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By Bob Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. – Runner-up behind the talented California bred The Chosen Vron in the Affirmed June 13, Defunded will try for his first stakes success in the $150,000-guaranteed Los Alamitos Derby Sunday. Restricted to 3-year-olds and scheduled for 1...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – With his second Tampa Bay Downs jockeys title already locked up, Samy Camacho could have stayed in south Florida Wednesday to ride at Gulfstream Park, where he is currently based and in sixth place in the standings. But Camacho decided a...

By Pat McKenna —- Saratoga Live returns July 15 with unprecedented coverage of the summer meet Opening weekend anchored by G1 Diana on FOX SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and FOX Sports today announced the return of Saratoga Live, the...

By David Joseph —- Ce Ce Likely Favorite for Saturday’s $350,000 Princess Rooney (G2) Multiple Grade 1 Winner Tops Invitation List for 7F Sprint ‘Win and In’ Race Headlines Saturday’s Summit of Speed HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Bo Hirsch LLC’s Ce Ce, a multiple Grade 1 stakes...

By David Joseph —- ‘Not Surprising’ Engler is Enjoying Move to Gulfstream Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Set for Saturday’s Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jeff Engler has turned an unfortunate situation into a very positive career move to Gulfstream Park, where the veteran...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Jimmy Toner thought enough of Seasons as a 2-year-old last year that he tried the Tapit filly in a Grade 1 race in just her second career start. And that was Plan B, said the veteran trainer. Plan A was the Breeders’ Cup, a goal that never...

By Darren Rogers —- Coady Photography MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES WINNERS MAXFIELD, LETRUSKA MADE 4-5 MONRING LINE FAVORITES IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $600,000 STEPHEN FOSTER, $300,000 FLEUR DE LIS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, June 24, 2021) – Racing’s stars are set to converge...

By Darren Rogers —- Maxfield; Churchill Downs Photos MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES WINNER MAXIFLED TOPS 40th RUNNING OF GRADE II, $600,000 STEPHEN FOSTER ON CLOSING DAY AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, June 23, 2021) – Godolphin’s multiple graded stakes-winning...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Sunday, June 20, 2021) – Bruce Lunsford’s Blue Grass (GII) stakes winning-homebred Art Collector leads a field of nine colts and geldings that were entered in Friday’s $110,000 Kelly’s Landing Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs – the...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Belmont Park Notes Domestic Spending leads slew of Chad Brown turf workers; Higher Truth targets G1 Belmont Oaks Invitational Illiogami on point for G2 Mother Goose; Cellist a contender of note for G1 Belmont Derby Veteran rider Mike Luzzi out 6-to-8...