Mendelssohn looks to rebound in G3 Dwyer

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Mendelssohn will look to recapture the form that led to his 18 ½-length win in the Group 2 UAE Derby, taking aim at a seven-horse field in the 101st running of the Grade 3, $300,000 Dwyer for 3-year-olds on Saturday, Stars &...
Posted On 05 Jul 2018
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Whitmore set to kick off summer campaign in G2 Belmont Sprint Championship

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Set to make his first start since finishing second in the Grade 2 True North on Belmont Stakes Day, multiple graded stakes winner Whitmore will kick off his summer slate in the Grade 2, $350,000 Belmont Sprint Championship on...
Posted On 05 Jul 2018
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Keeneland Announces Format Changes to 2018 Sales

By Amy Gregory —- Keeneland Announces Format Changes to 2018 September Yearling and November Breeding Stock Sales, Return of April Sale in 2019 LEXINGTON, KY (July 5, 2018) – Keeneland today announced three significant sales-related developments: a change to the Week 1...
Posted On 05 Jul 2018
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SYNCHRONY, DIVISIDERO HEADLINE DOZEN IN GRADE III ARLINGTON HANDICAP

By Bailey Gallison —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 4, 2018) – Pin Oak Stable’s multiple graded stakes winner Synchrony and Gunpowder Farms’ Divisidero will face a field of 12 for the 83rd running of the Grade III $100,000 Arlington Handicap on Saturday, July 7 at Arlington...
Posted On 05 Jul 2018
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2017 Belmont winner Tapwrit rejoins stakes company in G2 Suburban

NYRA ADVANCE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Last year’s Belmont Stakes hero Tapwrit will make his graded stakes return as part of a field of 11 in the Grade 2, $700,000 Suburban on Saturday at Belmont Park. Installed as Race 9 with an approximate post time of 6:18 p.m. ET on...
Posted On 05 Jul 2018
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Belmont Derby, Oaks Headline Stars & Stripes Day

NYRA ADVANCE —- G1 Belmont Derby field ready to provide fireworks on Stars & Stripes Day ELMONT, N.Y. — A diverse and compelling cast of sophomores are set to square off in the fifth running of the Grade 1, $1.2 million Belmont Derby Invitational on Saturday at...
Posted On 05 Jul 2018
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Arlington Park Stakes Previews: Grade III American Derby, GIII Modesty Handicap

By Bailey Gallison —- EZMOSH TRIES FOR TURF HAT TRICK IN GRADE III AMERICAN DERBY ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 4, 2018) – Eight sophomores will race to establish themselves at the top of the 3-year-old turf division in the Grade III $100,000 American Derby at Arlington...
Posted On 05 Jul 2018
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes: Wednesday, July 3, 2018

By Tom Luicci —- KODIAK KATIE LOOKS TO MAKE MOST OF SECOND TURF CHANCE IN WEDNESDAY’S JERSEY GIRL HANDICAP AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – For Skip Einhorn, the decision to give Kodiak Katie another shot at a grass race came down to timing. The 5-year-old mare is coming...
Posted On 03 Jul 2018
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pring Meet Topped by Record Kentucky Derby Week Business Concludes Strong 38-Day Run

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS SPRING MEET TOPPED BY RECORD KENTUCKY DERBY WEEK BUSINESS CONCLUDES STRONG 38-DAY RUN Derby and Triple Crown Winner Justify Tops Equine Stars; Multiple Champs Asmussen, Ramseys Share Meet-Leader Honors with First-Time Leading Rider...
Posted On 02 Jul 2018
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA Press Office —- • G3 Pennine Ridge winner Catholic Boy turns in ‘maintenance half’ at Saratoga for G1 Belmont Derby • Motion has contingent ready for busy Stars & Stripes slate • ‘Speedy’ New York-bred Diversify fires bullet ahead of G2...
Posted On 01 Jul 2018
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