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By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Jim and Susan Hill’s Daddy Is a Legend outkicked Altea in the stretch to earn her first stakes win of the year, capturing the Grade 3, $150,000 Lake George for 3-year-old fillies on Opening Day of the 40-day summer meet...

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...