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By Tom Luicci —- FAVORED NO NAY METS CRUISES TO 5½-LENGTH VICTORY IN SUNDAY’S TYRO STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – No Nay Mets further stamped himself as a 2-year-old turf sprinter with Breeders’ Cup potential, returning from a disappointing showing at Ascot by...

By Tom Luicci —- OCCULT ROMPS IN SATURDAY’S GRADE 3 MONMOUTH OAKS AS JOCKEY LYNCH WINS BOTH STAKES ON MONMOUTH’S CARD OCEANPORT, N.J. – If any other New York-based trainers call Feargal Lynch about riding in a stakes race at Monmouth Park in the near future there probably...

NYRA PHOTO By Keith McCalmont SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Juddmonte’s Elite Power took another step toward defending his title as Champion Male Sprinter with a dramatic head score over Gunite in Saturday’s Grade 1, $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap, a six-furlong sprint for...

Champion 3YO Filly Nest returns a winner in G2 Shuvee By Mary Eddy SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Reigning Champion 3-Year-Old Filly Nest came back from a nearly nine-month layoff with aplomb to score in Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Shuvee for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, turning...

By Tom Luicci —- PRINCESS AVARY WINS SATURDAY’S JERSEY GIRL HANDICAP FOR SHAW’S FIRST STAKES WIN IN 22-YEAR TRAINING CAREER OCEANPORT, N.J. – Tim Shaw is going to savor this win for a while. After 22 years as a trainer, and 1,337 starters, Shaw notched his first career...

Arabian Lion roars to victory in G1 Woody Stephens presented by Mohegan Sun By NYRA Press Office ELMONT N.Y. – Zedan Racing Stables’ Arabian Lion, an impressive two-turn stakes winner in his prior start, handled the cutback to sprinting with aplomb and became a Grade 1...

By Tom Luicci —- SHOTGUN HOTTIE ROMPS IN SATURDAY’S LADY’S SECRET STAKES; WILL POINT TO GRADE 3 MOLLY PITCHER NEXT ON JULY 22 OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Cherie DeVaux makes no secret about what the ultimate goal is for Shotgun Hottie this year: Get the 4-year-old daughter of...

by Bob Hill, TSV staff writer Now that the smoke from the Canadian fires has subsided to an acceptable level we can turn our attention to what should be a competitive Belmont Stakes. This race could lend some clarity to the ranking of this crop of three-year-olds if one of the...

by Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- The Case of the Irrelevant Preakness – And What to Do About It The powers that be in American thoroughbred horse racing have spoken. The Preakness Stakes is largely irrelevant as relates to the Triple Crown. The race also is slipping down...

By Rick Francis —- PIMLICO Race 13) 1&3/16ths Mile. Preakness S. Grade I. Purse $1,500,000 FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS Post Time: ( 7:01)/ 6:01/ 5:01/ 4:01 1) National Treasure (Baffert/Velazquez); by Quality Road, colt as well as with all Baffert starters has the speed to win...