NYRA announces adjustments to 2019 Belmont Park spring/summer and Saratoga Race Course

By Pat McKenna & Mark Bardack —- NYRA announces adjustments to 2019 Belmont Park spring/summer and Saratoga Race Course schedules to accommodate potential arena construction at Belmont Park Belmont Park spring/summer meet to run 48 days beginning Friday, April 26...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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CHAMPION GAME WINNER HEADS 362 EARLY TRIPLE CROWN NOMINEES

By Darren Rogers —- Attached is a pdf of the news release with additional statistics and a full list of Triple Crown nominees. Free past performances of all Triple Crown nominees, courtesy of Brisnet.com, are available at:...
Posted On 06 Feb 2019
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BAFFERT’S GAME WINNER, IMPROBABLE HEAD KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER

By Darren Rogers —- Pool 2 Opens Friday and Concludes Sunday at 6 p.m. EDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019) – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s Grade I-winning duo of Game Winner and Improbable are the individual morning line favorites in Pool 2 of the Kentucky...
Posted On 06 Feb 2019
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MUCHO GUSTO CRACKS TOP TEN IN NTRA 3-YEAR-OLD POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 4, 2019) – An open-length victory over sealed, sloppy going in the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes February 2 was enough to earn Mucho Gusto a place in the top 10 in this week’s National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)...
Posted On 04 Feb 2019
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Gulfstream Stakes Recaps: Dania Beach, Sweetest Chant

By David Joseph —- A Thread of Blue Wires Field in $100,000 Dania Beach Stays Unbeaten on Gulfstream Turf with First Career Stakes Win HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Leonard Green’s A Thread of Blue, narrowly favored over 10 rivals in his sophomore debut, jumped out to the lead and...
Posted On 04 Feb 2019
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BATTLE OF MIDWAY TRADES PUNCHES WITH FAVORED MCKINZIE, WINS SAN PASQUAL

By Mike Willman —- BATTLE OF MIDWAY BENOIT PHOTO BATTLE OF MIDWAY TRADES PUNCHES WITH FAVORED MCKINZIE & EMERGES A HALF LENGTH WINNER IN GRADE II, $200,000 SAN PASQUAL STAKES; RIDDEN BY PRAT & TRAINED BY HOLLENDORFER, HE GETS 1 1/8 MILES IN 1:46.95 RAINY...
Posted On 04 Feb 2019
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Gulfstream: Feedback Very Positive in $150,000 Forward Gal (G3)

By David Joseph —- Feedback; Gulfstream Park Photo Feedback Very Positive in $150,000 Forward Gal (G3) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Klaravich Stables, Inc.’s Feedback stamped herself an exciting Kentucky Oaks (G1) prospect while coming off a 5 ½-month layoff to capture Saturday’s...
Posted On 03 Feb 2019
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OAKLAWN BARN NOTES: POWER GAL PULLS MINOR UPSET IN MARTHA WASHINGTON STAKES

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Power Gal; Coady Photography HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019) – Gary Barber’s Power Gal (JPN) lived up to her name as she powered down the stretch late to secure the win and 10 points towards Kentucky Oaks eligibility. Ridden by David Cohen,...
Posted On 03 Feb 2019
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Aqueduct: Tax pays dividends with G3 Withers victory

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Earlier in the week, trainer Danny Gargan said Tax was “bred to run all day,” and the Arch gelding proved his connections prophetic, surging up the rail to overtake Our Braintrust and Not That Brady in deep stretch to...
Posted On 03 Feb 2019
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FAIR GROUNDS STAKES RECAPS

By Ryan Martin —- Excessivespending; Hodges Photography EXCESSIVESPENDING EARNS WELL DESERVED STAKES WIN IN NELSON J. MENARD MEMORIAL NEW ORLEANS (February 2, 2019) – After knocking on the door in several stakes events, Joey Keith Davis’ Excessivespending ($10.20, $4.20 and...
Posted On 03 Feb 2019
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