by Mary Eddy/NYRA|09.24.2023|5:46pm ‘He Was The Fastest In The Race’: El Grande O Wires Bertram F. Bongard Barry Schwartz’s homebred El Grande O lived up to his 3-5 favoritism with a front-running score in Sunday’s $125,000 Bertram F. Bongard, a seven-furlong main track sprint for New York-bred juveniles at Belmont at the Big A. Trained by Linda Rice, El Grande O notched his first stakes victory on the heels of two runner-up […]
by Mary Eddy/NYRA|09.13.202309.13.2023|11:51pm11:52pm Last Call Has Quick Turnaround In Fasig-Tipton Jockey Club Oaks Trainer Kevin Attard, who celebrated two major victories in Canada this week, will hope to add to his recent accolades as he sends out Grade 1 winner Last Call in Saturday’s Grade 3, $350,000 Fasig-Tipton Jockey Club Oaks Invitational, a 1 3/8-mile inner turf test for sophomore fillies, at Belmont at the Big A in […]
by Mary Eddy/NYRA|09.04.202309.04.2023|8:06pm9:02pm Rice, Brown Tie For Saratoga Training Title, Irad Ortiz Jr. Dominates For Jockey Honors The race for the training title at Saratoga Race Course came right down to the final race of the 40-day meet that ran from July 13 through Monday ending with Linda Rice finishing in a tie with Chad Brown at 35 wins apiece. The title was the sixth for Brown at the Spa and the […]
by Mary Eddy/NYRA|09.03.202309.05.2023|7:07pm10:45am Brightwork Keeps Record Perfect With Top-Level Triumph In Spinaway Bill Simon’s WSS Racing saw Brightwork put in a sparkling performance in Sunday’s $300,000 Spinaway (G1) to remain undefeated through four career starts, pouncing from off the pace under Irad Ortiz Jr. to turn back post-time favorite Ways and Means in the seven-furlong sprint for juvenile fillies at Saratoga Race Course. Brightwork, who entered from […]
by Mary Eddy/NYRA|09.03.2023|1:45am $251,589 Carryover In Sunday’s Pick 6 At Saratoga Sunday’s card at Saratoga Race Course will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $251,589 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Saturday’s 12-race program. The $1 Pick 6 returned $27,954 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly. The sequence kicked off in Race 7 with the Manny Franco-piloted General Partner [No. 3, $9.30] […]
by Mary Eddy/NYRA|08.31.2023|7:18pm Gala Brand Bests The Boys In Thursday’s With Anticipation Arnmore Thoroughbreds and Even Keel Thoroughbreds’ Gala Brand scratched out of an engagement against her female counterparts in Wednesday’s off-the-turf P.G. Johnson, but the daughter of Violence showed grit and determination to defeat males in Thursday’s 19th renewal of the Grade 3, $175,000 With Anticipation, a 1 1/16-mile inner turf test for juveniles, at Saratoga […]
by Mary Eddy/NYRA|08.31.2023|10:57am McKulick Looks For Spa Double In Saturday’s Flower Bowl Klaravich Stables’ multiple graded stakes-winner McKulick will attempt her second graded stakes win this summer at Saratoga Race Course in Saturday’s Grade 2, $500,000 Flower Bowl, a 1 3/8-mile inner turf test for older fillies and mares. The Flower Bowl, slated as Race 3, offers a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Grade 1 […]
by Mary Eddy/NYRA|08.27.2023|2:23pm Inspirational Debut Winner Carson’s Run Steps Up To Graded Competition In With Anticipation West Point Thoroughbreds and Steven Bouchey’s Carson’s Run brings a strong debut win for trainer Christophe Clement over a route of ground into Thursday’s $175,000 With Anticipation (G3), a 1 1/16-mile inner turf test for juveniles at Saratoga Race Course. The son of Cupid arrives at his first test against winners from a determined neck […]
by Mary Eddy/NYRA|08.23.2023|3:27pm ‘He’s A Trier’: Awakened Delivers Rousing Performance In Grade 1 Jonathan Sheppard Riverdee Stable and Ten Strike Racing’s Awakened secured the first stakes triumph of his career with an off-the-pace score in Wednesday’s Grade 1, $150,000 Jonathan Sheppard, a 2 3/8-mile hurdle test for older horses, at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Hall of Famer Jack Fisher, Awakened improved from a game runner-up effort last out in […]
by Mary Eddy/NYRA|08.19.2023|7:20pm Aspray Tops Brown Exacta In Lake Placid Trainer Chad Brown had four chances to capture Saturday’s $200,000 Lake Placid (G2) and did just that as Ran Jan Racing’s Kentucky homebred Aspray rallied strongly from off the pace to coast home a two-length winner over stablemate Surge Capacity in the 1 1/16-mile inner turf test for sophomore fillies at Saratoga Race Course. The […]