FS2 to provide coverage of Cigar Mile Day at Aqueduct Racetrack

By Pat McKenna —- FS2 to provide coverage of Cigar Mile Day at Aqueduct Racetrack Broadcast to include coverage of G1 Mouttet Mile and G3 Chairman’s Plate from Caymanas Park OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Live coverage of the lucrative Cigar Mile Day card at Aqueduct Racetrack,...
Posted On 26 Nov 2023
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Santa Anita Announces 2023-24 Stakes Schedule

By Mike Willman —- SANTA ANITA ANNOUNCES 2023-24 STAKES SCHEDULE; THREE GRADE I EVENTS ALONG WITH THREE GRADE II STAKES OFFERED ON OPENING DAY, TUESDAY, DEC. 26 A TOTAL OF 90 STAKES, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE GRADE I, $400,000 BIG CAP ON MARCH 2 & THE GRADE I, 750,000 SANTA...
Posted On 22 Nov 2023
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Gulfstream: $3 Million Pegasus (G1) Possible for Kentucky Derby Winner Mage

By David Joseph —- $3 Million Pegasus (G1) Possible for Kentucky Derby Winner Mage Race ‘In the Pipeline’ for Classic Winner $100K Rainbow 6 Gross Jackpot Guarantee, New Post Time for Friday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage, withdrawn from la...
Posted On 10 Nov 2023
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Fair Grounds Stakes Purses Up $1.2 Million for the 2023-2024 Thoroughbred Racing Season

By Kevin Kilroy —- Fair Grounds Stakes Purses Up $1.2 Million for the 2023-2024 Thoroughbred Racing Season · Stakes Schedule jumps to $9.7 million, the richest in Louisiana’s history · Road to the Derby Kickoff Day falls on Dec. 23 · The Black Gold Stakes will celebrate the...
Posted On 05 Oct 2023
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Belmont at the Big A: G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic to be moved to Saturday, October 7

By Pat McKenna —- G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic to be moved to Saturday, October 7  OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Following New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) approval, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has moved the Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic from...
Posted On 01 Oct 2023
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TAMPA BAY: OVERNIGHT PURSES SET TO RISE IN 2023-2024 BY $5.5-MILLION

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Beginning next fall, horsemen will have more reason than ever to “Live It Up at the Downs.” Tampa Bay Downs will allocate $5.5-million from the state of Florida for overnight Thoroughbred purses during the 2023-2024 meet, track Vice...
Posted On 02 Aug 2023
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Belmont: Saturday’s Grade 1 Stakes Previews

Belmont Grade 1 Stakes Previews Recent Grade 1 winners Up to the Mark, Red Knight mix it up in G1 Resorts World Casino Manhattan By Michael Adolphson ELMONT, N.Y. – Recent Grade 1 winners Up to the Mark and Red Knight top a decade of contenders for Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000...
Posted On 08 Jun 2023
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Champion Forte; G1 Preakness winner National Treasure headline G1 Belmont Stakes

Champion Forte; G1 Preakness winner National Treasure; G1 winners Tapit Trice, Angel of Empire headline G1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets By Ryan Martin ELMONT, N.Y – A competitive nine-horse field that includes 2022 Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Forte, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes...
Posted On 07 Jun 2023
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PREAKNESS 148: MAGE DRAWS POST 3

STAFF POST —- OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing, and CMNWLTH racing group’s Kentucky Derby winner MAGE drew post position 3 in a field of eight for the running of the 148th Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course.
Posted On 16 May 2023
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Belmont Park to re-open for live racing on Thursday

By Pat McKenna —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Following a nearly eight-month stay at Aqueduct Racetrack, live racing on the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit returns to Belmont Park on Thursday, May 4 for the 2023 spring/summer meet. Highlighted by the 155th running of...
Posted On 01 May 2023
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