Five set to square off in G2 Jim Dandy

By Anthony Affrunti —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A field of five 3-year-olds will be sent from the gate in Saturday’s Grade 2, $600,000 Jim Dandy presented by NYRA Bets. The 55th running of the 1 1/8-mile route will be broadcast on Saratoga Live from 6-7 p.m....
Posted On 26 Jul 2018
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Imperial Hint carries 124-pound high weight in G1 Vanderbilt

NYRA RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Raymond Mamone’s Grade 2 True North winner Imperial Hint will shoulder the 124-pound high weight as he makes his first start at Saratoga Race Course against a field of seven in the Grade 1, $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt...
Posted On 26 Jul 2018
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Golden Brown added to Sunday’s Haskell Field

By Tom Luicci —- GRADE 3 WINNER GOLDEN BROWN ADDED TO HASKELL LINEUP BRINGING FIELD TO 7 FOR SUNDAY’S $1 MILLION RACE OCEANPORT, N.J. – The betfaircom Haskell Invitational added a little more Jersey flavor to Sunday’s 51st edition of Monmouth Park’s signature race, with...
Posted On 25 Jul 2018
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LONE SAILOR LATEST ADDITION TO HASKELL FIELD

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – The time-tested axiom that pace makes the race is precisely the reason that trainer Tom Amoss announced today that he has decided to send Lone Sailor – runner-up in the Ohio Derby and the Louisiana Derby – to Sunday’s betfair.com Haskell...
Posted On 24 Jul 2018
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Triple Crown-tested Hofburg stands tall in Friday’s Curlin

NYRA RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Juddmonte Farm’s Hofburg could strike an imposing figure in the $100,000 Curlin at Saratoga Race Course as he looks to use Friday’s stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles as a springboard to next month’s Grade...
Posted On 24 Jul 2018
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Navy Commander Ready For Big Test in Sunday’s Haskell

By Tom Luicci —- NAVY COMMANDER TO FACE HIS TOUGHEST TEST YET IN SUNDAY’S BETFAIR.COM HASKELL INVITATIONAL OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Robert “Butch” Reid knows exactly what he’s up against in sending Navy Commander to his first graded stakes test in Sunday’s betfair.com...
Posted On 24 Jul 2018
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Del Mar: Hoppertunity Packs Highweight of 125 Pounds in Cougar II Handicap

DMTC News – From the Wire Hoppertunity, who at the relatively advanced Thoroughbred age of seven continues to win races in top company while adding to his bankroll of almost $4.7 million, will carry highweight of 125 pounds Wednesday in the Grade III $100,000 Cougar II...
Posted On 23 Jul 2018
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Del Mar: Hunt Face Ten Tough Rivals in Eddie Read Stakes Sunday

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Irish-bred Hunt, acclaimed champion grass horse of the 2017 Del Mar summer meeting after triumphs in the Eddie Read Stakes and Del Mar Handicap, returns to the seaside track to seek a second success in the Read Sunday when he heads an...
Posted On 21 Jul 2018
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Gulfstream: Grade 2 Winner Conquest Big E Targets Sunday’s Coast is Clear Stakes

By David Joseph —- Grade 2 Winner Conquest Big E Targets Sunday’s Coast is Clear Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A son of Tapit who brought a winning bid of $700,000 at the 2014 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Conquest Big E was always meant to be a good horse. The...
Posted On 20 Jul 2018
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Brown sends talented triumvirate in search of fourth G1 Diana win

NYRA NEWS RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Two-time Eclipse Award winner Chad Brown will hold a strong hand on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course as he seeks his fourth training victory in the Grade 1, $500,000 Diana for fillies and mares on the grass with an...
Posted On 19 Jul 2018
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