SANTA ANITA DERBY WINNER ROADSTER HEADS SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 AFFIRMED

By Mike Willman —- Roadster; BENOIT PHOTO SANTA ANITA DERBY WINNER ROADSTER, IDLE SINCE KENTUCKY DERBY, HEADS SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 AFFIRMED STAKES AT 1 1/16 MILES BAFFERT HAS POWERFUL THREE-CARD HAND THAT INCLUDES MUCHO GUSTO & KINGLY ARCADIA, Calif. (June 12,...
Posted On 14 Jun 2019
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Stidham hoping Missmizz will start fulfilling potential in Saturday’s Honey Bee Stakes at Monmouth Park

By Tom Luicci —- Mike Stidham; File Photo STIDHAM HOPING MISSMIZZ WILL START FULFILLING POTENTIAL IN SATURDAY’S $75,000 HONEY BEE STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Michael Stidham has always felt that that it was just a matter of time and experience before...
Posted On 14 Jun 2019
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Maximum Security to run Sunday at Monmouth Park in Pegasus Stakes

By Tom Luicci —- MAXIMUM SECURITY TO RUN SUNDAY AT MONMOUTH PARK; $150,000 TVG.COM PEGASUS STAKES TOPS FATHER’S DAY CARD OCEANPORT, N.J. – Maximum Security, first across the finish line in the Kentucky Derby on May 4, will make his return to racing in Sunday’s TVG.com...
Posted On 14 Jun 2019
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Belmont: Brown holds formidable presence in G1 Manhattan

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – In search of a fifth win in the Grade 1, $1 million Manhattan, conditioner Chad Brown entered a quartet of accomplished runners to compete in the 147th running of one of the most prestigious turf races of the Belmont Park...
Posted On 05 Jun 2019
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Rushing Fall goes for fourth Grade 1 win in Longines Just a Game

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – E Five Racing Thoroughbreds’ Rushing Fall will look to continue her winning ways when she takes on six other graded stakes winners in the Grade 1, $700,000 Longines Just a Game on Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park. Listed as...
Posted On 05 Jun 2019
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Thunder Snow, McKinzie lead millionaire melee in G1 Runhappy Metropolitan

NYRA PRESS —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Annually one of the country’s most highly anticipated races, Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.2 million Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap offers a rousing renewal in 2019. The ‘Win and You’re In’ for the Grade 1...
Posted On 05 Jun 2019
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Nine talented 3-year-old fillies converge on Belmont Park for Grade 1 Acorn

NYRA PRESS —- ELMONT, NY – A wide-ranging field of nine 3-year-old fillies, led by Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks heroine and millionaire Serengeti Empress, will be making their first-ever appearances at Belmont Park Saturday in the $700,000 Acorn Stakes, one of seven Grade 1...
Posted On 05 Jun 2019
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War of Will looks to notch second Classic win in Saturday’s G1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Mark Casse waited more than 30 years to earn his first victory in an American Classic. After Gary Barber’s War of Will won the Preakness, the veteran trainer will have a chance to notch his second in three weeks as the War Front...
Posted On 05 Jun 2019
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Belmont Friday: G2 Gold Cup, Grade 3 Bed O’ Roses, Tremont Stakes Previews

NYRA RELEASE —- Arklow seeks third graded stakes win in G2 Belmont Gold Cup ELMONT, N.Y. – Donegal Racing, Joseph Bulger and Peter Coneway’s two-time graded stakes winner Arklow has capably run long distances in his past starts, but will stretch out even further...
Posted On 03 Jun 2019
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Belmont: Friday’s Graded Stakes Previews;

NYRA RELEASE —- Whitmore and Catalina Cruiser square off in contentious G2 True North ELMONT, N..Y. – Grade 1-winner Whitmore and the returning Catalina Cruiser headline Friday’s Grade 2, $250,000 True North, a 6 ½-furlong sprint for 4-year-olds and upward at...
Posted On 03 Jun 2019
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