Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
NYRA Press Release: Oscar Performance is expected to make his stakes debut in the Grade 3, $200,000 Pilgrim for 2-year-olds on October 1, trainer Brian Lynch said on Friday morning. The Amerman Racing homebred broke his maiden August 20 at Saratoga … Continued
Runhappy winning the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) at Keeneland – Breeders’ Cup Photo © Churchill Downs Press Release: Reigning Champion Male Sprinter Runhappy breezed six furlongs from the starting in 1:14.40 under jockey Edgar Prado on Thursday morning at … Continued
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
Coady Photography NYRA Press Release: Joseph Sutton’s Bradester will look to ride his three-race win streak all the way into Saratoga’s closing weekend in the Grade 1 Woodward. Trained by Eddie Kenneally, the 6-year-old son of Lion Heart has been … Continued
Morning at Saratoga – Photo by Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher NYRA Press Release: Grade 2 Suburban Handicap runner-up Samraat remains on track for the Grade 1, $600,000 Woodward Saturday, having emerged from his five-furlong breeze this weekend in good order, said trainer … Continued
© Benoit Photo One of the greatest races of the summer will be held this Saturday at Saratoga, that being the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (gr. I) for three-year-olds. The ten-furlong race, often called the “Midsummer Derby,” has drawn an incredibly … Continued
Coady Photography NYRA Press Release: Shadwell Stables’ Mohaymen, looking to rebound from his fourth-place finish as the favorite in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy on July 30, zipped a bullet half-mile on the main track this morning in his final … Continued
Governor Mailbu (left) finishing second in the Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) – Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand NYRA Press Release: Coming off a fourth-place finish in the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes in his most recent start, trainer Christophe Clement was hoping … Continued
Keeneland Photo NYRA Press Release: Mark Casse worked several of his Grade 1 stakes stars Friday morning, as Tepin and World Approval worked on the Oklahoma turf course within minutes of each other, shortly after Noble Bird went a sharp half-mile … Continued
Governor Mailbu (left) finishing second in the Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) – Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand Edited NYRA Press Release: Returning to the main track at Belmont Park and posting his first five-furlong workout since his fourth-place finish in … Continued