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With the uber-boutique Kentucky Downs meet winding down, we took a look at Wednesday’s featured Franklin Simpson for 3YOs going 6-1/2 furlongs and Turned Aside
By NYRA Press Staff — G1 Runhappy Travers Draw Quotes: — Barclay Tagg, trainer of even-money favorite Tiz the Law (No. 6): “He’s done everything we’ve
Another stakes doubleheader for the first Saturday of Saratoga 152 but neither drew overwhelming support at the entry box. The Grade 1 Coaching Club American
Dear Diary — They’ve held this meeting 151 times before but never one like this. Where is everybody? With the exception of the essential participants,
By Press Release – La Verdad, the 2015 Eclipse Award-winning female sprint champion, was euthanized Sunday afternoon due to complications from colic. Six days earlier,
With the exception of a handful of tracks, horse racing is virtually shut down. This must explain in part why bettors, seemingly desperate for action,
Sprint races at Laurel Park as a rule and hard to decipher; Saturday’s featured Fire Plug at 6-1/2 furlongs fall neatly into that category. Half
HRI EDITED RELEASE — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the recovery of approximately $1 million in stolen wages, damages and penalties on behalf of nearly
Pretty slim feature pickings at Belmont to start Jockey Club Gold Cup week, leaving us with an optional claiming NX2 for state-bred sprinters. And what
AUG 5, 2019—Depending on your point of view, the cream is rising or already has risen. Most observers thought that by the time the 2019
NYRA PRESS RELEASE SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Voodoo Song, a five-time winner on the Saratoga turf, will look to get back to winning ways in
Equine fatalities at New York Racing Association racetracks have significantly lessened in recent years. However, some trainers consistently send out horses that breakdown at a
The “Graveyard” might have buried some heavy prominent favorites over the weekend but the public’s choices remain around the traditional national average, going 41-for-131 at
Heading into Day 10 of the Saratoga meet, Jose Ortiz, despite having missed a big day of racing two Saturday’s ago, leads all jockeys with
WHISTLING PASSED THE GRAVEYARD The term “Graveyard of Favorites” comes in handy once in a while when some unbeaten prodigy finally tastes defeat at short
