British Idiom, Engage Win Opening-Day Stakes on Fall Stars Weekend to Earn Trips to Breeders’ Cup

By Amy Owens —- British Idiom, Engage Win Opening-Day Stakes on Fall Stars Weekend to Earn Trips to Breeders’ Cup LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 4, 2019) – Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables and Bethlehem Stables’ British Idiom swept to the lead at the head of the...
Posted On 05 Oct 2019
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MOM’S RED LIPSTICK SCORES IN THE ARLINGTON WASHINGTON LASSIE

By Grant LaGrange —- Mom’s Red Lipstick; Photos Provided by Arlington Park ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (September 7, 2019) – Mom’s Red Lipstick grinded her way to a 3/4 length win in Saturdays co-feature at Arlington International Racecourse, the $75,000...
Posted On 08 Sep 2019
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Spanish Mission heads European trifecta in Saturday’s inaugural Jockey Club Derby Invitational

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Team Valor International and Earle Mack’s Spanish Mission dueled with 38-1 longshot Pedro Cara in deep stretch and gained supremacy in the final jumps to win the inaugural running of Saturday’s $1 million Jockey Club Derby...
Posted On 08 Sep 2019
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FLAP JACK CRUISES IN THE ARLINGTON-WASHINGTON FUTURITY

By Grant LaGrange —- Flap Jack; Photos Provided By Arlington Park ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (September 7, 2019) – Flap Jack powered home impressively to win Saturday’s $75,000 Arlington Washington Futurity, the second of a pair of 2-year-old stakes races at Arlington...
Posted On 08 Sep 2019
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Belmont: Edisa prevails in inaugural Jockey Club Oaks

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – In her first career start outside of France, Edisa backed up her favoritism, coming off a slow pace to make a winning bid down the stretch to capture the inaugural running of Saturday’s $750,000 Jockey Club Oaks Invitational, the...
Posted On 08 Sep 2019
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Mrs. Sippy rolls to victory in G2 Glens Falls

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Andrew Stone’s Mrs. Sippy made her North American debut a winning one in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Glens Falls, a 1 3/8-mile inner turf route for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up at Saratoga Race Course....
Posted On 01 Sep 2019
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POSTULATION, SHARP IN RETURN FOLLOWING LAYOFF, CAPTURES SATURDAY’S PRESIOUS PASSION STAKES

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Freshened by a lengthy layoff while also getting some class relief, Postulation benefitted from an ideal stalking trip before kicking into gear coming out of the final turn to score an easy victory in the first running of the mile and a...
Posted On 01 Sep 2019
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Preservationist’s stretch-drive surge caps thrilling finish in G1 Woodward presented by NYRA Bets

By Brian Bohl —- Preservationist; Photos by Adam Coglianese/NYRA SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Centennial Farms’ Preservationist capitalized on an aggressive mid-stretch move from jockey Junior Alvarado, splitting rivals between Tom’s d’Etat and Bal...
Posted On 01 Sep 2019
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Saratoga Stakes Recaps: G1’s Sword Dancer, Personal Ensign; Grade 2 Ballston Spa

NYRA PRESS RELEASE — Annals of Time prevails in G1 Sword Dancer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Annals of Time came from far off the pace to capture the 45th running of the Grade 1, $850,000 Sword Dancer and complete his comeback from an injury that sidelined him for almost...
Posted On 25 Aug 2019
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JERSEY-BRED HOROLOGIST STUNS 1-5 JAYWALK IN WINNING SATURDAY’S GRADE 3 MONMOUTH OAKS

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Even after Horologist won her first start by 20¾ lengths last year, doing so against colts, octogenarian trainer John Mazza held off on declaring his filly to be something special. There’s no need to do so any longer. Jersey-bred...
Posted On 25 Aug 2019
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