#James Ferraro

The trail toward the first Saturday in May reaches its next step on the first Saturday in January. Arctic Arrogance is the 8-5 morning-line favorite for the $150000 Jerome Stakes. Post time from Aqueduct is 3:16 p.m., with FS2 showing the one-mile event for 3-year-olds. The Jerome awards its top five finishers Kentucky Derby qualifying points on a…

Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Practical Move upset three of trainer Bob Baffert's 2-year-olds in the weekend's feature race, the Grade II Los Alamitos Futurity, adding his name into the mix of candidates for the 2023 Kentucky Derby. Things went a bit more to expectations among the Japanese 2-year-olds as the three favorites reported 1-2-3 in Sunday's Grade 1…

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…

Barese captures the Gander Feb. 12, 2022 at Aqueduct (Chelsea Durand) OZONE PARK, N.Y.- A total of 99 New York-breds are entered for a special 10-race card on Closing Day Sunday at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet to celebrate the best of New York for the annual Empire Showcase Day, featuring eight stakes races worth $1.6 million, topped by the…

1ST RACE - 5 1/2 furlongs, Turf, 2YO, State-bred, Maiden Special Weight. Purse: $88000. No.

OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Chalk Racing's Blame It On Daddy will look to earn black type in Thursday's 29th renewal of the $125000 Bertram F. Bongard, a seven-furlong sprint for New York-bred juveniles, at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. Trained by Tom Albertrani, the Blame colt made his first two starts sprinting six furlongs at Saratoga Race Course,…

OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Peter Searles and Patty Searles' City Man stalked and pounced to a three-quarter length score in Saturday's $125000 Ashley T. Cole, a nine-furlong outer turf test for New York-breds 3-years-old and up, at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. Trained by Christophe Clement and piloted by Trevor McCarthy,…

1ST RACE - 6 1/2 furlongs, 2YO fillies, State-bred, Seeking The Ante Stakes. Purse: $200000. No. Horse;Jockey;Trainer;Odds 1 Song Parody;Manuel Franco;Christophe Clement;7-2 2 Les Bon Temps;Tyler Gaffalione;Norm Casse;8-1 3 Maple Leaf Mel;Joel Rosario;Jeremiah Englehart;4-5 4 Lady Mine;Jose Antonio Gomez;James Chapman;15-1 5 Miracle;Flavien…

1ST RACE - 2 3/8 miles, Steeplechase, 4YO and up, Allowance. Purse: $70000. No. Horse;Jockey;Trainer;Odds 1 Bandua;Jamie Bargary;Neil Morris;2-1 1A Project Two (IRE);Thomas Garner;Leslie Young;2-1 2 Ancient Times;Ross Geraghty;Archibald Kingsley;8-1 3 Who's Counting;Sean McDermott;Sean McDermott;6-1 4 Fightinirishtabit;Harrison Beswick;Richard…