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By Pat McKenna —- NYRA and FanDuel/TVG agree to new contract SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that a new contractual agreement has been reached with FanDuel/TVG to the satisfaction of both parties. As a result,...

By Pat McKenna —- NYRA announces plans for winter racing at Belmont Park and provides details on new racing surfaces ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced plans for the future utilization of the all-weather Tapeta track at the new...

156TH Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets Grade I 1&1/4m Dirt $2,000,000 3yo 6:41 PM EDT PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1) Seize the Grey (KY) Jaime A. Torres 126 D. Wayne Lukas 8/1 2) Resilience (KY) Junior Alvarado 126 William I. Mott 10/1 3) Mystik Dan (KY) Brian...

Saturday, May 18, 2024 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Pimlico Race Course D. Wayne Lukas Jaime Torres Michael Behrens Media Conference SAMANTHA PERRY: We’re going to go ahead and get started. If everybody can just get settled for just a moment. We’ll go ahead and get...

By David Joseph Maryland Racing —- Smarty Jones; Photos provided by MJC Smarty Jones Captured 2004 Preakness and Public’s Imagination BALTIMORE – The blue-collar horse from the blue-collar track came to Baltimore for the 2004 Preakness Stakes (G1) and obliterated the record...

David Joseph Maryland Racing —- Family Ties Link Maryland’s Shaffer to First Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Winner Great-Grandfather Guy Bedwell Trained 1919 Pimlico Oaks Heroine Milkmaid BALTIMORE – On any given day, Clark Bedwell Shaffer Jr. is easy to pick out at the racetrack....