America’s Day at the Races To Present Cigar Mile Day Coverage on FS2

Notes & Quotes From the G1 Acorn Stakes: Pretty Mischievous (Pretty Mischievous wins the G1 Acorn Stakes at Belmont Park / Photo by Jetta Vaughns & Courtesy of NYRA) From the NYRA Media Team: Godolphin's Kentucky homebred Pretty Mischievous wasn't fazed by a step up in class when she captured the prestigious Kentucky Oaks in her Grade 1 debut last…

By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) today announced the Cross Country Pick 5 will return to the wagering menu on Saturday featuring races from Aqueduct Racetrack, Tampa Bay Downs and Oaklawn Park. The Cross Country Pick 5 requires bettors to pick the winner of five select races from tracks…

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that its 2022 race meets conducted at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course generated all-sources handle of $2321863828. The year was highlighted by the summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course, where all-sources wagering surged to a record…

Battle Bling after her win in the 2022 Ladies (NYRA/Coglianese) By Keith McCalmont OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Michael Dubb and Gandharvi's graded-stakes winner Battle Bling will look to defend her title in Sunday's $150000 Ladies, a nine-furlong test for fillies and mares 4 years old and up, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Rob Atras, the soon-to-be…

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Saturday's 10-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack will feature a double Pick 6 carryover of $84991 after the multi-race wager went unsolved for the second consecutive day on Friday's nine-race program. The $1 Pick 6 returned $1263.50 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly. The sequence began in Race 4 with the Peter…

By Pat McKenna - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2023 spring meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, featuring 14 stakes worth nearly $2.8 million in total purses. The 19-day spring meet will open on March 30 and continue through April 30. Live racing will be conducted…

The stakes schedule for the 2023 spring meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, featuring 14 stakes worth nearly $2.8 million in total purses, was released Friday, Dec. 16 The 19-day spring meet will open Mar. 30 and continue through Apr. 30. Live racing will be conducted Thursday-Sunday except for Apr. 9, when live racing and pari-mutuel wagering is…

Friday's nine-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $24322 after the sequence went unsolved on Thursday's eight-race program. The $1 Pick 6 returned $1158 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly. The sequence kicked off in Race 3 with the Randi Persaud-trained Breadman [No. 5, $7.60] taking a $25000…

Dr. Blute wins the Empire Classic Oct. 30 (Janet Garaguso) By Ryan Martin - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Flanagan Racing's Dr. Blute will try to wrap up the year by doubling up on stakes scores in Saturday's $100000 Alex M. Robb for New York-breds 3-year-old and upward going a one-turn mile at Aqueduct Racetrack. Dr. Blute, a 4-year-old…

Bankit rolls home in the NYSSS Thunder Rumble (Chelsea Durand) By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing's millionaire New York-bred Bankit added a seventh stakes score to his impressive resume when he stalked and pounced to an open-length victory in Sunday's $125000 NYSSS Thunder Rumble for…

Tuskegee Airmen breaks his maiden first out Sep. 24 at Parx (Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO) By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Cash is King and LC Racing's undefeated Tuskegee Airmen will make his graded stakes debut for trainer John Servis in Saturday's Grade 2, $250000 Remsen, a nine-furlong main track test for juveniles, at Aqueduct…

Julia Shining an impressive debut winner (Coady Photography) By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Stonestreet Stables' Kentucky homebred Julia Shining, a full sister to Champion 3-Year-Old Filly and Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Malathaat, will make the step up to stakes company for her first try against winners in Saturday's…

Mind Control after the 2021 G2 John A. Nerud, his most recent win on the NYRA circuit (Susie Raisher) By Ryan Martin - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables' dual Grade 1-winner Mind Control will attempt to go out on top when he takes on a field consisting of three other Grade 1 winners in Saturday's Grade 1,…

Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables' dual Grade 1-winner Mind Control will attempt to go out on top when he takes on a field consisting of three other Grade 1 winners in Saturday's Grade 1, $750000 Cigar Mile Handicap for 3-year-olds and upward at Aqueduct Racetrack. Mind Control, conditioned by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, has garnered seven graded…

Battle Bling victorious in the G3 Turnback the Alarm (Joe Labozzetta) By Keith McCalmont - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Michael Dubb and Gandharvi's graded-stakes winner Battle Bling will look to add to her spoils when she headlines a talented field of 11 in Saturday's Grade 3, $200000 Go for Wand, a one-turn mile for fillies and mares…

Eloquist (inside) gets his nose down in time to win the Discovery (NYRA/Coglianese) By Ryan Martin - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Cash is King and LC Racing's Eloquist displayed grit and determination when turning back three-time New York-bred stakes-winner Barese to notch his third consecutive score and first at stakes level in Sunday's…

D'ont Lose Cruz breaks his maiden at second asking (NYRA/Coglianese) By Keith McCalmont - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y. - D'ont Lose Cruz steps into stakes company for the first time in Friday's $100000 Notebook, a six-furlong sprint over the main track for New York-bred juveniles, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained and co-owned by Rick…

Churchtown wins the Gio Ponti under Junior Alvarado (NYRA/Coglianese) By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- W. B. Harrigan and Mike Pietrangelo's Kentucky homebred Churchtown posted a game wire-to-wire victory for Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield in Saturday's $135000 Gio Ponti, a 1 1/16-mile outer turf route for 3-year-olds, at…

Good Sam wins the Tempted (NYRA/Coglianese) By Keith McCalmont - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Peter Brant's Good Sam kept her perfect record intact with a 3 1/2-length score in Sunday's $150000 Tempted, a one-turn mile for juvenile fillies over the main track, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad…

Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano kicked off the Aqueduct Racetrack fall meet in style, winning with 5-of-9 mounts on the 10-race card. Castellano, who won four straight Eclipse Awards from 2013-16, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017 when he was just 39-years-old. "It's a very competitive game and I don't take anything for granted,"…

America's Day at the Races, the acclaimed national television show produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in partnership with FOX Sports, will once again present live coverage and on-site analysis of the Far Hills Race Meeting, the storied one-day steeplechase event that highlights the steeplechase calendar. The 101st Far Hills…

There are non-jackpot Pick 6 carryovers on Saturday at the Belmont at the Big A meeting at Aqueduct racetrack in New York and the Los Alamitos Thoroughbred meet in Cypress, Calif. Belmont at the Big A card will feature a $1 Pick 6 carryover of $53306 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Friday's nine-race program. The $1 Pick 6 returned…

Donegal Racing's Mo Donegal, perfectly piloted by Joel Rosario, arrived in the final strides to capture Saturday's Grade 2, $750000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino, a nine-furlong test for sophomores at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y. The victory provided Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher a record-tying seventh win in the…

Irad Ortiz, Jr. led all riders at the 15-day fall meet at Aqueduct Racetrack to earn his eighth riding title at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y. Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher compiled 13 wins, leading all trainers through the fall meet, with Klaravich Stables claiming the title as leading owner with five wins. Ortiz, Jr., 29, finished the meet…

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that the fall meet at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., originally scheduled to conclude on October 31, will be extended to include three additional dates from Friday, November 5 through Sunday, November 7. These dates were originally scheduled to be run at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park,…