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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Cougar II Handicap Will Test Stamina Wednesday at Del Mar

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Stamina will be the order of the day Wednesday when Del Mar Thoroughbred Club presents the 69th running of the Grade III $100,000 Cougar II Handicap at a mile and one-half over the main dirt track. Woodford Racing’s Campaign, proven at the...
Posted On 23 Jul 2019
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Guarana seeks second G1 win, stretches out in CCA Oaks

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -Guarana has done no wrong in both of her career starts and will attempt to keep her unbeaten record alive in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks, a nine-furlong test for sophomore fillies on the main track...
Posted On 18 Jul 2019
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BETHLEHEM ROAD HAS OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO COMPETE IN SATURDAY’S HASKELL INVITATIONAL

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. — With their homebred Bethlehem Road, owners Jeff Bowen of Gryphon Investments, Don Ameche III and Randy Reed and trainer Dee Curry will make their first appearance in a Grade 1 stakes race Saturday and should this horse prevail in the...
Posted On 17 Jul 2019
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Winter Sunset looks to renew family tradition in G3 Lake George

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Coffeepot Stables and Phillips Racing Partnership’s Winter Sunset will look to notch her first graded stakes win after multiple competitive efforts, heading the Grade 3, $200,000 Lake George over the inner turf on...
Posted On 17 Jul 2019
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