Churchill: Believe in Bertie Headlines Saturday’s Grade III Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap

By Darren Rogers —- BELIEVE IN BERTIE HEADLINES GRADE III OLD FORESTER MINT JULEP ’CAP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, June 7, 2017) – Klein Racing’s homebred Believe in Bertie, first or second in 10 of her 12 starts and game runner-up in the $300,000 Churchill Distaff Turf...
Posted On 08 Jun 2017
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Grade 1 Belmont Stakes Post Position Draw

NYRA UPDATE —- The following is a transcript from the post position draw for the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets held Wednesday at Rock Center Café at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan: LARRY COLLMUS: Now it is to time to find out where...
Posted On 07 Jun 2017
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Loaded field set for G2 Woody Stephens; Marathoners reunite for G2 Brooklyn Invitational

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – With a field of 11 talented 3-year-olds, the Grade 2, $500,000 Woody Stephens going seven furlongs, one of 10 stakes races on Belmont Stakes Day, is set to be one of the most competitive races on the card. Shipping in from...
Posted On 07 Jun 2017
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Sea Calisi, Dacita head contentious field for G2 New York

By Jenny Kellner —- ELMONT, N.Y. – A stellar field of nine turf fillies and mares, who among them have won 23 stakes and nearly $4.5 million, will gather Friday for the 74th edition of the Grade 2, $500,000 New York, one of five stakes on the second day of the Belmont...
Posted On 05 Jun 2017
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SHOW STEALER, FAITHFULLY & SPEEDY COPPA HEAD FIELD IN SANTA LUCIA STAKES ON SUNDAY AT SANTA ANITA

By Mike Willman —- CLASSY SHOW STEALER, CONSISTENT FAITHFULLY & SPEEDY COPPA HEAD FIELD AT 1 1/16 MILES IN $70,000 SANTA LUCIA STAKES ON SUNDAY AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, Calif. (June 1, 2017)— George Krikorian’s homebred Show Stealer, faced with the unenviable assignment...
Posted On 04 Jun 2017
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DERBY DAY WINNER LIMOUSINE LIBERAL RETURNS IN SATURDAY’S ARISTIDES

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 31, 2017) – Limousine Liberal, who scored a breakout win in the $500,000 Churchill Downs Stakes Presented by TwinSpires.com (Grade II) on the May 6 Kentucky Derby undercard, headlines a field of eight older horses that...
Posted On 31 May 2017
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ITSINTHEPOST & ASHLEYLUVSSUGAR HEAD GRADE II, $200,000 CHARLES WHITTINGHAM

By Mike Willman —- ARCADIA, Calif. Back to Southern California following his second consecutive turf stakes score, French-bred Itsinthepost, along with consistent California-bred Ashleyluvssugar heads a deep and competitive field of 10 three year olds and up in Saturday’s...
Posted On 28 May 2017
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STORMY LIBERAL, AMBITIOUS BREW HEAD GRADE III, $150,000 DAYTONA STAKES

By Mike Willman —- STORMY LIBERAL, AMBITIOUS BREW HEAD GRADE III, $150,000 DAYTONA STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF SATURDAY ARCADIA, Calif. (May 24, 2017)—Trainer Peter Miller’s Stormy Liberal, in search of his fourth consecutive win going 6 ½ furlongs down Santa...
Posted On 26 May 2017
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FAST AND ACCURATE TOPS GRADE III ARLINGTON CLASSIC

By Brian Spencer —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 25, 2017) – The 82nd running of the Grade III $100,000 Arlington Classic drew a field of 10 colts and geldings for Saturday’s feature race going 1 1/16 miles over the turf at Arlington International Racecourse, including...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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SANTA ANITA: GRADE I, $500,000 GOLD CUP ON SATURDAY

By Mike Willman —- MIDNIGHT STORM, FOLLOW ME CREV, CUPID, ACCELERATE & HARD ACES ALL PROMINENT IN GRADE I, $500,000 GOLD CUP AT SANTA ANITA ON SATURDAY ARCADIA, Calif. (May 24, 2017)—Once thought to be turf horse, trainer Phil D’Amato’s Midnight Storm returns to...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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