By David Grening Courtesy Daily Racing Form Barbara D. Livingston Though 174 races were run on the turf during the Saratoga meet, 45 were taken off during an unusually wet summer. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The unexpected shower that fell here shortly before 1 p.m. Monday afternoon was emblematic of the summer it’s been in…
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Category: Industry News
Bill Heller’s Top Ten Moments in New York-Bred History
Bill Heller, who has been covering New York racing since the Ice Age – actually since 1974 – is ranking the top ten moments in New York-bred history from the last 46 years. The ranking is completely subjective – just one person’s Top Ten. They’ll be presented here in David Letterman’s Top Ten style, beginning…
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New York-Breds at the Races
Belmont Park – Saturday, October 16, 2021 Race 2 She’s a Mia (Astern (AUS) – Dear Willa, by Here Comes Ben) Jockey: Jalon Samuel Trainer: Cleveland Johnson Owner: Bella Mia Stables Breeder: McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds Purse: $41,250 Race 5 Show Me the Honey (War Dancer – Honeychild, by Jump Start) Jockey: Kendrick Carmouche…
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Statement from The Jockey Club on the Investigation by the FBI and Department of Justice
Today the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York announced the indictment of 27 individuals in connection with doping in the horse racing industry. The Jockey Club has long been an advocate for drug reform in racing and we commend the actions of the FBI, the Department of Justice, and their collaborating…
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New York Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund Bolsters Lucrative Stallion Stakes Series Finale
by Joe Nevills Courtesy PaulickReport.com Dream Bigger wins the Notebook Stakes under Jose Ortiz The two divisions of the New York Stallion Stakes Series set for Dec. 14 and 15 at Aqueduct are the richest sire stakes races in the country, each featuring $500,000 purses. However, that’s just the start of the money set to be…
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NYRA to Offer Eight $100,000 Maiden Races in Spring
Edited Press Release OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Eight maiden races worth $100,000 each will be offered this spring as part of the New York Racing Association’s ongoing program for 2-year-olds leading up to the Astoria and Tremont, run on June 8 and 9 as the first two juvenile stakes of the year. For fillies, Astoria…
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NYRA Unveils Enhanced Spring Program for Two-Year-Olds
Katherine Anderson Photo by NYRA Press Office Eight maiden races worth $100,000 each will be offered this spring as part of the New York Racing Association’s ongoing program for 2-year-olds leading up to the Astoria and Tremont, run on June 8 and 9 as the first two juvenile stakes of the year. For fillies, Astoria…
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NYTB to Administer New York Stallion Stakes Series Nominations
In 2016 the administration of the New York Stallion Stakes (NYSS) Series was transferred from the New York Racing Association (NYRA) to the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc (NYTB). Accordingly, stallion owners should be aware that beginning with the 2017 breeding season, all nomination forms and fees should be directed to NYTB (not to NYRA,…
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NY-Breds Effinex, Haveyougoneaway, Wonder Gal, Syndergaard and Mind Your Biscuits in Breeders’ Cup
By Bill Heller Five accomplished New York-breds are primed to make an impact in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita: Dr. Russell Cohen’s Tri-Bone Stables’ homebred five-year-old horse Effinex; Gary Barber and Sequel Racing’s five-year-old mare Haveyougoneaway; Treadway Racing Stable’s four-year-old filly Wonder Gal; J Stables, Head of Plains Partners, Summers, Summers, Kisber…
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Stallion Big Brown Thriving in New York
by Michele MacDonald Courtesy ThoroughbredRacing.com Big Brown at Dutchess Views Farm in Pine Plains, New York: he’s just as adept at his current job as he was in racing.Photo: Michele MacDonald Just as a bird takes to wing, he is suddenly in the air, all rippling muscles and streaming black mane against blue sky. Neck arched,…
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