by Churchill Downs Media Office|09.16.2023|7:03pm ‘It’s Very Special’: West Saratoga Kicks Off ‘Road To Kentucky Derby’ With Iroquois Win Harry L. Veruchi’s West Saratoga is the early points leader on the 2024 ‘Road to the Kentucky Derby’ after the Exaggerator colt won Saturday’s 42nd running of the $300,000 Iroquois (G3) for 2-year-olds by 1¾ lengths over 6-5 favorite Risk It at Churchill Downs. Liberal Arts was another neck back in third, and Seize the […]
by Press Release|06.20.202306.20.2023|1:46pm3:56pm Kentucky Derby Museum Completes Derby 149 Updates To Winner’s Circle Exhibit Guests can relive the magical moment Mage crossed the finish line to become the 149th Kentucky Derby champion at the Kentucky Derby Museum. The Museum completed updates to the Winner’s Circle exhibit, which greets visitors as soon as they walk in. A local artist, Mike Prather, airbrushed the replica horse to look exactly like Mage, […]
by NTRA|06.13.2023|10:43am Belmont Winner Arcangelo Jumps To Second Spot In Final NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll Arcangelo’s history-making victory in the Belmont Stakes saw the son of Arrogate jump to second position in the final edition of the 2023 NTRA Top 3-Year-Old poll. Trained by Jena Antonucci and ridden by Javier Castellano, Arcangelo was previously ranked 16th off his victory in the Peter Pan. Despite finishing second to Arcangelo in the […]
by Paulick Report Staff|06.12.202306.12.2023|2:38pm5:19pm 2025 Belmont Stakes Could Be Hosted At Saratoga; Local Hospitality Leaders ‘Over The Moon Excited’ With a $455 million renovation at Belmont Park slated to begin following the 2024 edition of the Belmont Stakes, there is every possibility that 2025’s third leg of the Triple Crown could be held at the iconic Saratoga Race Course. According to the Times-Union, both Aqueduct and Saratoga are under consideration for the 2025 Belmont Stakes, […]
by NYRA Press Office|06.11.2023|3:59pm Travers Long-Term Goal For Belmont Runner-Up Forte, Third-Place Finisher Tapit Trice With the Belmont Stakes (G1) now in the rearview mirror, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher has the $1.25-million Travers (G1) on August 26 at Saratoga Race Course in mind for Forte and Tapit Trice, who finished a respective second and third in Saturday’s “Test of the Champion.” Pletcher, a four-time Belmont Stakes winner, said […]
by NYRA Press Office|06.11.2023|3:25pm Antonucci Still Basking In History-Making Belmont Win, Has No Firm Plans Yet For Arcangelo Trainer Jena Antonucci went to work as usual on Sunday morning, sending out a trainee to breeze a little past 8 a.m. (ET) at Belmont Park. The only difference in her morning routine was a sudden rush of reporters and photographers that gathered around a blanket of white carnations, clamoring to get a view of […]
by NYRA Press Office|06.10.202306.10.2023|8:39pm8:45pm Explanations And Excuses: 2023 Belmont Stakes Connections React In The Race’s Aftermath Following is a collection of quotes from riders and trainers of non-winning entries in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, won by Arcangelo. Todd Pletcher, trainer of runner-up Forte (No. 6) and third-place Tapit Trice (No. 2): “A mile and a half wasn’t far enough [laughs]. I’m super proud of both horses. I knew […]
by Paulick Report Staff|06.10.202306.10.2023|7:27pm11:46pm Arcangelo Puts Trainer Antonucci In History Books With ‘Fiercely Determined’ Victory In 155th Belmont Stakes Legendary race caller Tom Durkin, who saw so many Triple Crown attempts fall short in his years as track announcer for the New York Racing Association, came out of retirement on Saturday and finally got to call a history-making Belmont Stakes on the FOX television broadcast when Arcangelo made a determined run down the stretch […]
by Joe Nevills|06.09.2023|12:16pm The Haiku Handicapper Presented By FanDuel Racing: 2023 Belmont Stakes Time to analyze the 2023 Belmont Stakes field, in post position order, in the form of Haiku; a Japanese poem of 17 syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five. To read previous editions of The Haiku Handicapper, click here. #1 – Tapit Shoes Were this a Grade 3 He’d offer tons of value This […]
by NYRA Press Office|06.08.2023|1:54pm Belmont Stakes: American Classic Win Would Be ‘Icing On The Cake’ For Tapit Trice Owner Mandy Pope Whisper Hill Farm owner Mandy Pope has invested significantly in the sport of thoroughbred horse racing, primarily in the market for broodmares with world-class pedigrees. In Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, she will seek a breakthrough triumph with a horse she purchased as a yearling in $1.3 million acquisition […]