Stakes Preview: Jockey Club Gold Cup and Spinaway
Greg Wolf & Sara Elbadwi look ahead to the Jockey Club Gold Cup & Spinaway at Saratoga.
- Yesterday, 3:43 PM
Analyzing the Pacific Classic and Jockey Club Gold Cup
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Pacific Classic, Jockey Club Gold Cup, and Shared Belief Stakes.
- By J. Keeler Johnson
- Yesterday, 7:22 AM
Arthur's Ride Seeks Whitney-Jockey Club Gold Cup Double
The Sept. 1 $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course was always on the calendar for Arthur's Ride. It was the Whitney Stakes (G1) that was the audible which resulted in a touchdown.
- By Bob Ehalt
- Wednesday, 7:02 PM
Local Winners Back on Monmouth Turf for United Nations
The United Nations Stakes (G2T) has an international name and history but half of the entries for the July 20 renewal ran their last race over the same Monmouth Park turf.
- By Bob Kieckhefer
- July 18, 2024
Tax Implications Takes Eatontown; Dead Heat in Monmouth
Whether they are competing at Saratoga, Aqueduct, or Monmouth, the combination of Klaravich Stables and Chad Brown continues to be successful in the northeast. They won with Tax Implications in the June 15 Eatontown Stakes (G3T) at Monmouth Park.
- By Byron King
- June 15, 2024
Crupi Rallies to First Graded Stakes Win in Suburban
While co-owner Mike Repole would have preferred a graded stakes win earlier in Crupi's career, he certainly appreciated the timing of his last-to-first stretch run to win the $350,000 Suburban Stakes (G2) June 8 at Saratoga Race Course.
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- June 8, 2024
Siskany Favored to Repeat in Belmont Gold Cup
Godolphin's Siskany is favored to repeat in the $250,000 Belmont Gold Cup Stakes (G2T) June 6 at Saratoga Race Course. He won the race last year at Belmont over The Grey Wizard, who opposes him again.
- By Byron King
- June 4, 2024
Rice Caps 2023 with NYRA Record 165th Victory
Trainer Linda Rice secured a record 165th training win on the New York Racing Association circuit for 2023 when George's Vice posted a gate-to-wire score in Race 2 Dec. 31 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
- December 31, 2023
English Channel Colt Running Bee Leads Fort Lauderdale
Progeny of the late English Channel have made more than $6.8 million on grass in 2023. On Dec. 30, one of his sons, Running Bee, jumps into stakes company at Gulfstream Park to compete in the $200,000 Fort Lauderdale Stakes (G2T).
- By Byron King
- December 27, 2023
First Mission, Il Miracolo Face Older Foes in Clark
The Nov. 24 Clark Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs is led by Lexington Stakes (G3) winner First Mission, a homebred 3-year-old son of Street Sense for Godolphin.
- By Molly Rollins
- November 22, 2023
R Calli Kim Duplicates Sister's Feat in Long Island
One year after Temple City Terror rolled to a last-to-first victory in the Long Island Stakes (G3T) for trainer Brendan Walsh and jockey Jose Ortiz, her younger half sister R Calli Kim pulled off the feat in nearly identical fashion Nov. 12.
- By Molly Rollins and Joe Perez
- November 12, 2023
Vergara Wheels Back in Long Island
Distance-loving race mare Vergara will attempt to add a second graded stakes win to her growing CV in the Nov. 12 $300,000 Long Island Stakes (G3T) for older fillies and mares going 1 3/8 miles on the turf at Aqueduct Racetrack.
- By Molly Rollins
- November 10, 2023
Summers, Fincher Bring Longshot Hopes to BC Classic
The 40th edition of the Classic (G1) offers the same type of scenario as the first with horse racing's best and brightest assembled on a two-day, 14-race stage and in the biggest race of them all there are two of the little guys with longshot hopes.
- By Bob Ehalt
- November 3, 2023
Stakes Preview: Mother Goose and Forty Niner
Andy Serling & Greg Wolf look ahead to Grade 2 Mother Goose and Grade 2 Forty Niner.
- October 27, 2023
Film Star Set for Leading Role in Forty Niner
There are several layers to the success that has catapulted Linda Rice to five-straight training titles at New York Racing Association meets. One of them can be seen in the 4-year-old colt Film Star.
- By Bob Ehalt
- October 25, 2023
Law Professor Seeks Relief in Overflow Fayette
Older horses a notch below Breeders' Cup qualityhave an opportunity Oct. 28 whenKeeneland stages the $350,000 Fayette Stakes (G2) on closing day of its fall meet.
- By Byron King
- October 24, 2023
Pioneering Spirit Draws Away in Two-Horse Knickerbocker
Pioneering Spirit seems more effective racing over firm turf courses than wet ones, but he had no issue with sloppy main track Oct. 20 in the $112,500 Knickerbocker Stakes during the Belmont at the Big A meet.
- By Byron King
- October 20, 2023
Friday: Going Key to Pioneering Spirit in Knickerbocker
Pioneering Spirit faces seven rivals in the Oct. 20 Knickerbocker Stakes (G3T) duringBelmont at the Big Ameet, but his greatest adversary could be Mother Nature.
- By Byron King
- October 17, 2023
Zandon Adds Woodward Victory to His Resume
When you look at Zandon's career record of three wins in 13 starts it is definitely misleading.
- By Bob Ehalt
- October 1, 2023
Off Spa Dead-Heat, Rice Seeks Sixth Straight NYRA Title
There were plenty of exciting finishes during this summer's 40 days of racing at Saratoga Race Course, yet the wildest and most prolonged race of all was a statistical battle for the title of leading trainer by wins.
- By Bob Ehalt
- September 13, 2023
Pioneering Spirit Scores First Stakes in Bernard Baruch
The 4-year-old gelded son of American Pharoah has won five of his last six starts. He came into the Bernard Baruch Stakes off a third in the Sword Dancer Stakes (G1T).
- By Eric Mitchell
- September 4, 2023
Bright Future, Proxy Aim for Breeders' Cup Classic
Trainer Michael Stidham saw enough from Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) runner-up Proxy to point the talented Godolphin homebred to the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park.
- September 3, 2023
Sara Elbadwi & Kyle Hampton look back at the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup and the Grade 2 Prioress Stakes.
- September 3, 2023
Bright Future Fends Off Proxy in Jockey Club Gold Cup
Withstanding a late stretch bid from Proxy, Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's Bright Future lasted for a nose victory in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) Sept. 2 atSaratoga Race Course.
- By Karen M. Johnson
- September 2, 2023
Stakes Preview: Jockey Club Gold Cup and Prioress
Sara Elbadwi & Kyle Hampton look ahead to the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup and the Grade 2 Prioress Stakes.
- September 1, 2023
