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Post-time favorite Carl Spackler par for the course in G3 Kelso Janet Garaguso Photo By Mary Eddy SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – e Five Racing Thoroughbreds’ Carl Spackler showed his affinity for Saratoga Race Course once again when claiming victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $175,000...

By Tom Luicci —- EL TERRENO CRUISES TO WIN SATURDAY’S BLUE SPARKLER; SPALIDAY RALLIES TO WIN BOILING SPRING STAKES OCEANPORT, N.J. – With the overflow of speed that was in Saturday’s $106,000 Blue Sparkler Stakes at Monmouth Park jockey Jairo Rendon, riding the ultra-quick...

Whitebeam, Chad Brown, Flavien Prat defend their title in G1 Diana DN PHOTO By Christian Abdo SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Juddmonte’s British homebred Whitebeam went wire-to-wire to successfully defend her title in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Diana, a nine-furlong inner turf test...

Next reigns supreme in G2 Brooklyn By Christian Abdo OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Michael Foster’s Next has reigned supreme in the dirt marathon division and confirmed it yet again with an impressive title-defense in Friday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Brooklyn, a 1 3/8-mile test for older horses,...

1 Trikari; Walter Wiodarczyk Trikari pulls off upset in G1 Belmont Derby Inv. By Lynne Snierson OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Though he was dispatched as the lesser-regarded of the two sophomore sons of Oscar Performance carrying the colors of Amerman Racing in the 75th edition of the...

By David Joseph —- Toupie; MJC Photo Toupie Popular Winner of Sunday’s $100,000 Stormy Blues Second Stakes Win for Motion-Trained Favorite in Turf Sprint Team Russell Doubles Sunday, Live Racing Resumes Friday LAUREL, MD – Wertheimer and Frere homebred Toupie, making just...

By Tom Luicci —- TUSCAN SKY ROMPS BY 6¾ LENGTHS IN NYRA BETS PEGASUS STAKES; PLETCHER AND BROWN DOMINATE ON HASKELL PREVIEW DAY Monmouth handle of $10,769,362 highest for non-Haskell or Breeders’ Cup since 2010 OCEANPORT, N.J. – Another big day of stakes racing, another big...

By Mary Eddy —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Frank Fletcher Racing Operations and Ten Strike Racing’s Almostgone Rocket kept her perfect record intact with an easy victory in Thursday’s Listed $150,000 Jersey Girl, a six-furlong sprint for sophomore fillies, at the Belmont...

By Tom Luicci —- FAVORED MIA’S CRUSADE SURGES LATE TO WIN BY A NECK IN SATURDAY’S SPRUCE FIR HANDICAP AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – After seven months off, Mia’s Crusade picked up where she left off, proving her gameness and determination with yet another win against...

David Joseph Maryland Racing —- Grooms All Bizness; MJC Photo Grooms All Bizness Comeback Winner of Jim McKay Turf Sprint Five-Furlong Dash Marked First Race in Nine Months for New Gelding BALTIMORE – Colts Neck Stables’ Grooms All Bizness, racing for the first time in nine...