Wide-open field looks to bank Kentucky Derby points in Saturday’s G2 Remsen

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – A wide-open field of seven juveniles will look to earn their first respective graded stakes win when they compete in the Grade 2, $250,000 Remsen as part of a stacked Cigar Mile Day Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack. One of four graded...
Posted On 29 Nov 2018
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Aqueduct: Early look at the G1 Cigar Mile card

NYRA RELEASE —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – World traveler Mendelssohn and emerging star Copper Town headline a prospective field of 10 for the 30th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap presented by NYRA Bets, scheduled for December 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack. The...
Posted On 26 Nov 2018
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Native Diver, DeMille Stakes Top Del Mar’s Sunday Program

DMTC News – From the Wire Battle of Midway © Benoit Photo The $100,000 Native Diver Stakes for older Thoroughbreds and the $100,000 Cecil B. DeMille Stakes for two-year-olds will be the featured attractions Sunday at Del Mar. Battle of Midway, winner of the Breeders’ Cup...
Posted On 25 Nov 2018
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Saturday’s G3 Long Island to feature International Flair

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Godolphin’s Lady Montdore will look to build on her strong start since arriving from France when she competes against a 14-horse field in Saturday’s Grade 3, $400,000 Long Island for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up...
Posted On 23 Nov 2018
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Aqueduct: Gronkowski back in Grade 3 Discovery

By Keith McCalmont —- Clement holds formidable pair for Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Phoenix Thoroughbreds’ Gronkowski will be looking for his first win in North America when he makes his return in Saturday’s 74th running of the...
Posted On 23 Nov 2018
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MULTIPLE STAKES WINNER MR. MISUNDERSTOOD TOPS SATURDAY’S GRADE III RIVER CITY HANDICAP

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Flurry Racing Stables’ 11-time winner Mr. Misunderstood leads a competitive eight-horse field as the starting 121-pound high weight in Saturday’s 41st running of the $100,000 River City Handicap (Grade III) at Churchill Downs. The River...
Posted On 16 Nov 2018
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Aqueduct: My Boy Tate a horse for course in NYSS Thunder Rumble

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – My Boy Tate, with four wins from five attempts on the Big A main track, will look for a return to form in Sunday’s $125,000 Thunder Rumble at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained and part-owned by Michelle Nevin with Little Red...
Posted On 16 Nov 2018
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Full field looks to make headlines in Saturday’s G3 Red Smith Handicap

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Three Diamonds Farm’s Bigger Picture will make his 16th consecutive graded stakes start as one of three entrants for trainer Mike Maker as part of a full 16-horse field in the Grade 3, $200,000 Red Smith Handicap on Saturday...
Posted On 15 Nov 2018
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PACIFIC PINK SEEKS NINTH STAKES WIN OPENING DAY’S TOM BENSON MEMORIAL STAKES

By Ryan Martin —- PACIFIC PINK SEEKS NINTH STAKES WIN OPENING DAY’S TOM BENSON MEMORIAL OVERNIGHT STAKES NEW ORLEANS (November 12, 2018) – A dozen Louisiana-bred fillies and mares are set to kick off the stakes program at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in the $50,000...
Posted On 12 Nov 2018
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Aqueduct: Blacktype headlines contentious Artie Schiller field

By Najja Thompson & Brian Bohl —- Backtohisroots looks to build on Futurity effort in Atlantic Beach OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Stakes action returns to Aqueduct Racetrack on Saturday with a pair of turf contests, featuring seven juveniles vying for supremacy in the...
Posted On 10 Nov 2018
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