Stakes action returns to Belmont Park in Soaring Softly

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Phillips Racing Partnership’s Bellavais will look to capitalize on class relief and a cutback in distance as part of a talented field of eight 3-year-old fillies in Saturday’s fourth running of the $100,000 Soaring Softly at...
Posted On 18 May 2017
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BULLARDS ALLEY LOOKS FOR BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES IN LOUISVILLE HANDICAP

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 18, 2017) – Wayne Spalding and Faron McCubbins’ Bullards Alley will attempt to become a repeat winner of Saturday’s $100,000 Louisville Handicap (Grade III) at Churchill Downs when he faces 11 rivals in the 1 ½-mile...
Posted On 18 May 2017
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Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming installed as 4-5 favorite for 142nd Preakness Stakes (G1)

By David Joseph —- Budweiser InfieldFest features multi-platinum crossover artist Sam Hunt BALTIMORE – At Wednesday afternoon’s post position draw for Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1), Always Dreaming, the impressive winner of the Kentucky Derby (G1), was...
Posted On 18 May 2017
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PIMLICO: BLACK-EYED SUSAN DAY STAKES PREVIEWS

By David Joseph —- Multiple G1 Winner Shaman Ghost Takes Aim at Pimlico Special (G3) One of Seven Stakes, Four Graded, Worth $1.15 Million in Purses Friday Black-Eyed Susan Day Marks Return of Ultimate Girls Day Out BALTIMORE – Boasting a resume that already includes some...
Posted On 15 May 2017
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108 HORSES ENTERED FOR SATURDAY’S 11-RACE MONMOUTH OPENER

By John Heims —- RAINBOW HEIR TO DEFEND TITLE IN WOLF HILL STAKES OCEANPORT, N.J. – Monmouth Park opens this Saturday, May 13, with an 11-race program attracting a total of 108 entries. Topping the day’s card is the $60,000 Wolf Hill Stakes for 3-year-olds and upward, which...
Posted On 11 May 2017
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SANTA ANITA: GRADE III LAZARO BARRERA, DESERT CODE STAKES TOP SATURDAY’S CARD

By Mike Willman —- KIMBEAR & AMERICAN ANTHEM CUTBACK IN DISTANCE WHILE STAKES WINNING ARISTOCRATIC STRETCHES OUT A FURLONG IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 LAZARO BARRERA STAKES AT SEVEN FURLONGS ARCADIA, Calif. (May 10, 2017)—Eric Kruljac’s Kimbear and Bob Baffert’s...
Posted On 11 May 2017
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Belmont Stakes Advances: GII Ruffian, Grade 3’s Beaugay, Peter Pan

By Brian Bohl —- Indulgent, Highway Star rematch in Saturday’s G2 Ruffian ELMONT, N.Y. – Fresh off a career-high speed figure rating in her graded stakes debut, Godolphin Racing’s Indulgent will look to notch her first stakes win as part of a field of five...
Posted On 11 May 2017
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Preakness News & Notes: Pletcher ‘Amazed’ at Always Dreaming’s Post-Derby Condition

By David Joseph —- Kentucky Derby Winner Set to Arrive at Pimlico Tuesday Morning Casse Planning on Preakness Start for Classic Empire Hence Likely to Join Lookin At Lee in Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Gunnevera ‘50-50’ for Preakness; Multiplier, Senior Investment Breeze...
Posted On 09 May 2017
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Kentucky Derby Day Undercard Stakes Advances

By Darren Rogers —- DIVISIDERO FACES 11 IN WOODFORD RESERVE REPEAT BID BREEDERS’ CUP WINNER FINEST CITY TOPS HUMANA DISTAFF FIELD MASOCHISTIC HEADLINES CHURCHILL DOWNS FIELD MISS TEMPLE CITY MAKES 2017 DEBUT IN CHURCHILL DISTAFF TURF MILE LA CORONEL TAKES ON THE BOYS IN...
Posted On 04 May 2017
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G3 Westchester, G3 Fort Marcy top weekend stakes action at Belmont

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Derby Day festivities on tap Saturday ELMONT, N.Y. – Belmont Park will host the first of 32 graded stakes races of the spring/summer meet with the 67th running of the Grade 3, $200,000 Vagrancy for female sprinters on Kentucky Oaks Day, Friday,...
Posted On 04 May 2017
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