Clik here to view.
Weekend wrap-up
Congratulations to Todd Pletcher for getting off the Derby schneid. Pletcher and his wife Tracy have been major supporters of the Belmont Child Care Association, and two years ago they were honored...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quality Road goes to school
Quality Road made a special guest appearance on Monday morning at Saratoga. After the track was closed for training and the grounds cleared at 10 a.m., the starting gate was moved to near the finish...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Verrazano: Making Kentucky Derby History Won’t Be Easy
When the undefeated three-year-old colt Verrazano won the $1 million Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York, on Saturday, he also earned the chance to make history in next month’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Longines Bringing Elegance To Racing, Worldwide
Earlier this month, when horses gathered in the paddock at Belmont Park before heading to the track for the Belmont Stakes, they walked around an iconic white pine tree, thought to be a part of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Annie Finney: One exercise rider with two big BC chances
For a woman who doesn’t like the city, Maryland’s Annie Finney has made quite a name for herself on the New York circuit. A native of the greater Baltimore area, Finney has worked since 2011 as an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wrapping Up Weekend Oaks Action
Though they seldom get the attention lavished on their 3-year-old male counterparts at this time of year, the 3-year-old fillies are turning in some impressive performances as they prep for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kentucky Derby 2014: Who’s In, Who’s Out
Cairo Prince and Luis Saez winning the Holy Bull. Photo credit Lauren King. Though the last major points-earning preps took place on Saturday, April 12, the Kentucky Derby field continued to take shape...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NY’s Equine Medical Director Weighs In On Lasix Proposal
Last Friday afternoon, a group of 25 trainers, including some of New York’s top conditioners, released a statement declaring their support for a phase-out of the raceday medication furosemide by 2016....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Repole Takes Double Aim at Elusive Belmont Stakes
Repole and Todd Pletcher. NYRA/Adam Coglianese On the evening of June 5, two of Mike Repole’s sporting passions came together when the post position draw for the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets...
View ArticleClik here to view.
McConnells Riding Wave With Aptly Named Prince Lucky
As John McConnell walked out to the track at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, March 30, following the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Mile, he looked almost stunned. Grabbing the shank from exercise rider Nick...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Always Shopping Acquires a Gazelle Win for Repole
New Yorker Mike Repole arrived at Aqueduct Racetrack on Saturday, April 6, with an entourage of 50 friends and family members. He had horses entered in each of the last five races, four of them in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Travers 2019: 150 Years of the Midsummer Derby
Saratogians are proud of the Travers Stakes. Most of the thousands of fans who show up every year probably don’t know that the race was first run in 1864, or that it was named for one of the men who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Racing Hall of Fame 2021: Love, Brothers, and American Pharoah
Todd Pletcher & Mike Repole. Photo Skip Dickstein, used with permission A man never at a loss for words, master of ceremonies Tom Durkin kept it simple Aug. 6 as he opened the 2021 induction...
View Article
