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Favored Essential Quality outkicks pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie, gives Cox and Saez first Belmont and Triple Crown wins
POSTED: June 5, 2021
ELMONT, N.Y. — Godolphin Stable’s Essential Quality accomplished everything that could be achieved in 2020, winning a pair of Grade 1s, including the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile,...
Lone Rock rolls with assertion in G2 Brooklyn presented by Northwell Health
POSTED: June 5, 2021
BELMONT, N.Y. – Flying P Stable’s Lone Rock drew off to an impressive score in Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Brooklyn presented by Northwell Health, a...
Drain the Clock gets up in time to capture G1 Woody Stephens presented by Nassau County Industrial Development Agency
POSTED: June 5, 2021
BELMONT, N.Y. – Drain the Clock pressed the pace early and overtook even-money favorite Jackie’s Warrior from the outside in the final furlong and prevailed by...
Firenze Fire gets a red hot repeat in G2 True North
POSTED: June 4, 2021
BELMONT, N.Y. — Just minutes before a torrential downpour at Belmont Park on Friday, Belmont aficionado Firenze Fire was able to add a new chapter...
Overbore prevails in $150K Tremont
POSTED: June 4, 2021
Peter Leidel’s Overbore graduated in style in Friday’s 123rd renewal of the $150,000 Tremont, a 5 1/2-furlong sprint for juveniles at Belmont Park on Day...
Ortiz, Jr. out for two weeks
POSTED: June 4, 2021
BELMONT, N.Y. -- Irad Ortiz, Jr., the leading rider at the Belmont spring/summer meet with 36 wins, will be out for a period of about...
Happy Soul much the best in $150K Astoria
POSTED: June 4, 2021
ELMONT, N.Y. – Gayla Rankin’s Happy Soul was hustled out of the gate by Hall of Famer John Velazquez and never relinquished control en route...
Australasia puts undefeated streak on the line in Jersey Girl
POSTED: June 3, 2021
Trainer Brad Cox will be well-represented during the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, including saddling the morning-line favorite in Saturday’s Grade 1 $1.5 million Belmont...
NYRA launches Elizabeth Bracken Memorial Scholarship
POSTED: June 3, 2021
Funding to encourage students enrolled in the University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program (RTIP) to secure careers in Thoroughbred industry. The New York Racing...
