Belmont Stakes Previews Friday: Whitmore eyes sixth straight win in G2 True North

NYRA Release —- Whitmore; Coady Photography ELMONT, N.Y. – A winner of his last five races and undefeated in six career tries at the distance, Southern Springs Stables, Robert LaPenta and Head of Plains Partners’ Whitmore will put both streaks on the line in...
Posted On 05 Jun 2017
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Eight fillies to vie in Astoria as Belmont Stakes Racing Festival gets underway on Thursday

By Jenny Kellner —- ELMONT, N.Y. – A field of eight budding 2-year-old fillies will gather Thursday for the 106th edition of the $150,000 Astoria, one of three stakes for fillies at Belmont Park as the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, presented by NYRA Bets, gets...
Posted On 05 Jun 2017
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Belmont: Talented field set for G3 Intercontinental

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – The fourth running of the Grade 3, $250,000 Intercontinental, for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up at seven furlongs on the Widener Turf, features a field of 11 talented runners to round out the graded stakes action on opening...
Posted On 04 Jun 2017
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Belmont Stakes Racing Festival action kicks off Thursday with G3 Wonder Again

By Brian Bohl —- Belmont Stakes Racing Festival action kicks off Thursday with G3 Wonder Again ELMONT, N.Y. – Treadway Racing Stable’s Coasted will be seeking her first career graded stakes win as part of a field of six 3-year-old fillies in the Grade 3,...
Posted On 04 Jun 2017
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The $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot To Take Place On Saturday, November 18

By Don Stevens —- THE $1,000,000 DELTA DOWNS JACKPOT TO TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 IMPORTANT KENTUCKY DERBY POINTS UP FOR GRABS IN THE GRADE III EVENT FOR 2-YEAR-OLDS VINTON, LA. – Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced that this year’s $1,000,000...
Posted On 31 May 2017
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CLASSY ILLUMINANT & IMPROVING ENOLA GRAY HEAD WIDE OPEN FIELD IN SATURDAY’S GII, MONROVIA STAKES

By Mike Willman —- CLASSY ILLUMINANT & IMPROVING ENOLA GRAY HEAD WIDE OPEN FIELD OF NINE FILLIES & MARES IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 MONROVIA STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF COURSE ARCADIA, Calif. (May 24, 2017)—Trainer Michael McCarthy’s classy...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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Belmont: Derek’s Smile looks to rebound in turf stakes in Paradise Creek Saturday

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Derek’s Smile will stretch out in distance in his New York debut, headlining a field of seven 3-year-olds in Saturday’s $100,000 Paradise Creek at seven furlongs on the Belmont Park Widener turf. Trained by Kelly Breen,...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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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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