TIMELINE REMAINS PERFECT AFTER BETFAIR.COM PEGASUS SCORE

By John Heims —- Oceanport, N.J. – The perfect run for Woodford Racing LLC’s Timeline continued at Monmouth Park on Sunday afternoon, as the colt made it four-for-four in taking the $100,000 betfair.com Pegasus Stakes by an impressive 3 ½ lengths before a Father’s Day crowd...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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ALWAYS DREAMING TAKES FIRST PLACE FINAL NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL

NTRA/Joan Lawrence —- ARROGATE REMAINS IN FIRST, TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL (Receives all 40-first-place votes) Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, June 12, 2017) – The 2017 Triple Crown series is now in the books with the running of the final jewel, the 149th Belmont Stakes (G1) at...
Posted On 13 Jun 2017
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Abel Tasman surges to second straight G1 win in impressive Acorn performance

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Hall of Famer Bob Baffert continued to bolster his impressive legacy of stakes success at Belmont Park, racking up his second victory of the day when Abel Tasman showed her customary late-closing speed to win the 87th edition of the...
Posted On 11 Jun 2017
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Champion Songbird shines bright in G1 Ogden Phipps

By Heather Pettinger —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Fox Hill Farm’s star filly Songbird didn’t miss a beat when she made her much anticipated return in the 49th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Ogden Phipps for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles at Belmont Park on...
Posted On 11 Jun 2017
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Antonoe steps up in G1 Longines Just a Game

By Jim Mulvihill —- ELMONT, N.Y. – In her first stakes attempt since Juddmonte Farms sent her to the United States under the care of Chad Brown, the 4-year-old filly Antonoe charged up the rail to dominate Saturday’s 24th running of the Grade 1, $700,000...
Posted On 11 Jun 2017
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Motion pulls off huge upset in G1 Woodford Reserve Manhattan

By Sean Morris —- ELMONT, N.Y. — One race before he saddled the favorite for the 149th running of the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, trainer Graham Motion played the role of upsetter when his Ascend pulled away in the stretch of the Grade 1, $1 million...
Posted On 11 Jun 2017
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Churchill: Argentina Champ Dona Bruja Wins U.S. Debut in Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap

By Darren Rogers —- ARGENTINA CHAMP DONA BRUJA WINS U.S. DEBUT IN GRADE III OLD FORESTER MINT JULEP ’CAP AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 10, 2017) – Dom Felipe LLC’s Argentina invader Dona Bruja (ARG) ran down pacesetter and 3-5 favorite Believe in Bertie...
Posted On 11 Jun 2017
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‘Mor’ success for Baffert, Smith in G1 Mohegan Sun Metropolitan

NYRA Press Office —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Michael Petersen’s Mor Spirit put an exclamation point on a magical afternoon for Hall of Famers Bob Baffert and Mike Smith, powering down the stretch to a dominant 6 ¼-length victory in the Grade 1, $1.2 million Mohegan Sun...
Posted On 11 Jun 2017
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Tapwrit surges past favored Irish War Cry to win G1 Belmont Stakes

By Jenny Kellner —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Tapwrit handed trainer Todd Pletcher a third career victory in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, taking aim on front-running favorite Irish War Cry at the top of the stretch and then surging into the...
Posted On 11 Jun 2017
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Many Variables to consider in Belmont Stakes; Full-Card Picks

By Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer —- Senior Investment should be able to cover the distance in the 149th running of the Belmont Stakes; Keeneland/Coady Photography Let’s start with the picks in the big race of the day, the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes. I’ll profess honesty right at...
Posted On 09 Jun 2017
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