NYRA announces adjustments to 2019 Belmont Park spring/summer and Saratoga Race Course

By Pat McKenna & Mark Bardack —- NYRA announces adjustments to 2019 Belmont Park spring/summer and Saratoga Race Course schedules to accommodate potential arena construction at Belmont Park Belmont Park spring/summer meet to run 48 days beginning Friday, April 26...
Posted On 08 Feb 2019
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BAFFERT’S GAME WINNER, IMPROBABLE HEAD KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER

By Darren Rogers —- Pool 2 Opens Friday and Concludes Sunday at 6 p.m. EDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019) – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s Grade I-winning duo of Game Winner and Improbable are the individual morning line favorites in Pool 2 of the Kentucky...
Posted On 06 Feb 2019
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MUCHO GUSTO CRACKS TOP TEN IN NTRA 3-YEAR-OLD POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 4, 2019) – An open-length victory over sealed, sloppy going in the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes February 2 was enough to earn Mucho Gusto a place in the top 10 in this week’s National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)...
Posted On 04 Feb 2019
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CITY OF LIGHT UNANIMOUS CHOICE IN FIRST TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL; GAME WINNER HEADS UP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (January 28, 2019) – A rousing victory in Saturday’s $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational allowed City of Light to officially end his career on top by earning first place in the initial National Thoroughbred Racing Association...
Posted On 29 Jan 2019
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Rain, Sloppy Track Fail to Dampen Pegasus Day; Stakes Recaps

By David Joseph —- Meg Griffin Photo HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Despite a sloppy track, rainy conditions and three races being taken off the turf, Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup Day was a huge success at Gulfstream Park. On-track handle for the 12 races was $4.123 million, flat...
Posted On 27 Jan 2019
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JUSTIFY VOTED 2018 HORSE OF THE YEAR

By Jim Gluckson/NTRA —- Justify; Anne M. Eberhardt HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (Thursday, January 24, 2019) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) announced this evening that Justify who...
Posted On 25 Jan 2019
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Pegasus: Fipke Mining for Success in Pegasus World Cup

By David Joseph —- Fipke Mining for Success in Pegasus World Cup (G1) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Seeking the Soul figures to be a price at the betting windows when the Grade 1-winning 6-year-old horse competes in Gulfstream Park’s $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational...
Posted On 21 Jan 2019
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48TH ANNUAL ECLIPSE AWARDS TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON TVG

By Jim Gluckson —- RTN, NTRA.com, DRF.com, XBTV.com, GulfstreamPark.com Also Set to Air Event Live LEXINGTON, Ky. (January 17, 2019) – The 48th Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by Daily Racing Form, Breeders’ Cup and The Stronach Group, will air live on TVG, the...
Posted On 18 Jan 2019
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THREE GRADE I, HALF MILLION DOLLAR STAKES HEAD SANTA ANITA’S 2019 SPRING STAKES SCHEDULE

By Mike Willman —- THREE GRADE I, HALF MILLION DOLLAR STAKES HEAD 35 TOTAL ADDED MONEY OFFERINGS AS SANTA ANITA’S 2019 SPRING STAKES SCHEDULE RUNS FROM APRIL 13 THROUGH JUNE 23 MEET TO OFFER HORSEMEN $5.1 MILLION IN STAKES PURSES OVER COURSE OF 42-DAY RUN ARCADIA, Calif....
Posted On 12 Jan 2019
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2018 ECLIPSE AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Jim Gluckson/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (January 5, 2019) – Led by Horse of the Year candidates Accelerate, Justify, and Monomoy Girl, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) today announced...
Posted On 06 Jan 2019
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