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Tue Sep 4 17:28:52 2007 |
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Albany, NY (Sports Network) - Tuesday afternoon New York Governor Eliot
Spitzer announced that he is backing the effort of the New York Racing
Association (NYRA) to retain operation of Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course
and Aqu
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Tue Sep 4 00:52:30 2007 |
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Freehold, NJ (Sports Network) - Always A Virgin, driven by Brian Sears, easily
defeated six rivals to win Monday's $297,500 Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway,
the first leg of pacing's Triple Crown. The Triple Crown also includes the
Little
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Mon Sep 3 23:54:31 2007 |
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Bensalem, PA (Sports Network) - Lightly-raced Timber Reserve held off Xchanger
down the stretch to win Monday's $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Philadelphia
Park. The race was not held last year while slot machines were being installed
at the
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Sun Sep 2 03:22:21 2007 |
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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Lawyer Ron, winner of the Whitney
Handicap, ran away from the field to capture Saturday's $500,000 Woodward
Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. It was the second victory for the colt this
summer
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Tue Aug 28 19:44:52 2007 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The 2007 summer racing season is coming to
a close, and several new names appeared along side the established ones. The
three major summer meets, Saratoga, Del Mar and Arlington, provided exciting
contest
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Sun Aug 26 02:41:33 2007 |
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Yonkers, NY (Sports Network) - The 53rd edition of the Yonkers Trot was
expected to be an easy victory for Hambletonian runner-up Adrian Chip.
However, driver Cat Manzi got Green Day out to the lead early as the three-
year-ol
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Sat Aug 25 22:21:24 2007 |
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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense
out-fought Grasshopper to win Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga
Race Course. With the victory Street Sense becomes the 10th horse to win the
"Run f
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Sat Aug 25 19:28:25 2007 |
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Campbellville, ON (Sports Network) - The fields have been set for the four
Breeders Crown races at Mohawk Raceway for older trotters and pacers. The four
events will be raced on Saturday, September 1.
Defending Breeders Crown winner Li
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Fri Aug 24 19:04:27 2007 |
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Hallandale Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Gulfstream Park's 2008 stakes schedule
has been released with a significant change affecting the races for three-
year-olds. The South Florida track will begin live racing on January 3.
The $1 mil
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Mon Aug 20 01:16:04 2007 |
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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - Longshot Student Council upset 11 other
thoroughbreds, including defending champ Lava Man, to win Sunday's $1 million
Pacific Classic at Del Mar. The victory puts Student Council in the Breeders'
Cup Cla
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Fri Aug 17 00:24:12 2007 |
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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Trainer Todd Pletcher has decided not
race Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches in Saturday's $600,000 Alabama
Stakes at Saratoga. However, he still has the probable favorite for the 1 1/4
mile ra
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Thu Aug 16 05:17:14 2007 |
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Del Mar, CA (Sports Network) - Lava Man, winner of last year's Pacific
Classic, is back to defend his title in Sunday's 1 1/4 mile race at Del Mar.
The six-year-old will take on 12 rivals, with the winner automatically
qualify
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Thu Aug 9 19:20:14 2007 |
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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin announced on
Thursday that Flashy Bull, winner of the Stephen Foster Handicap, has been
retired from racing. The four-year-old has a broken bone in his left ankle.
Accordi
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Wed Aug 8 20:23:22 2007 |
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Arlington Heights, IL (Sports Network) - Defending champion The Tin Man tops
a field of eight grass specialists for Saturday's 25th Arlington Million at
Arlington Park. A win is an automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup Turf.
While The
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Mon Aug 6 17:48:21 2007 |
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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Jockey Jose Santos and former Kentucky
Derby winner Silver Charm were among the eight racing greats who were
inducted into the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame Monday. University
of Louisville b
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Sun Aug 5 23:41:57 2007 |
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Oceanport, NJ (Sports Network) - Any Given Saturday, ridden by Garrett Gomez,
gave trainer Todd Pletcher his second consecutive victory in Sunday's $1
million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. Last year Bluegrass Cat gave
Pletche
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Sat Aug 4 21:31:57 2007 |
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East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Even-money favorite Donato Hanover
repulsed a challenge by his main rival to win Saturday's $1.5 million
Hambletonian at The Meadowlands. The victory was the 13th straight win by the
three-y
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Thu Aug 2 18:56:00 2007 |
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Oceanport, NJ (Sports Network) - Preakness Stakes winner Curlin and Kentucky
Derby runner-up Hard Spun will go at it again on Sunday in the $1 million
Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.
The only two thoroughbreds to compete th
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Tue Jul 31 23:55:11 2007 |
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East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Donato Hanover, winner of 12 straight
races, is the even-money favorite for Saturday's $1.5 million Hambletonian,
harness racing's signature event. The three-year-old trotter will take on nine
rivals,
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Mon Jul 30 18:49:59 2007 |
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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Former champion jockey Jose Santos
has announced his retirement from riding. The 46-year-old made the
announcement Monday at Saratoga Race Course.
"I am extremely grateful for the care
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