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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...

By Christian Abdo —- Susie Raisher Photo Unmatched Wisdom remains unbeaten in $135K Curlin SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables’ Unmatched Wisdom went wire-to-wire to remain undefeated in Friday’s Listed $135,000 Curlin, a nine-furlong main track test for sophomores...

Post-time favorite Carl Spackler par for the course in G3 Kelso Janet Garaguso Photo By Mary Eddy SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – e Five Racing Thoroughbreds’ Carl Spackler showed his affinity for Saratoga Race Course once again when claiming victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $175,000...

By Tom Luicci —- EL TERRENO CRUISES TO WIN SATURDAY’S BLUE SPARKLER; SPALIDAY RALLIES TO WIN BOILING SPRING STAKES OCEANPORT, N.J. – With the overflow of speed that was in Saturday’s $106,000 Blue Sparkler Stakes at Monmouth Park jockey Jairo Rendon, riding the ultra-quick...

Whitebeam, Chad Brown, Flavien Prat defend their title in G1 Diana DN PHOTO By Christian Abdo SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Juddmonte’s British homebred Whitebeam went wire-to-wire to successfully defend her title in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Diana, a nine-furlong inner turf test...