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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
By Peter Applebee — SARATOGA SPRINGS, August 29, 2021 – As I traveled to the track Saturday it struck me that I was going to
Brad Cox, trainer of Essential Quality (No. 2, 4-5 morning line favorite): “I think he’s a classic-distance horse. He’s proven that already. I like the
By NYRA Press Staff – Godolphin homebred Essential Quality, last-out winner of the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, breezed five-eighths in 1:01.81 on
By Peter Applebee — The Triple Crown races are now in the rear view mirror. Half the racing calendar year is over. Questions have been answered,
By Pimlico Press Staff – A fearsome foursome of Maryland’s top jockeys, who have combined to win 30 individual meet titles and seven of the
By Preakness Press Staff — Grupo 7C Stable’s Jesus’ Team, third in the Jim Dandy (G2) and fourth in the Haskell (G1), will be supplemented
By NYRA Press Staff — William H. Lawrence’s Liveyourbeastlife, the runner-up in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy, worked five-eighths in 59.89 seconds Thursday over the
When his time comes, Todd Pletcher will not become a first ballot Hall of Famer because he’s not the all-time leading money earner, or poised
As a matter of course, racetrack press releases are some pretty mundane stuff. A big race advance here, an upcoming event there, or straight-up promotional
Either you believe or you don’t, and I still believe that War of Will is a good horse, the most talented horse in Saturday’s Pennsylvania
EDITED PARX PRESS RELEASE––The showdown is set for Saturday’s Pennsylvania Derby. Maximum Security and War of Will, two of the leading players in the drama
War of Will keeps acting like he’s back–and he’s coming back with a vengeance. With Maximum Security also reportedly doing very well, and with Game
While Maximum Security may be the leader in the clubhouse, his absence from the Travers, whatever happens in Bensalem PA next month, has left the
July, 28, 2019–If it was brilliance you were seeking at the races on Saturday, you needed to look no further than Imperial Hint. If it
“Trainer intent” is a basic handicapping tenet. You want your money down when your trainer’s money is down, or on a day he’s seeking a
