EL PICARO AIMS FOR FIRST NORTH AMERICAN WIN IN GIII ARLINGTON HANDICAP

By Grant LaGrange —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 11, 2019) – El Picaro, who is a multiple time GI winner in his native Chile, will be making his second start in the U.S on Saturday in the GIII Arlington Handicap which will be run at 1 3/16th-miles over the Arlington turf...
Posted On 11 Jul 2019
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Brown seeks fifth G1 Diana win with strong foursome

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown finished off the Belmont meet with 18 stakes victories, three of which came in Grade 1 events. On Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, Brown will look to capture the first Grade 1 of the prestigious meet when...
Posted On 11 Jul 2019
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ECLIPSE AWARD WINNER GAME WINNER HEADS FIELD IN LOS ALAMITOS DERBY

By Bob Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. – Game Winner, the champion 2-year-old of 2018, will make his first start since an extremely wide journey in the Kentucky Derby in the $150,000-guaranteed Los Alamitos Derby Saturday. Restricted to 3-year-olds and scheduled for 1 1/8...
Posted On 11 Jul 2019
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Talented juvenile fillies to get first stakes experience in G3 Schuylerville on Saratoga Opening Day

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A field of nine 2-year-old fillies will all make their respective stakes debuts in the Grade 3, $150,000 Schuylerville contested at six furlongs on Thursday, Opening Day, at historic Saratoga Race Course. One of two graded...
Posted On 08 Jul 2019
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Wide-open G3 Quick Call bolsters Thursday’s Opening Day lineup at Saratoga

By Sean Morris —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A competitive field of 3-year-old turf sprinters is lined up for the Grade 3, $100,000 Quick Call on Thursday, Opening Day at Saratoga Race Course, led by Call Paul, a multiple graded stakes winner who will be making his turf...
Posted On 08 Jul 2019
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Belmont: Code of Honor returns to action in G3 Dwyer

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – After being elevated to second in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, William Farish’s Code of Honor is making his anticipated reappearance to the races, cutting back in distance in the 103rd running of the Saturday’s Grade 3,...
Posted On 05 Jul 2019
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Promises Fulfilled headlines G2 John A. Nerud

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Robert Baron’s multiple graded stakes winner Promises Fulfilled will look to rebound off a fourth in the Grade 1 Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap in Saturday’s Grade 2, $300,000 John A. Nerud at Belmont Park. A...
Posted On 05 Jul 2019
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Concrete Rose and Newspaperofrecord renew rivalry in contentious G1 Belmont Oaks

NYRA RELEASE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Ashbrook Farm and BBN Racing’s Concrete Rose and Klaravich Stables’ Newspaperofrecord will renew their rivalry in Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational, a 1 1/4-mile test on the inner turf featuring an...
Posted On 05 Jul 2019
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Turf Trinity series commences with Saturday’s G1 Belmont Derby to highlight Stars & Stripes Racing Festival

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Imperial Racing millionaire Plus Que Parfait already has bested a talented field of international contenders on dirt when he captured the Group 2 UAE Derby in March. The Brendan Walsh trainee will look for similar success as he...
Posted On 05 Jul 2019
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Catholic Boy goes back to dirt in Saturday’s G2 Suburban

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Ultra consistent Catholic Boy has won at the highest level on both dirt and turf and will now go for back-to-back graded stakes triumphs on both surfaces when breaking from the rail against ten others in Saturday’s 133rd running...
Posted On 05 Jul 2019
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