Lady Eli returns to Spa to kick off G1 slate in Diana

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Sheep Pond Partners’ Lady Eli will look to make a triumphant return to Saratoga Race Course as one of two entries for trainer Chad Brown in the 79th running of the Grade 1, $500,000 Diana for fillies and mares...
Posted On 20 Jul 2017
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Asmussen enters talented pair in G3 Sanford

By Najja Thompson —- SARATOGA SPRINGS. N.Y. – Eight juvenile colts each looking to pick up their first graded stakes win will battle in the 103rd running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Sanford on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will...
Posted On 20 Jul 2017
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G3 Lake George, Schuylerville anchor Opening Day card at Saratoga

NYRA STAKES ADVANCE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Jimmy Toner will try for his third victory in Friday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Lake George for sophomore fillies at 1 1/16 miles on the Mellon turf with the Grade 3-placed Defiant Honor. The Lake George joins the...
Posted On 20 Jul 2017
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Belmont spring/summer meet caps stakes schedule with Sunday’s Lynbrook

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – I Still Miss You will look to stay undefeated and notch her second straight stakes win as part of a field of five New York-bred juvenile fillies in the fourth running of the $100,000 Lynbrook on Sunday at Belmont Park. The Lynbrook, the...
Posted On 14 Jul 2017
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Practical Joke headlines G3 Dwyer

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, NY. – Cutting back in distance and set to make his first start since finishing fifth in the Kentucky Derby, Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence’s Practical Joke will lead a field of five in the Grade 3, $400,000 Dwyer for...
Posted On 06 Jul 2017
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Mind Your Biscuits wears the target in G3 Belmont Sprint

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Multiple Grade 1 hero Mind Your Biscuits is all set to make his first U.S. start since his impressive three-length victory in the March 25 Dubai Golden Shaheen as the anticipated favorite on Saturday when he heads a salty field of...
Posted On 06 Jul 2017
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MADAME STRIPES, SHEEZA MILKY WAY, JUNO & PLACE DES VOSGES ALL PROMINENT IN GRADE III, WILSHIRE

By Mike Willman —- MADAME STRIPES, SHEEZA MILKY WAY, JUNO & PLACE DES VOSGES ALL PROMINENT IN GRADE III, $100,000 WILSHIRE STAKES AS FILLIES & MARES GO FLAT MILE ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (June 28, 2017)—Madame Stripes, Sheeza Milky Way, Juno and Place des Vosges...
Posted On 30 Jun 2017
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BAFFERT’S DANZING CANDY HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE II, SAN CARLOS STAKES

By Mike Willman —- BAFFERT’S DANZING CANDY HEADS SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $250,000 SAN CARLOS STAKES AS HE TAKES ON TOP SPRINTERS RANSOM THE MOON & KOBE’S BACK AT SEVEN FURLONGS ARCADIA, Calif. (June 28, 2017)—Bob Baffert’s Danzing Candy heads a field of five talented...
Posted On 30 Jun 2017
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Belmont: Pletcher to saddle three in Saturday’s G2 Mother Goose

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Lights of Medina will look to build off her impressive graded stakes debut as part of a field of seven 3-year-old fillies in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Mother Goose on the Belmont Park main track. One of three entrants for...
Posted On 29 Jun 2017
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Gulfstream: Curlin’s Approval Seeks Return to ‘Championship’ Form in G2 Princess Rooney

By David Joseph —- Multiple Graded-Stakes Winner Set for Breeders’ Cup ‘Win and You’re In’ Event Princess Rooney, G3 Smile Sprint, Highlight Summit of Speed Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Curlin’s Approval came into her own during Gulfstream Park’s 2016-2017 Championship...
Posted On 28 Jun 2017
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