Quality Response looks to handle step up in class against high-priced talent in G1 Frizette

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Quality Response will look to extend her winning West Coast ways into her first graded stakes contest, shipping her 2-for-2 record to New York as part of a seven-horse field in the Grade 1, $400,000 Frizette for juvenile fillies on...
Posted On 04 Oct 2019
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Hawkish ready for return in Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Multiple graded stakes winner Hawkish, who missed his summer campaign due to throat surgery, is set to make his return to the races on Saturday facing a field of seven in the $150,000 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational at Belmont...
Posted On 04 Oct 2019
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Sistercharlie goes for sixth straight G1 in Flower Bowl

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Sistercharlie; Coady Photography ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown’s Sistercharlie will look to add another Grade 1 victory to her robust resume on Sunday at Belmont Park when she contests the $500,000 Flower Bowl Invitational for fillies...
Posted On 04 Oct 2019
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Channel Maker targets second straight G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic

By Ryan Martin —- Channel Maker; Elsa Lorieul Photo ELMONT, N.Y. – Wachtel Stables, R. A. Hill Stables, Gary Barber and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Channel Maker will attempt to repeat his 2018 victory when taking on a field of seven assembled for...
Posted On 02 Oct 2019
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BOLO, CATAPULT & RIVER BOYNE HEAD WIDE-OPEN GRADE II, $200,000 CITY OF HOPE MILE (TURF) ON SATURDAY

By Mike Willman —- BOLO, CATAPULT & RIVER BOYNE HEAD WIDE-OPEN GRADE II, $200,000 CITY OF HOPE MILE (TURF) ON SATURDAY ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 2, 2019)—In what promises to be the best betting race of the weekend, trainer Carla Gaines’ Bolo, John Sadler’s Catapult and the...
Posted On 02 Oct 2019
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Talented juveniles look to earn Breeders’ Cup spot with win in Saturday’s G1 Champagne

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – A talented seven-horse field of juveniles will look to add their names to the impressive list of past winners of the Grade 1, $500,000 Champagne on Saturday at Belmont Park. One of five stakes on the packed 11-race Joe Hirsch Turf...
Posted On 02 Oct 2019
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Significant Form headlines G3 Noble Damsel

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Set to make her first start since winning the Grade 2 Ballston Spa on August 24 at Saratoga Race Course, Stephanie Seymour Brant’s Significant Form will look to capture her third graded stakes this year headlining a field of...
Posted On 20 Sep 2019
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Belmont: Come Dancing primed and ready for G2 Gallant Bloom

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Blue Devil Racing Stable’s multiple graded stakes winning homebred Come Dancing headlines a field of five in Sunday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Gallant Bloom for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up at 6 ½ furlongs at Belmont...
Posted On 20 Sep 2019
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LOS ALAMITOS: UPSET MAIDEN WINNER DAPPER BIDS FOR REPEAT IN CAPOTE STAKES

By Bob Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. – A 16-1 winner in his debut last month, Dapper will seek a repeat in the inaugural $75,000 Capote Stakes Saturday at Los Alamitos. Scheduled for 6 ½ furlongs and restricted to 2-year-olds, the Capote is the eighth of 10 races. Post time...
Posted On 19 Sep 2019
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Belmont: True Timber looks to make the grade in G2 Kelso Handicap

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Calumet Farm’s True Timber will attempt his first stakes victory when facing a wide-open field of 7 assembled for Saturday’s 39th running of the Grade 2, $300,000 Kelso Handicap over the main track at Belmont Park. The...
Posted On 19 Sep 2019
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