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By Anthony Affrunti —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Grade 3, $150,000 Schuylerville for 2-year-old fillies, the first of 69 stakes worth $18.85 million in purses during the 40-day Saratoga Race Course meet, was captured by John C. Oxley’s filly...

By Michael Chamberlain —- ATCHATA WINS THE FILLIES DIVISION UNDER JOCKEY DIEGO SAENZ OPELOUSAS, LA – Evangeline Downs hosted two divisions of the $75,000 D.S. “Shine” Young Futurity on Saturday night for Louisiana-bred 2-year-olds, one for colts and geldings and one for...

By Tom Luicci —- MAJESTIC DUNHILL SHAKES FREE FROM STRETCH TRAFFIC TO WIN MY FRENCHMAN STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Majestic Dunhill continued his strong start to his 3-year-old campaign, overcoming stretch traffic before finally shaking free to score a hand...

NYRA RELEASE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Jockey Manny Franco capped a three-win day on the penultimate card for the Belmont Park spring/summer meet with a sweep of both stakes for owner Barry K. Schwartz on Saturday, winning the $150,000 Forbidden Apple with Voodoo Song and the...

By Bailey Gallison —- Catcho En Die; Arlington Photos ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 7, 2018) – Catcho En Die (ARG) scored his first North American graded stakes victory in walk-the-dog fashion in the 87th running of the Grade III $100,000 Stars and Stripes at Arlington...

By Bailey Gallison —- Divisidero; Arlington Photos ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 7, 2018) – Gunpowder Farms’ patience and determination to win at the Chicagoland oval paid off when Divisidero captured the 83rd running of the Grade III $100,000 Arlington Handicap at...

By Bailey Gallison —- Real Story; Arlington Photos ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 7, 2018) – In dominating fashion it was Jeffrey S. Amling and Merriebelle Stable’s Real Story who captured the 104th running of the Grade III $100,000 American Derby for trainer Ignacio...

By Michael Chamberlain —- Big Changes; Coady Photography GELDING SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS TITLE AT EVANGELINE DOWNS AFTER WINNING 2017 EDITION AT LOUISIANA DOWNS OPELOUSAS, LA – Big Changes didn’t change a thing in the $50,000 John Henry Stakes from 2017 to 2018. The gelding...

By Bailey Gallison —- Daddy’s Lil Darling; Arlington Photos ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 7, 2018) – In her first graded stakes win of the year, Normandy Farm’s homebred Daddys Lil Darling backed up her class and favoritism in the 62nd running of the Grade III...

By Tom Luicci —- VALEDICTORIAN SURGES TO VICTORY IN $75,000 JERSEY GIRL TO GIVE 20-YEAR-OLD JOCKEY HERNANDEZ FIRST STAKES WIN OCEANPORT, N.J. – Valedictorian provided 20-year-old jockey Carlos Hernandez with his first stakes victory, grinding down frontrunner Heading Home...