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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Monomoy Girl, Midnight Bisou clash again in star-studded G1 Coaching Club American Oaks

By Brian Bohl —- Monomoy Girl; Coady Photography SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Three-time Grade 1 winner Monomoy Girl and recent Grade 2 Mother Goose winner Midnight Bisou, who ran first and third respectively in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks, will vie for supremacy in the...
Posted On 19 Jul 2018
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Accelerate Packs Topweight of 125 in San Diego Handicap Saturday

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Accelerate; Benoit Photography Hronis Racing’s Accelerate, who has emerged as one of the top older Thoroughbreds in America this year, will pack highweight of 125 pounds versus nine rivals in the Grade II $200,000 San Diego Handicap...
Posted On 19 Jul 2018
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Casse horses look to make splash in G3 Schuylerville on Saratoga Opening Day

By Brian Bohl —- Altea, Punked give Brown strong contenders in G3 Lake George SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – John Oxley’s Catherinethegreat will look to build on an impressive maiden-breaking win last out when she steps up to stakes competition in the Grade 3,...
Posted On 18 Jul 2018
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Belmont: Disco Partner looks to defend title in Forbidden Apple

By Najja Thompson & Brian Bohl —- New York bred juveniles make first stakes appearance in Rockville Centre ELMONT, N.Y. – Making his first start since winning the Grade 2 Jaipur on June 9, multiple graded stakes winner Disco Partner will headline a field of seven...
Posted On 11 Jul 2018
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