Chilean Triple Crown winner Wow Cat makes her U.S. debut in G3 Shuvee

NYRA RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Peter Brant and Stud Vendaval’s champion Chilean-bred Wow Cat will make her North American debut for trainer Chad Brown in Sunday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Shuvee for fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles at Saratoga Race...
Posted On 28 Jul 2018
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Good Magic Installed As 6-5 Morning Line Favorite For Sunday’s $1 Million Haskell Invitational

By Tom Luicci —- GOOD MAGIC INSTALLED AS 6-5 MORNING LINE FAVORITE FOR SUNDAY’S $1 MILLION HASKELL INVITATIONAL OCEANPORT, N.J. — Good Magic, the reigning 2-year-old champion male horse, will look to regain his winning ways when he headlines a field of seven...
Posted On 27 Jul 2018
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Grade II Bowling Green, GIII Amsterdam Race Previews

By Brian Bohl —- Hi Happy looks to strike in Saturday’s G2 Bowling Green – La Providencia’s Hi Happy will look to add a third graded stakes win in the current campaign when he makes his Saratoga Race Course debut Saturday, headlining a field of nine in the...
Posted On 26 Jul 2018
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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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