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By Tom Luicci —- MIKE SMITH GUIDES SUBSANADOR TO 1½-LENGTH VICTORY IN SATURDAY’S GRADE 3 ISELIN STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – It didn’t take long for jockey Mike Smith’s game plan in Saturday’s $250,000, Grade 3 Philip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park to go...

As you know, in the interest of the safety of our horses and riders, the remainder of the racing card was canceled due to unsafe racing conditions as a result of heavy rains. The King’s Plate race and other stakes races have been rescheduled to Friday, August 23rd. While...

By Mary Eddy —- Susie Raisher Photo Lea Farms’ Power Squeeze prevailed in a lively stretch duel with post-time favorite Candied to score by a head in Saturday’s 144th renewal of the Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama presented by Keeneland Sales, a 10-furlong route for sophomore...

Out On Bail outlasts Jet Sweep Joe in duel to capture $150K Skidmore Susie Raisher Photo By Christian Abdo SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Case Chambers, Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher’s New York-bred Out On Bail outdueled Jet Sweep Joe to take Friday’s $150,000 Skidmore, a 5...

Brian Hernandez Jr. wins 2024 Mike Venezia Memorial Award CD Photo SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that veteran jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. has been selected as the 2024 Mike Venezia Memorial Award recipient. Hernandez Jr., the...

By Christian Abdo —- Janet Napolitano Photo Nakatomi towers over rivals in G1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Qatar Racing and Mrs. Fitriani Hay’s Nakatomi had not raced since the Group 1 Golden Shaheen in March at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai but he did not...

By Tom Luicci —- PLETCHER-TRAINED SCALABLE OUTFINISH GUN SONG TO WIN SATURDAY’S $250,00 GRADE 3 MONMOUTH OAKS OCEANPORT, N.J. – After hinting for quite a while at having graded stakes potential Scalable finally delivered on that promise. Winless in five previous graded...

By Mary Eddy —- SR Photos Fierceness shows heart of a Champion in G2 Jim Dandy presented by Mohegan Sun SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – In a late stretch battle between two Grade 1-winners, reigning Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Fierceness turned back the bid of Sierra Leone to score a...

NYRA Photo World Record reaches new heights in G2 Amsterdam By Mary Eddy SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – WinStar Farm and Siena Farm’s World Record returned to pacesetting ways en route to a dominant victory in Friday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Amsterdam, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for sophomores,...

Susie Raisher Photo Raging Sea rallies to G2 Shuvee score By Keith McCalmont SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Alpha Delta Stables’ multiple graded stakes-winning Kentucky-homebred Raging Sea surged up the rail to overtake pacesetter Misty Veil and capture Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000...