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By Brian Bohl —- Preservationist; Photos by Adam Coglianese/NYRA SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Centennial Farms’ Preservationist capitalized on an aggressive mid-stretch move from jockey Junior Alvarado, splitting rivals between Tom’s d’Etat and Bal...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 26, 2019) – The slew of top performances on the blockbuster August 24 card at Saratoga Race Course produced some shifts among the top 10 in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll with the most notable change being the addition of Grade 1...

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Front Run the Fed handled the step up in class and the stretch out in distance coming from off the pace to win his stakes debut in the sixth running of the $100,000 Better Talk Now over the inner turf at Saratoga Race Course...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE — Annals of Time prevails in G1 Sword Dancer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Annals of Time came from far off the pace to capture the 45th running of the Grade 1, $850,000 Sword Dancer and complete his comeback from an injury that sidelined him for almost...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Even after Horologist won her first start by 20¾ lengths last year, doing so against colts, octogenarian trainer John Mazza held off on declaring his filly to be something special. There’s no need to do so any longer. Jersey-bred...

By Jon Forbes —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Mind Control made a determined rally to win the Grade 1, $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens presented by Runhappy in a four-way photo on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Backed as the 10-1 second choice in the field of nine, Mind...

By Brian Bohl —- Code of Honor; Chelsea Durand/NYRA Photo SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Shug McGaughey won his first Travers in 21 years and joined a select group of Hall of Fame conditioners with his fourth “Mid-Summer Derby” triumph when Code of Honor...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019) – The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” will begin Saturday, Sept. 14 at the home of America’s greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the $200,000 Iroquois (Grade III) for...

Del Mar Racing —- Higher Power, a late-developing four-year-old colt piloted by Del Mar’s leading rider, Flavien Prat, swept into command turning into the stretch and continued on strongly to win the Grade I $1 million TVG Pacific Classic Saturday. Providing owners Pete and...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 12, 2019) – No rival has been able to topple Bricks and Mortar on the race track this season and after his latest triumph in the Grade 1 Arlington Million XXXVII on August 10, the son of Giant’s Causeway remains equally dominant...