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Monmouth Park Media Release —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – There may be a starter or two in Saturday’s TVG.com Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park whose connections are coming down with a late case of “Derby fever” but Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen isn’t among them – at least not...

By Mac McBride —- George Krikorian’s homebred Mucho Unusual, who has been facing high-line graded stakes company for the past year, drops into a seemingly ideal spot against state-bred runners in Saturday’s $125,000 Solana Beach Stakes. Naturally, she figures to be a solid...

NYRA Media Release —- Dr Post continues Saratoga work in hopes of potential G1 Kentucky Derby start; Moretti eyes G1 Woodward G1 Kentucky Derby hopeful Ny Traffic, G1 winner Math Wizard breeze Canada’s HOTY Starship Jubilee to return to the Spa for G1 $500K Diana...

By Amy Gregory —- LEXINGTON, KY (Aug. 12, 2020) – Keeneland will be the focus of Thoroughbred racing this autumn when the track presents 18 stakes worth a total of $4,775,000 during its 2020 Fall Meet, to be held Oct. 2-24 ahead of the 37th Breeders’ Cup World Championships...

Monmouth Park Media Release —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – In some ways, Kelly Breen is as surprised as anyone that he will reach the midpoint of the Monmouth Park meet atop the trainer standings and as the favorite to win the title. That’s because he originally thought he was too...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- $1 million Runhappy Travers for 3-year-olds on August 8 will offer 100-40-20-10 points to the top-four finishers to the G1 Kentucky Derby on September 5 Barclay Tagg, trainer of even-money favorite Tiz the Law (No. 6): “He’s done everything...

By Kevin Kerstein —- Final Future Pool Before Derby Opens Friday at Noon and Concludes Sunday at 6 p.m. ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sackatoga Stable’s $1 million Belmont Stakes (Grade I) winner Tiz the Law continues to be top of mind with many horseplayers and was made the 9-5...

By Mac McBride —- In what appears to be a wide-open edition of the Grade II, $150,000 Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar, seven fillies will face starter Jay Slender Friday for a six-furlong tussle that will reward the one home first with a nice payday, a chunk of black type and a...

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law, undefeated in his sophomore campaign with three consecutive graded stakes victories, will return to the site where his racing career began last summer as part of an eight-horse field of...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Even as a yearling, G1 Whitney favorite Tom’s d’Etat took everything in stride Point of Honor ‘deserves a shot’ in G1 Personal Ensign; Vekoma to G1 Forego Cross Border enters G2 Bowling Green off 10 days rest Baltas to send out...