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Jaxer picks up first stakes win in $125K Notebook By Mary Eddy OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Head of Plains Partners’ New York homebred Jaxer found an inside seam in the final sixteenth to edge clear to victory in the $125,000 Notebook, a one-mile inner turf route for state-bred juveniles,...

Weigh the Risks eats up competition in Listed Pumpkin Pie By Brian Bohl OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables’ Weigh the Risks showed the same form in the fall that she did over the summer, building on a dominant victory at Saratoga Race Course when benefitting from jockey Manny...

Tiz Dashing makes the grade with impressive G3 Hill Prince effort By Brian Bohl  OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz Dashing won his debut in September 2024 at Belmont at the Big A before putting together mostly competitive efforts without a return trip to the winner’s...

By Christian Abdo —- Ready for Candy keeps rolling for Antonacci in G2 Sands Point OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Lindy Farms’ Ready for Candy secured a graded double while improving to 3-for-3 in the care of trainer Philip Antonacci in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Sands Point, a...

Love Cervere lifts late to land first graded win in G3 Glen Cove By Mary Eddy OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Edward Seltzer, Beverly Anderson and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Love Cervere showed a swift turn-of-foot late to sweep past rivals and land her first graded victory in Saturday’s...

Gun Song upsets Randomized in G2 Beldame By Keith McCalmont OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Gun Song, under a perfect trip from Hall of Famer John Velazquez, overtook 2-5 mutuel favorite Randomized and powered away to a comfortable score in Friday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Beldame, a nine-furlong...

By Paul Halloran —- Pennsylvania Derby: Baeza has his day in Bensalem BENSALEM, Pa. – Standing on the rail between the finish line and the first turn at Parx Racing, John Shirreffs waited until the horses were several strides past the wire before he lifted his arms over his...

Ready for Candy holds on in G3 Winter Memories By Mary Eddy OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Lindy Farms’ Ready for Candy took over in upper stretch and dug in gamely to turn back the challenge of Paradise City and notch her first graded victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $175,000 Winter Memories,...

By Christian Abdo —- Antiquarian wins G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup NYRA PHOTO SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Centennial Farms’ Antiquarian stalked and pounced to earn his first top-level score in Sunday’s Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup, a 10-furlong test for 3-year-olds and...

Tommy Jo much the best in G1 Spinaway By Keith McCalmont SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Spendthrift Farm’s Kentucky homebred Tommy Jo, under a perfect ride by Kendrick Carmouche, powered away to a 6 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Spinaway, a seven-furlong sprint for...