Extra Extra: Newspaperofrecord wires field in impressive G2 Miss Grillo win

By Brian Bohl and Najja Thompson Rocketry bests Man o’ War’s 98-year-old track record in Temperence Hill Invitational ELMONT, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables’ Newspaperofrecord made a strong impression in a maiden-breaking debut last month and was even more...
Posted On 01 Oct 2018
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Abel Tasman Moves Ahead of Monomoy Girl in NTRA Top 10 Poll

NTRA RELEASE —- ABEL TASMAN MOVES AHEAD OF MONOMOY GIRL IN NTRA TOP 10 POLL WITH BREEDERS’ CUP SHOWDOWN LOOMING LEXINGTON, Ky. Reigning Eclipse Award Champion Abel Tasman moved from fifth to fourth position in this week’s NTRA Top 10 Thoroughbred Poll, supplanting...
Posted On 26 Sep 2018
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NO CHANGES IN THIS WEEK’S NTRA TOP 10 THOROUGHBRED POLL

NTRA RELEASE —- NO CHANGES IN THIS WEEK’S NTRA TOP 10 THOROUGHBRED POLL AS ACCELERATE REMAINS ON TOP LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, September 17, 2018) – There were no changes this week in the NTRA Top 10 Thoroughbred poll as virtually all of the top U.S. horses in training...
Posted On 17 Sep 2018
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‘ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY’ BEGINS SATURDAY WITH IROQUOIS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018) – The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” will begin Saturday at the home of America’s greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the 37th running of the Grade III, $150,000...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018
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ACCELERATE REMAINS ATOP NTRA POLL AS DIVISIONAL LEADERS PLOT COURSES TO BREEDERS’ CUP

NTRA Communications —- Leading Breeders’ Cup Classic contender Accelerate retained the top spot in the NTRA Top 10 Thoroughbred Poll for the fourth consecutive week as virtually all of the leading U.S.-based horses train toward their final starts in advance of the Nov. 2-3...
Posted On 11 Sep 2018
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Tracksideview will resume racing coverage when AT&T restores Internet to Building

Due to AT&T’s inability to maintain internet services to our building, Tracksideview will be off-line until Sept. 12th; thank-you for your patience.
Posted On 08 Sep 2018
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AT THE POST LIVE SEASON FINALE

Marina Bui —- AT THE POST LIVE SEASON FINALE WILL FEATURE SARATOGA LEADING TRAINER CHAD BROWN, OWNER RON PAOLUCCI, RACING ANALYST ANTHONY STABILE & NYRA HEAD CHRIS KAY Thursday, August 30 at the Parting Glass Pub from 8-9 p.m. ET Presented by NYRA Bets What: The...
Posted On 29 Aug 2018
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ABEL TASMAN, CATHOLIC BOY, CATALINA CRUISER VAULT INTO NTRA TOP 10 POLL

NTRA RELEASE —- ABEL TASMAN, CATHOLIC BOY, CATALINA CRUISER VAULT INTO NTRA TOP 10 POLL OFF IMPRESSIVE SCORES; ACCELERATE RETAINS FIRST-PLACE OVER JUSTIFY LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, August 27, 2018) – Eclipse Champion Abel Tasman (fifth), multi-surface specialist Catholic Boy...
Posted On 29 Aug 2018
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“Travers’ aftermath”

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview What did we learn when the top two finishers in the Travers were basically turf horses? Not much. Catholic Boy and Mendelssohn hit the front at the start of the mile-and-a-quarter “Midsummer Derby” at Saratoga in upstate New York and...
Posted On 27 Aug 2018
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Quotes from the live post position draw for the 149th running of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Runhappy Travers

NYRA RELEASE —- Chad Brown, trainer of Good Magic (No. 9, 2-1 morning-line favorite) and Gronkowski (No. 3, 4-1 ML second-choice): “I’m real happy with both posts, it’s exactly what I wanted. I wanted Gronkowski inside and Good Magic outside, so we got...
Posted On 21 Aug 2018
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