MCKINZIE CLOSES IN ON LEADER BRICKS AND MORTAR IN NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 5, 2019) – Multiple Grade 1 winner Bricks and Mortar continues to hold the lead spot in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll heading into his expected start in the Grade 1 Arlington Million, but McKinzie’s sublime victory in the Grade...
Posted On 06 Aug 2019
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ARLINGTON: DUCHOSSOIS INDUCTED TO RACING HALL OF FAME

By Grant LaGrange —- Mr. Richard L. Duchossois, more commonly known as “Mr.D”, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of fame on Friday August 2 in New York. Under the guidance of Mr.D, Arlington became the first track to win the Special Eclipse Award in 1985...
Posted On 05 Aug 2019
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IMPERIAL HINT ROCKETS HIS WAY INTO NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 29, 2019) – A jaw-dropping display of brilliance over one of the most storied venues in racing was enough to launch the pocket rocket that is Imperial Hint into a top-10 position in this week’s NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Trained...
Posted On 30 Jul 2019
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Shancelot strikes swiftly in G2 Amsterdam

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Shancelot broke sharply from the outside and set torrid opening fractions, but was able to shine brightly in his stakes debut when waltzing home under a hand ride by Emisael Jaramillo in Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000...
Posted On 29 Jul 2019
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TASTING THE STARS IMPROVES TO 3-FOR-3 LIFETIME WITH HER VICTORY IN SUNDAY’S JUST JENDA STAKES

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Unbeaten in her first two career starts on the dirt, both earlier this year, Tasting the Stars became a stakes winner in her first try on the grass, showing an impressive late kick to capture the $75,000 Just Jenda Stakes by 1¾ lengths on...
Posted On 29 Jul 2019
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Maximum Security impresses in winning Saturday’s Haskell Invitational

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. — The 52nd running of the Grade1, $1 million TVG.com Haskell Invitational was worth the wait as Gary and Mary West’s Maximum Security held off a relentless Mucho Gusto to re-assert himself as the leader of the 3-year-old division and...
Posted On 23 Jul 2019
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Guarana stays unbeaten with wire-to-wire victory in G1 Coaching Club American Oaks

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. –Three Chimneys Farm’s Guarana continued her career’s torrid start and earned her second consecutive Grade 1 victory, kicking away from Point of Honor in the stretch to stay undefeated in capturing the $500,000...
Posted On 23 Jul 2019
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MAXIMUM SECURITY CRACKS NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 22, 2019) – After withstanding oppressive heat and surviving an inquiry to prevail in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational Stakes at Monmouth Park on July 20, Maximum Security gained another leg up on his sophomore male counterparts by...
Posted On 23 Jul 2019
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Owner, breeder and philanthropist Marylou Whitney dies at age 93

By Pat McKenna —- Marylou Whitney; NYRA Photos SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Marylou Whitney, whose philanthropic initiatives and contributions to racing earned her the nicknames “Queen of Saratoga” and “Grand Dame of Saratoga” among other honors,...
Posted On 20 Jul 2019
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Saratoga: My Italian Rabbi prevails in Stillwater thriller

By Najja Thompson —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Gold Square’s My Italian Rabbi won a stretch-long duel with post-time favorite Fierce Lady to capture Thursday’s $100,000 Stillwater, a six-furlong sprint for New York-bred juvenile fillies at Saratoga Race...
Posted On 18 Jul 2019
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