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NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Tacitus in fine fettle ahead of G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup ‘Firenze’ ready to fire in G1 Vosburgh; Call Paul pointed to New Castle at Delaware Pletcher looking to continue strong start with Vino Rosso in G1 JCGC The Gray Blur seeks...

By Ed Golden —- BAFFERT OK WITH POST POSITIONS ON OPENING WEEKEND RAIL IS NOT IDEAL FOR HIGHER POWER IN AWESOME AGAIN LONGSHOTS REPRESENT TEAM O’NEILL IN THE CHANDELIER ESPINOZA SEEKS TO CARRY MOMENTUM AT SANTA ANITA VAN DYKE FRESH, FIT AND READY TO GO AFTER ACCIDENT JOY...

By Tom Law —- Hall of Fame duo bid for third straight Derby Mr. Money strong again in final Parx gallop Local threat Spun to Run eyes Derby score Math Wizard adds Grade 1 start to resume War of Will slated for Saturday morning arrival Oaks winner Serengeti Empress set for...

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Set to make her first start since winning the Grade 2 Ballston Spa on August 24 at Saratoga Race Course, Stephanie Seymour Brant’s Significant Form will look to capture her third graded stakes this year headlining a field of...

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns to Main Track at Laurel, Gulfstream & Golden Gate $100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout LAUREL, MD – A week after featuring five turf races, Friday’s Stronach 5 will take to the main tracks at Laurel...

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Blue Devil Racing Stable’s multiple graded stakes winning homebred Come Dancing headlines a field of five in Sunday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Gallant Bloom for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up at 6 ½ furlongs at Belmont...

By Amy Owens —- Robust Trade Spurs Sale of $300,000 Maclean’s Music Colt on Thursday at Keeneland September Yearling Sale LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 19, 2019) – Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale continued to produce healthy results on Thursday as Cromwell Bloodstock became the...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- All live racing to feature 1 p.m. first post starting September 25 ELMONT, N.Y. – Following consultation with horsemen and the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA), and the approval of the New York State Gaming Commission...

By Tom Luicci —- DUARTE HOPING MERU CAN FOLLOW UP “EYE-POPPING” DEBUT IN SATURDAY’S SMOKE GLACKEN STAKES AT MONMOUTH OCEANPORT, N.J. – After a debut performance that trainer Jorge Duarte, Jr., described as “eye-popping,” 2-year-old colt Meru will test stakes company in...