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By Pat McKenna —- G1 Sword Dancer to be renamed Christophe Clement Turf in 2026 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the renaming of the Grade 1, $750,000 Sword Dancer to honor the life and legacy of Christophe Clement, the...

By Mary Eddy —- NYRA PHOTO World Beater conquers international cast in G1 Saratoga Derby Invitational SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The aptly-named World Beater defeated a talented group of eight rivals that included three European contenders to provide conditioner Riley Mott...

By Keith McCalmont —- Kilwin rallies stoutly to win G1 Test presented by Ticketmaster SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – BBN Racing’s Kilwin rallied from well off the pace to overtake fellow closer Ragtime and capture Saturday’s 100th running of the Grade 1, $500,000 Test presented...

By Mary Eddy —- Ewing nets first stakes win in G2 Saratoga Special SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – D.J. Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and Kenneth Freirich’s Ewing earned his first stakes score when overcoming a slow start in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special, a 6...

NYRA COMMUNICATIONS —- NYRA Communications Photo Deterministic extends win streak to three in G1 FanDuel Fourstardave St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven Duncker and Vicarage Stable’s Deterministic pressed longshot pacesetter My Boy Prince into the stretch before...

By Tom Luicci —- HEY NAY NAY STAYS ON TRACK FOR BREEDERS’ CUP WITH 7-LENGTH ROMP IN SATURDAY’S TYRO STAKES OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer John Sadler has had so few hiccups along the way with Hey Nay Nay after two career starts that he’s already targeting the Breeders’ Cup for...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- NYRA PRESS OFFICE PHOTO Peter Brant, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg and Brook Smith’s Sierra Leone, the Champion 3-Year-Old Colt of 2024 that had gone winless in three previous tries at Saratoga Race Course, broke through in...

Story by Lynne Snierson Monmouth Park Publicity Staff—- NYRA BETS HASKELL WINNER JOURNALISM HEADED BACK WEST; BAFFET WILL POINT GOAL ORIENTED TO TRAVERS STAKES NEXT OCEANPORT, N.J. – While trainer Michael McCarthy has yet to decide what’s next for Journalism following the...

By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- Haskell Day Selections Monmouth Park Race Course Race 5 – Grade 3 Matchmaker – 1-1/8 miles on turf for F-M 3yo and up 5 – Segesta Classiest of three Chad Brown entries at ML odds of 3-1 2 – Sacred Wish Only millionaire in the field is ML...

By Mary Eddy —- Photo Provided by NYRA; Coglianese Excellent Truth denies She Feels Pretty in G1 Dunkin’ Diana Resolute Racing’s Excellent Truth came out on the winning end of a thrilling stretch duel with post-time favorite She Feels Pretty to land her first top-level...