Chad Brown-trained Occult romps in Saturday’s Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks

By Tom Luicci —- OCCULT ROMPS IN SATURDAY’S GRADE 3 MONMOUTH OAKS AS JOCKEY LYNCH WINS BOTH STAKES ON MONMOUTH’S CARD OCEANPORT, N.J. – If any other New York-based trainers call Feargal Lynch about riding in a stakes race at Monmouth Park in the near future there probably...
Posted On 29 Jul 2023
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Elite Power runs his win streak to eight with timely birthday gift for HOF trainer Bill Mott in G1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H.

NYRA PHOTO By Keith McCalmont SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Juddmonte’s Elite Power took another step toward defending his title as Champion Male Sprinter with a dramatic head score over Gunite in Saturday’s Grade 1, $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap, a six-furlong sprint for...
Posted On 29 Jul 2023
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Champion 3YO Filly Nest returns a winner in G2 Shuvee

Champion 3YO Filly Nest returns a winner in G2 Shuvee By Mary Eddy SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Reigning Champion 3-Year-Old Filly Nest came back from a nearly nine-month layoff with aplomb to score in Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Shuvee for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, turning...
Posted On 24 Jul 2023
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PRINCESS AVARY WINS SATURDAY’S JERSEY GIRL HANDICAP

By Tom Luicci —- PRINCESS AVARY WINS SATURDAY’S JERSEY GIRL HANDICAP FOR SHAW’S FIRST STAKES WIN IN 22-YEAR TRAINING CAREER OCEANPORT, N.J. – Tim Shaw is going to savor this win for a while. After 22 years as a trainer, and 1,337 starters, Shaw notched his first career...
Posted On 09 Jul 2023
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Belmont Stakes Recaps: Grade 1 Stephens, Jaipur & Met Mile

Arabian Lion roars to victory in G1 Woody Stephens presented by Mohegan Sun By NYRA Press Office ELMONT N.Y. – Zedan Racing Stables’ Arabian Lion, an impressive two-turn stakes winner in his prior start, handled the cutback to sprinting with aplomb and became a Grade 1...
Posted On 12 Jun 2023
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Shotgun Hottie romps in Saturday’s Lady’s Secret Stakes

By Tom Luicci —- SHOTGUN HOTTIE ROMPS IN SATURDAY’S LADY’S SECRET STAKES; WILL POINT TO GRADE 3 MOLLY PITCHER NEXT ON JULY 22 OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Cherie DeVaux makes no secret about what the ultimate goal is for Shotgun Hottie this year: Get the 4-year-old daughter of...
Posted On 12 Jun 2023
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Howgreatisnate surges to win Saturday’s Long Branch Stakes on Monmouth Park’s opening day card

By Tom Luicci —- HOWGREATISNATE SURGES TO WIN LONG BRANCH STAKES ON MONMOUTH PARK’S OPENING DAY PROGRAM OCEANPORT, N.J. – John Guarnere always had high expectations for Howgreatisnate, even though the gelding had never won going two turns. “I thought he was a Kentucky Derby...
Posted On 15 May 2023
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Mage Wins 149th Kentucky Derby Before Crowd of 150,335

Churchill Downs Public Relations | Churchill Downs Communications,Darren Rogers Photo Credit: Coady Photography LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 6, 2023) – OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing and CMNWLTH’s Mage collared Two Phil’s at midstretch and went on to win the...
Posted On 07 May 2023
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SKELLY GIVES ASMUSSEN HIS 100TH OAKLAWN STAKES WIN IN SATURDAY’S COUNT FLEET SPRINT

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Photo credit: Coady Photography SKELLY GIVES ASMUSSEN HIS 100TH OAKLAWN STAKES WIN IN SATURDAY’S COUNT FLEET SPRINT HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, April 15, 2023) – Red Lane Thoroughbred LLC’s Skelly led gate to wire to give Hall of Fame trainer Steve...
Posted On 16 Apr 2023
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In Italian (GB) Leads All the Way to Win Jenny Wiley; Twilight Gleaming (IRE) takes Giant’s Causeway

By Amy Owens —- In Italian (GB) Leads All the Way to Win Jenny Wiley First Mission prevails in Stonestreet Lexington; Twilight Gleaming (IRE) much the best in Giant’s Causeway LEXINGTON, KY (April 15, 2023) – Peter Brant’s In Italian (GB) made a stylish return to the races...
Posted On 16 Apr 2023
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