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NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Jungle Runner posts final breeze for G1 Belmont Stakes Mischevious Alex breezes in preparation for G1 Woody Stephens presented by Claiborne Farm Water White training forwardly into G1 Longines Acorn ELMONT, N.Y. – Calumet Farm’s Jungle...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, June 17, 2020) – Gaining Ground Racing’s three-time stakes winner Factor This will lead a field of 11 older horses that entered Saturday’s 31st running of the $200,000 Wise Dan presented by Ford (Grade II) at Churchill Downs....

By Keith McCalmont —- Keeneland File Photo ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Mark Casse, elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in May, will send out stakes-winners Jack and Noah and Old Chestnut in Friday’s $80,000 Sir Cat, a six-furlong turf sprint for...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 14, 2020) – JRita Young Thoroughbreds’ four-time winner Man in the Can will take his next step on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in the $600,000 Blue Grass (Grade II) on July 11 at Keeneland following his 1 ½-length...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Tiz the Law posts final breeze for G1 Belmont Stakes Modernist breezes but G1 Belmont Stakes still in question New York native Gutierrez earns first Belmont Stakes mount with call aboard Jungle Runner Pneumatic confirmed for G1 Belmont Stakes Cross...

By Ed Golden —- IN MARATHONS ON TURF, LEAVE IT TO WARD ‘N JERRY AMERICAN STAKES A ‘GOOD SPOT’ FOR TRUE VALOUR MARGOT’S BOY MAKES STAKES DEBUT IN SNOW CHIEF LONGTIME CHART CALLER SCHNEIDER TO BID ADIEU MILLER AHEAD OF BAFFERT, 31-29, FOR TRAINING LEAD SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO...

By Ed Golden —- STREAK OF LUCK IN A POSSIBLY PERFECT SPOT A $3.65 MILLION BUY, CEZZANE OFF TO GOOD START SANTA ANITA’S FIRST POST TIME IS NOW AT 1 P.M. MILLER HOLDS EDGE IN RACE FOR TOP TRAINER STREAK OF LUCK WELL SPOTTED FOR FIRST STAKES WIN Streak of Luck, an old gray...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 13, 2020) – Hall of Fame horseman Steve Asmussen surpassed South Louisville native Dale Romans as the all-time leading trainer in Churchill Downs history when 4-year-old filly Drop Dead Gorgeous cruised to a 8 ½-length...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Newspaperofrecord, Instilled Regard eye Grade 1 glory at Belmont G1 Runhappy Metropolitan and G1 Whitney are options for Code of Honor Vekoma could return in G1 Runhappy Metropolitan Endorsed in good order following runner-up effort in G3 Westchester...

By Ed Golden —- HONOR A.P. CAN SMELL THE ROSES HIRSCH AWAITS HARD NOT TO LOVE PRAT HAS BIG LEAD IN JOCKS’ RACE NEW SHERRIFF IN TOWN ON DERBY TRAIL There’s a new sheriff in town on the Kentucky Derby trail, and his name is John, as in John Shirreffs, best known as...