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NYRA NEWS RELEASE —- Johnny Velazquez; NYRA PHOTO OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jockey John Velazquez earned his 6,000th career North American victory, piloting Singapore Trader (No 1) to victory in Race 5 on Friday at Aqueduct Racetrack. Velazquez is just the 18th jockey to...

SANTA ANITA PRESS BOX —- FRANK MIRAHMADI TO ASSUME SANTA ANITA ANNOUNCING DUTIES BEGINNING OPENING DAY, DEC. 26; POPULAR L.A. NATIVE WILL ALSO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MANY PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 26, 2018)—Frank Mirahmadi, a well-known and popular figure in...

La Fuerza dominant in Notebook / South of France magnifique in Tepin By the NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Danny J. Chen’s Yorkiepoo Princess dueled Jean Elizabeth for the early lead before kicking away in the stretch for a 5 3/4-length win in the $125,000...

White Flag shows no surrender in Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship By Keith McCalmont and Najja Thompson OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Shortleaf Stable’s Plainsman demanded the lead under a crafty ride by Joel Rosario to earn his first career stakes win in Saturday’s Grade...

By Darren Rogers —- SIGNALMAN TURNS BACK PLUS QUE PARFAIT IN $200,000 KENTUCKY JOCKEY CLUB LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018) – Signalman, who finished third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) just 22 days ago, grabbed the lead with three-sixteenths of a mile to...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Lady Paname overtook four challengers in deep stretch, surging to a half-length win in her North American stakes debut to capture the 62nd running of the $400,000 Long Island for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up on Saturday at...

By Keith McCalmont and Najja Thompson OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Beach Haven Thoroughbreds’ Sassy Agnes completed an all-stakes hat trick with a dominant front-running performance to capture Friday’s $100,000 Key Cents at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Linda Rice, the...

By Brian Bohl and Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Cleber Massey’s Blamed emphatically answered the question of handling the increased distance when she raced to the front, extended her lead coming out of the final turn and outkicked a charging Remedy in...

By Don Stevens —- MOCITO ROJO DOMINATES IN THE $75,000 DELTA MILE STAKES – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs capped off its fifth week of live racing on Saturday night with two stakes races. The $100,000 Louisiana Legacy for 2-year-old Louisiana-breds was won by Café Du Monde...

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Village King, expertly handled by Javier Castellano, nosed out Soglio in a dramatic photo finish to capture the off-the-turf Grade 3 Red Smith on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Todd Pletcher for Angels of Catalina...