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By David Joseph —- Seven Sprint Stakes, Three Graded, Worth $1 Million in Purses Princess Rooney (G2), Smile Sprint (G3) Breeders’ Cup ‘Win & You’re In’ Races HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The $1 million Summit of Speed, highlighted by the $250,000 Princess Rooney (G2), the...

By Mike Willman —- BAFFERT’S UP & COMING FAYPIEN TAKES ON HOLLENDORFER’S CLASSY IT TIZ WELL IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SUMMERTIME OAKS SELCOURT, MOPOTISM & MAJESTIC QUALITY BOLSTER IMPORTANT RACE FOR SOPHOMORE FILLIES ARCADIA, Calif. (June 14, 2017)—Rapidly...

NYRA UPDATE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Isabelle de Tomaso’s homebred Irish War Cry, the 7-2 program favorite for Saturday’s 149th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, joined his rivals on the Belmont Park backstretch early...

NYRA Release —- Mor Spirit one to catch in G1 Mohegan Sun Metropolitan ELMONT, N.Y. – Led by Michael Lund Petersen’s Grade 1 winner Mor Spirit, nine graded-stakes winners are among a dozen older horses set to contest a competitive edition of the Grade 1, $1.2...

NYRA —- Belmont Widener Turf Course; NYRA Photo Dickinson, Celestine square off in G1 Longines Just a Game ELMONT, N.Y. – Grade 1 winners Dickinson and Celestine, two of the top older turf mares in training and each riding a three-race win streak, are set to meet for...

NYRA Release —- Songbird; Benoit Photo ELMONT, N.Y – Fox Hill Farm’s superstar Songbird will look to reaffirm her place at the top of the filly and mare division as she leads a field of seven in her much anticipated return in the 49th running of the Grade 1,...

By Heather Pettinger —- Now We Can looks to get it done in G3 Belmont Gold Cup ELMONT, N.Y. – The Grade 3, $400,000 Belmont Gold Cup Invitational will take on a distinct international flair as part of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, presented by NYRA Bets, with...

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...

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...

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...