NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll; Arrogate Remains in First Place, Receives all 38 first-place votes

By Joan Lawrence NTRA RELEASE —- Arrogate; Zoe Metz Photo ARROGATE REMAINS IN FIRST, NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL (Receives all 38 first-place votes) Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, July 17, 2017) – Week 25 of The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top...
Posted On 17 Jul 2017
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Belmont: Pure Silver puts in sterling effort to win Lynbrook

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Twin Creeks Racing Stables’ Pure Silver handled a step up in class in the same victorious manner in which she made her debut, holding off I Still Miss You in the stretch to win the fourth running of the $100,000 Lynbrook for New...
Posted On 16 Jul 2017
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2017 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: “Win & You’re In” Update

January DATE RACE NAME TRACK DIVISION REPLAY WINNER Jan 7 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Kenilworth Mile Legal Eagle (SAF) Jan 7 Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes Kenilworth Filly & Mare Turf Bela-Bela (SAF) February DATE RACE NAME TRACK DIVISION REPLAY WINNER Feb 19...
Posted On 11 Jul 2017
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ARROGATE REMAINS IN FIRST, NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL (Receives all 41 first-place votes)

By Joan Lawrence NTRA —- Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, July 10, 2017) – Week 24 of The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll of all ages shows slight shuffling in the top-ten after the conclusion of the Stars & Stripes Festival of...
Posted On 11 Jul 2017
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Belmont: Practical Joke all business in G3 Dwyer

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Making his first start since finishing fifth in the Kentucky Derby, Klaravich Stables’ and William Lawrence’s Practical Joke drew away in the final lengths to a solid victory in the Grade 3, $400,000 Dwyer on Saturday at...
Posted On 09 Jul 2017
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ARLINGTON: GRADE III MODESTY, AMERICAN DERBY RECAPS

By Brian Spencer —- DONA BRUJA DAZZLES IN GRADE III MODESTY ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill (July 8, 2017) – Saturday’s Grade III $100,000 Modesty Handicap at Arlington International Racecourse was bet as a two-horse race, with Dom Felipe LLC’s Dona Bruja (Arg) and Phillips Racing...
Posted On 09 Jul 2017
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ARLINGTON: GHOST HUNTER UPSETS GRADE III ARLINGTON HANDICAP

By Brian Spencer —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill (July 8, 2017) – The 82nd running of the Grade III $100,000 Arlington Handicap ended with an exciting upset as Triple K Stables’ Jamie Ness-trained Ghost Hunter held off Virginia H. Tarra Trust’s Oak Brook down the stretch at...
Posted On 09 Jul 2017
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SIR GENGHIS WIRES THE FIELD IN THE $100,000 LOUISIANA LEGENDS CLASSIC

By Michael Chamberlain —- TRAINER KIRK HARRIS WINS TWO STAKES RACES ON THE LOUISIANA LEGENDS NIGHT PROGRAM OPELOUSAS, LA – The connections of Sir Genghis had to choose between running in the $100,000 Louisiana Legends Sprint and the $100,000 Louisiana Legends Classic...
Posted On 09 Jul 2017
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Belmont: Bricks and Mortar rallies for thrilling win in Manila

By Brian Bohl —- Bricks and Mortar rallies for thrilling win in Manila ELMONT, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence’s Bricks and Mortar ran down Big Handsome and Secretary At War in deep stretch to win in the final jumps in an exciting finish to the...
Posted On 05 Jul 2017
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HOLLENDORFER’S HEAVILY FAVORED BATTLE OF MIDWAY IS MUCH BEST AS HE TAKES GRADE III, $100,000 AFFIRMED

By Mike Willman —- Battle of Midway; All Photos by Benoit HOLLENDORFER’S HEAVILY FAVORED BATTLE OF MIDWAY IS MUCH BEST AS HE TAKES GRADE III, $100,000 AFFIRMED STAKES BY 4 ¼ LENGTHS; RIDDEN BY PRAT, HE GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:43.25 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 24, 2017)—Idle since...
Posted On 25 Jun 2017
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