Barn Notes

By Tom Luicci —- JOEVIA BACK AT MONMOUTH FOLLOWING BELMONT STAKES WITH TRAINER SACCO SETTING SIGHTS ON HASKELL NEXT OCEANPORT, N.J. – Third-place Belmont Stakes finisher Joevia returned to his base at Monmouth Park on Sunday morning with trainer Gregg Sacco targeting the...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- • Pletcher’s first Belmont victory remains special • Rushing Fall stands out in a crowd of Grade 1 winners • Juddmonte’s world-class legacy on display for Belmont Stakes Racing Festival • Mitole puts streak on the line in G1 Runhappy...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – After 58 years of showing up in the mornings to Barn 3 on the Monmouth Park backstretch, John Mazza doesn’t need any added incentive to continue doing so. But it sure helps, said the 82-year-old trainer, when a horse like Horologist is...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, June 7, 2019) – Racing’s third jewel of the Triple Crown, the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (Grade I), is set for Saturday. Locally-based handicappers and horsemen weighed in on the 1 ½-mile “Test of Champions.” • TwinSpires.com...

By Ed Golden —- • RAFAL MAKES HIS TURF DEBUT IN DESERT CODE • EARLY FIRST POST TIME OF 12 NOON SATURDAY • JACKPOT IS $1,017,841 AT END OF THE ‘RAINBOW’ • HALL OF FAMERS HONOR PEERS AT FUNDRAISER BAFFERT GOES COAST TO COAST THIS WEEKEND Bob Baffert goes from the ridiculous...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Master Fencer posts final breeze for G1 Belmont Stakes Casse trainees in good order ahead of G1 Belmont Stakes Tapit a continuing presence in the “Test of the Champion” Sacco to saddle Grade 1 contenders Joevia and Mind Control Pletcher...