Point of Honor to face familiar foes in stacked field for G1 Alabama presented by NYRA Bets

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After Point of Honor won a thrilling stretch-drive duel against Ulele in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan in May at Pimlico, the two talented foes will rematch as part of an accomplished nine-horse field of 3-year-old fillies in...
Posted On 15 Aug 2019
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Saratoga Stakes Previews: Smart N Fancy, Grade 2 Lake Placid

By Najja Thompson —- Fire Key looks to unlock victory in Smart N Fancy SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Backwards Stable’s Fire Key will look to capture her second stakes win of the year in New York, headlining a field of nine in the $100,000 Smart N Fancy going 5 ½...
Posted On 15 Aug 2019
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Proven Strategies looking for right spot in Friday’s Skidmore for juveniles

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Leonard Green, Aron Yagoda and Empire Racing Club’s Proven Strategies will look to capitalize on a distance cutback in his stakes debut in the fifth running of Friday’s $100,000 Skidmore for juveniles going 5 ½...
Posted On 13 Aug 2019
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Serengeti Empress cuts back in distance for G1 Longines Test

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks winner Serengeti Empress will shorten up to seven furlongs when attempting her second Grade 1 victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Longines Test for 3-year-old fillies over the Saratoga Race...
Posted On 02 Aug 2019
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Contentious field of Grade 1 winners assembled for 92nd Whitney

NYRA PRESS OFFICE RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. –Grade 1-winners McKinzie, Thunder Snow, Vino Rosso and Yoshida square off in a contentious renewal of the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The 92nd running of the 1 1/8-mile Whitney,...
Posted On 01 Aug 2019
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Cholula Lips Faces Seven Filly Rivals in C.T.B.A. Stakes Wednesday

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Lovingier and Navarro’s Cholula Lips, runner-up in the Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs in late June, will face seven two-year-old filly rivals Wednesday in the $100,000 C.T.B.A. Stakes at five and one-half furlongs over Del Mar’s main...
Posted On 30 Jul 2019
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Concrete Rose looks to notch second Turf Triple series win in Friday’s $750,000 Saratoga Oaks

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Ashbrook Farm and BBN Racing’s three-time graded stakes winner Concrete Rose will look to capture the first two legs of NYRA’s first-year Turf Tiara series as part of a talented six-horse field of 3-year-old...
Posted On 30 Jul 2019
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DABO RETURNS TO ARLINGTON IN SPRINGFIELD STAKES

By Grant LaGrange —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 26, 2019) – West Point Thoroughbreds Dabo will make his return to Arlington International Racecourse on Saturday where he will take on a field of five others in the Springfield Stakes, which will be run at one mile on the...
Posted On 27 Jul 2019
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Familiar faces on Triple Crown circuit reunite in talented G2 Jim Dandy field

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Gary Barber’s War of Will has already proven he can compete against the top 3-year-olds in the country when he won the Grade 1 Preakness on May 18 at Pimlico. After running in all three legs of the Triple Crown, the War...
Posted On 25 Jul 2019
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Well-matched field comes together for Friday’s $100K Curlin

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A field of nine sophomores will seek their first stakes victory of the year in Friday’s $100,000 Curlin for 3-year-olds going 1 1/8 miles over the main track at Saratoga Race Course. Trainer Chad Brown will saddle...
Posted On 24 Jul 2019
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