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By Grant LaGrange —- OH SO TERRIBLE TO USE GIII MODESTY HANDICAP AS A PREP FOR ANOTHER START IN THE GI BEVERLY D After an impressive allowance win at Arlington in early June, Oh So Terrible is looking to make her next start in the GIII Modesty Handicap, which is run on...

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Waterville Lake Stables’ multiple stakes winner Sea Foam will attempt to notch a fourth stakes triumph when he breaks from post 3 in Sunday’s $100,000 Saginaw, a 1 1/16 miles test for New York-breds on the Belmont Park main...

By Tom Luicci —- TRAINER DOUG NUNN OPTIMISTIC THAT SMITHWICK’S SPICE WILL HANDLE CHALLENGE IN SATURDAY’S FRIENDLY LOVER OCEANPORT, N.J. – Doug Nunn knows it’s time for him to start finding out a little more about his promising 3-year-old Smithwick’s Spice. It’s just that...

By Grant LaGrange —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (June 26, 2019) – The 30th running of the GIII Chicago Handicap will be run Saturday June 29 at Arlington International Racecourse. A solid group of nine fillies and mares will go to post for the seven-furlong contest. The horse...

By Kevin Kerstein —– SCHERER GETS ULTIMATE SURPRISE AS FAMILY, FRIENDS TRAVEL FROM ACROSS COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE 80TH BIRTHDAY LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, June 28, 2019) – When trainer Merrill Scherer attended Friday’s races at Churchill Downs, one of the biggest surprises...

By David Joseph —- Rainbow 6 Solved for $3.151 Million Jackpot Payoff Friday’s Stronach 5 All Star Ticket Link Trainer D’Angelo, Jockey Martinez Notch Milestone Victories O’Connell Trainees Top Field for Friday’s Golden Isles Stakes Leading Rider Edgard Zayas Featured on...

By Bob Mieszerski —- SUMMER THOROUGHBRED FESTIVAL BEGINS SATURDAY; THREE STAKES TO BE OFFERED DURING 10-DAY SEASON; SOI PHET TO MAKE LAST START IN OPENING DAY BERTRANDO CYPRESS, Calif. —-The first thoroughbred meet of 2019 at Los Alamitos will begin Saturday, June 29....

By Kevin Kerstein —- CALIFORNIA SHIPPER PHANTOM BOSS HOPES TO GIVE PERIBAN HIS FIRST CHURCHILL DOWNS VICTORY IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $125,000 BASHFORD MANOR LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, June 27, 2019) – Trainer Jorge Periban has never started a horse beneath the historic...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- • Diversify to join Old Friends; Catholic Boy and Rock my Love pointed for graded stakes action • Varenka remains possible for G1 Belmont Oaks; English Bee and He’s No Lemon hoping for G1 Belmont Derby invites • Olendon set for North American...