Well-Traveled Undrafted Set for Lucky Coin Stakes

Keeneland Photo NYRA Press Release: A Group 1 winner overseas and multiple graded stakes winner in the United States, Wes Welker and Sheep Pond Partners’ Undrafted is set to make his debut over the Saratoga turf in Monday’s $100,000 Lucky Coin. … Continued

Barbados Heads $50,000 Don Bernhardt Memorial

Coglianese Photography/Lauren King Ellis Park Press Release: The 4-year-old colt Barbados has been banging heads with the best sprinters in the country. Now he gets a class break in Saturday’s $50,000 Don Bernhardt Memorial Stakes at Ellis Park. Barbados, who was … Continued

Fields Coming Together for Stars and Stripes Racing Festival

Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos NYRA Press Release: The fields are coming together for the third annual Stars & Stripes Festival at Belmont Park, which features six graded stakes worth nearly $4 million, anchored by the Grade 1, $1.25 million Belmont … Continued

Jerkens Shares Thoughts on Shaman Ghost, Effinex, and Unified

Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos NYRA Press Release: Stronach Stable’s Shaman Ghost has trained well following his Grade 2 Brooklyn Invitational win on June 11, trainer Jimmy Jerkens said on Saturday morning, and is on target for a possible start in the … Continued

Will Catalina Red Upset the True North Stakes?

Coady Photography You wouldn’t think that a six-horse race would be all that hard to handicap, but the $250,000 True North Stakes (gr. II) on Friday at Belmont Park has drawn such a quality field that finding the winner could be … Continued

Private Zone Returns in True North Stakes

Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Courtney Heeney The sensational sprinter Private Zone, a multiple grade I winner and runner-up in the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I), will make his much-anticipated 2016 debut in the True North Stakes (gr. II) on June 10th … Continued

My Top 5 Favorite Races of 2015

Breeders’ Cup Photo © The year 2015 is nearly complete, and what a fantastic year it has been! In 2015, we were treated to a spectacular number of incredible races from star runners like American Pharoah, Beholder, and Runhappy, and the talent of these great … Continued

Weekend Recap Part 1: Behrnik’s Bank Steals the Spotlight

© Benoit Photo Get ready, everyone! An absolutely fantastic five days of racing wrapped up yesterday afternoon, and the number of intriguing stakes races and maiden races that we watched over those five days was nothing short of spectacular. The significance of … Continued

Flashback Friday: Midnight Lute Wins Back-to-Back BC Sprints

Breeders’ Cup Photo © There have been few sprinters as remarkably talented as Midnight Lute, the massive Bob Baffert-trained colt that won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint in 2007 and 2008. Relive Midnight Lute’s breathtaking Breeders’ Cup victories by watching the replays … Continued

Slideshow: 2015 Breeders’ Cup Sprint Contenders

Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos The October 31st Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) at Keeneland promises to be one of the most exciting races of the entire Breeders’ Cup. Check out this slideshow of pictures of the major contenders, including Runhappy, … Continued

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