...

By Christian Abdo —- NYRA Provided photo Nitrogen takes care of business in G2 Beldame ELMONT, N.Y. – D. J. Stable’s Kentucky homebred Nitrogen, the reigning Champion 3-Year-Old Filly, put her class on display with a 2 3/4-length win in Friday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Beldame, a...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Well-traveled Forever Young (JPN), the Eclipse Award 2025 Champion Older Dirt Male, wins the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) on opening day of the new Belmont Park. The 5-year-old son of Real Steel (JPN) has earned more than $32 million and has never been...

By Tom Law —- betPARX Pennsylvania Derby Quotes Winning trainer Gustavo Delgado: “I am very happy because I have the confidence in (jockey Javier) Castellano. If you remember, after the Travers, he said (The Puma) needs the blinkers. The race today? One move and very very...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Godolphin’s homebred Notable Speech (GB), under jockey William Buick, wins the Woodbine Mile for the second consecutive year. The 5-year-old son of Dubawi (IRE) defeated Deterministic, who was on a six-race winning streak. Notable Speech is trained by...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Godolphin’s reigning Horse of the Year, Sovereignty, won the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes in his last start. The 4-year-old Into Mischief colt may not run in the G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on September 18 as originally planned due to a rear hoof abscess,...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- CRK Stable’s Englishman and jockey Jose Ortiz cruise to an easy win in the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes on Travers Stakes Day at Saratoga Race Course. The 3-year-old Maxfield colt, trained by Cherie DeVaux, now has back-to-back Grade 1...

By Keith McCalmont —- Hymn makes the grade in style in G1 Forego SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Hymn pressed a swift pace before making the lead and staying on strong to the wire to capture Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Forego, at Saratoga Race Course. The seven-furlong sprint for...