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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Trainer Jena Antonucci heard all the skeptics of Arcangelo and how the two-and-half month layoff between starts would effect the 3-year-old thoroughbred in Saturday's 154th running of the Travers Stakes. She elected to tune them out, and let her horse do the talking. And Arcangelo delivered, backing up his win in…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - It's one of the most highly anticipated days on the Saratoga Race Course calendar: Whitney Day. Saturday marked the 96th running of the Grade One Whitney Stakes, and the race for four-year-olds and upward offered a mix of storylines. Beginning with the favorite of the six-horse field: Cody's Wish, the six-horse,…

A big weekend of racing continues Saturday at Saratoga with five stakes races headlined by the $1 million Whitney Stakes. The Grade 1 Whitney is an annual summer feature at Saratoga, and not only honors the prominent Whitney racing family, but produces some superb champions. The 96th running of the Whitney drew six entries for the 1 1/8 mile race…

In a sea of darkness for the horse racing industry in recent years, Cody's Wish has provided a glimmer of light. Named after Cody Dorman, a Kentucky teenager who was born with a rare genetic disorder, the son of Curlin has reeled off four straight Grade I victories. At last month's Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park, Junior Alvarado steered…

Saratoga Race Course, known as the "Graveyard of Champions," is set to open its doors for another thrilling season of horse racing. With a rich history spanning over a century, Saratoga is revered as one of the premier racecourses in the United States. Saratoga Race Course boasts an impressive lineup of prestigious races that draw top-quality…

Cody's Wish is arguably the best racehorse in America right now. A 5-year-old bred and owned by Godolphin and trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Cody's Wish is riding a six-race win streak and has lost only once in his past 10 starts. The current string of victories features four consecutive Grade 1s: the Forego last August at Saratoga, the…

There's nothing quite like a summer in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., a small town nestled near the Adirondacks that comes alive each July as Thoroughbred racing returns to Saratoga Race Course. This year's meet kicks off July 13, attracting many of the best horses, trainers, and jockeys, as well as avid fans and bettors, from across the country. Read on…

Breeders' Cup Picks and Longshots for Saturday, November 5, 2022 Keeneland Race Course 8. Goodnight Olive 11. Wicked Halo 6. Chain of Love This race should have a hot pace with Hot Peppers, Lady Rocket and Echo Zulu all wanting the lead, so we'll take a few horses that will stalk the predicted duel along with a mystery closer. Goodnight Olive sat…

Bet with the Racing Dudes TODAY using our friends at BetPTC and get a $200 new member bonus! Enter promo code DUDES! Multiple graded stakes-winner Kimari will seek to double up on graded stakes scores this season when shipping back to New York for Sunday's 29th running of the Grade 2, $250000 Gallant Bloom for fillies and mares 3-years-old and…

OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Multiple graded stakes winner Kimari will seek to double up on graded stakes scores this season when shipping back to New York for Sunday's 29th running of the Grade 2, $250000 Gallant Bloom for fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward going 6 1/2 furlongs at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. Owned by Westerberg, Mrs. John…

Multiple graded stakes-winner Kimari will seek to double up on graded stakes scores this season when shipping back to New York for Sunday's 29th running of the Grade 2, $250000 Gallant Bloom for fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward going 6 1/2 furlongs at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. Owned by Westerberg, Mrs. John Magnier, Jonathan…

Today is Day 20 of the Saratoga Race Course meet. Racing starts at 1:05 p.m. RECENT STORIES FROM THE DAILY GAZETTE AT THE TRACK Life Is Good has only run longer than a mile four times in his career and has run a mile and a quarter just once, but after he won the mile-and-an-eighth Whitney at Saratoga Race Course Saturday, trainer Todd Pletcher said…

If there is one thing that remains constant at Saratoga each week, it's Joel Rosario winning more graded stakes races. His three graded stakes wins this week led to Jockey of the Week for Aug. 1 through Aug. 7. The award, which is voted on by a panel of racing experts, honors jockeys who are members of the Jockeys' Guild, the organization which…

Our horse racing expert delivers your Whitney Stakes Day picks for all 12 races on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. FS2 will cover the races from 12:30-5 p.m. NBC will broadcast the Test and Whitney Stakes from 5-6 p.m. Race 1, 12.35 - (5) Red Route One Race 2, 1:08 - (6) Afilada Race 3, 1:44 - (2) Khali Magic Race 4, 2.18 - (1A) Dream Works Race…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Golden Pal entered the grade three Troy Stakes as a heavy favorite Friday afternoon, closing at 1-5 odds to win outright. Golden Pal emerged victorious, but despite being the runaway favorite, the race was anything but a runaway. Coming down the stretch, Golden Pal ran stride-for-stride with the six-horse, True…

In Spa Selections, Saratoga correspondent Joseph Aiello provides Saratoga picks for a handful of key races at Saratoga, including all of the exciting stakes action! Race 5 - Fasig-Tipton Lure Stakes 1. #7 Sifting Sands (5-1) - Has already won twice at Saratoga and is likely to be overlooked with the other Chad Brown trainee taking more money, he…

The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) will host a special cross breed Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday, featuring Grade 1 thoroughbred action from Whitney Day at Saratoga Race Course and standardbred racing from the Hambletonian card at Meadowlands Racetrack. Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence are now…

Life Is Good, shown winning the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park in January, is favored in Saturday's Grade I Whitney at Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Katsumi Saito Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Life is Good and Olympiad square off in the heavyweight match that is Saturday's Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, just one race after an international Group I rematch on…

The $1 million Whitney Stakes headlines four graded stakes Saturday at Saratoga. A compact and competitive field of six older horses will race 1 1/8 miles. The 95th running of The Whitney is also a "Win and You're In" qualifier for the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 5 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington. The Whitney is Race 10 of a 12-race…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) will host a special cross breed Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday, featuring Grade 1 thoroughbred action from Whitney Day at Saratoga Race Course and standardbred racing from the Hambletonian card at Meadowlands Racetrack. Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Sensational turf sprinter Golden Pal will attempt a stakes victory at Saratoga Race Course for the third straight year in Friday's Grade 3, $300000 Troy for 4-year-olds and upward sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs over the Mellon turf at Saratoga Race Course. Owned by Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Westerberg,…

Women have played key roles in horse racing since the venerable sport's earliest days. Yet few women - or men for that matter - at any level of the sport created a legacy that can rival the respect and importance of Marylou Whitney. Whitney, who died July 19, 2019, at age 93, did so much more than simply race in the famed Eton blue and brown silks.…

ELMONT, N.Y. - Michael Dubb and Michael Caruso's Hot Peppers captured her first stakes victory for trainer Rudy Rodriguez in Sunday's $150000 Jersey Girl for sophomore fillies sprinting six furlongs at Belmont Park. A bay daughter of Khozan, Hot Peppers entered the Jersey Girl from a seventh-place finish in the Sophomore Fillies at Tampa Bay Downs…