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Jim Mulvihill/NTRA —- JUSTIFY MAINTAINS STRONG HOLD ON NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL AFTER OFFICIAL RETIREMENT Good Magic Jumps to Seventh Off Haskell Win LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, July 30, 2018) – After officially retiring from racing last Wednesday, undefeated Triple Crown...

Staff Selections —- Race 9) Grade 3 Shuvee Stakes F&M 1&1/8th Miles Post Time 5:40 EDT 4) Wow Cat – makes U.S. debut with first time lasix, a solid conditioning angle for the Brown barn. Multiple Group 1 winner in her Chile also gets the services of Hall of...

NYRA RELEASE —- For the full interview with the Ortiz brothers, please visit http://bit.ly/2NPQEEj Sitting down earlier this week, top New York jockeys Irad Ortiz, Jr. and Jose Ortiz discuss their meet so far this summer at Saratoga. Irad, 25, was the top rider in the 2015...

Jim Mulvihill/NTRA —- NTRA STATEMENT: UNDEFEATED TRIPLE CROWN WINNER JUSTIFY RETIRED FROM RACING “Justify’s extraordinary racing career – from maiden to Triple Crown winner in less than four months – was as brilliant as any our sport has seen. We can’t wait to have his...

By Marina Bui —- FORMER NYTHA PRESIDENT RICK VIOLETTE, TRAINER RAY HANDAL AND JOCKEY DYLAN DAVIS JOIN ANDY SERLING ON AT THE POST LIVE Thursday, July 26 at the Parting Glass Pub from 8-9 p.m. ET Presented by NYRA Bets What: Acclaimed radio program, At The Post Live, returns...

By Jim Mulvihill/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, July 23, 2018) – Three-year-old superfilly Monomoy Girl moved up to third in this week’s NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll following her fourth straight Grade 1 victory in Sunday’s Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga Race...