Shaman Ghost Keeps On Winning in Pimlico Special

Shaman Ghost winning the 2016 Brooklyn Invitational (gr. II) at Belmont Park – Coglianese Photos/Nikki Sherman Quick quiz–how many horses in racing history have won the Queen’s Plate Stakes, Brooklyn Invitational (gr. II), Woodward Stakes (gr. I), Santa Anita Handicap (gr. … Continued

McLaughlin Discusses Plans for Frosted, Other Stakes Runners

Coglianese Photos NYRA Press Release: Essafinaat’s Mubtaahij is back training at Belmont as the Grade 1 Woodward runner-up prepares for his next start in the Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational on October 8 in the second of … Continued

Woodward Runner-Up Mubtaahij Heads for Jockey Club Gold Cup

Photo by Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand NYRA Press Release: Returning to Belmont following his best career finish from four starts in North America, Grade 1 Woodward runner-up Mubtaahij will be pointed towards the Jockey Club Gold Cup, said Joe Lee, assistant to trainer … Continued

Effinex, Shaman Ghost Confirmed for Jockey Club Gold Cup

NYRA Press Release: Tri-Bone Stable’s multiple graded stakes winner Effinex emerged from his bullet work Saturday morning in good order and will target the Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup on October 8 at Belmont Park, confirmed trainer Jimmy … Continued

Effinex Will Skip Woodward, Target Jockey Club Gold Cup

Effinex (background) will attempt to improve on his third-place finish in the 2015 Jockey Club Gold Cup. Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand NYRA Press Release: Opting to pass on the Grade 1 Woodward, trainer Jimmy Jerkens reported multiple graded stakes … Continued

Flashback Friday: 4 Great Jockey Club Gold Cups

The prestigious Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) at Belmont Park has been won by many great horses through the years–check out the replays of some of the most memorable renewals of this historic race! The 1992 Jockey Club Gold … Continued

Flashback Friday: Easy Goer Wins the 1989 Jockey Club Gold Cup

Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand In 1989, when the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) was run at twelve furlongs instead of ten, the remarkably talented three-year-old Easy Goer was heavily favored to win. After finishing second to Sunday Silence in memorable … Continued

Catch a Flight Sore After Workout, Skips Awesome Again Stakes

According to a report in the Santa Anita Stable Notes for September 24th, three-time graded stakes winner Catch a Flight was not entered in Saturday’s Awesome Again Stakes (gr. I) because he was sore in the aftermath of a five-furlong workout on September 22nd. … Continued