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Tannery Gets First U.S. Win in Sheepshead Bay

Tannery Gets First U.S. Win in Sheepshead Bay

A ground-saving trip made the difference for Richard Santulli's Tannery in the $200,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park on May 25, when the 10-1 shot earned her first North American victory by a length.

 Saturday, May 25, 2013
Nefertini Too Tough for Willet in Go for Wand

Nefertini Too Tough for Willet in Go for Wand

Nefertini disposed of heavily favored Fantasy of Flight on the turn for home and outfought a game Willet in the final furlong to register her first graded stakes victory in the Go for Wand Handicap (gr. II) Nov. 23.

 Friday, November 23, 2012
Laughing Makes Woodbine Return in Canadian

Laughing Makes Woodbine Return in Canadian

Laughing returns to Woodbine for the first time since last fall's E.P. Taylor Stakes (Can-IT) as the likely favorite in the $300,000 Canadian Stakes (Can-IIT) on the turf Sept. 16.

 Thursday, September 13, 2012
Matchmaker is First Graded Score for Laughing

Matchmaker is First Graded Score for Laughing

It was Laughing all the way -- down the stretch, at least -- in the $150,500 Taylor Made Matchmaker Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Monmouth Park July 29.

 Sunday, July 29, 2012

Trainer Goldberg Registers 1,000th Victory

Trainer Alan Goldberg gained the 1,000th victory of his career April 24 when Blown Save was put up via disqualification at Philadelphia's Parx Racing.

 Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Straight Story in Big Upset in Autumn Stakes

Straight Story in Big Upset in Autumn Stakes

Richard Santulli's Straight Story, at 38-1 the longest price in a 10-horse field, made his synthetic surface debut a winning one when he captured the $150,000 Autumn Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine Nov. 12.

 Saturday, November 12, 2011
Hollendorfer, 3 Fillies Make Hall of Fame

Hollendorfer, 3 Fillies Make Hall of Fame

Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, along with top fillies Open Mind, Safely Kept, and Sky Beauty form the Class of 2011 for the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place Aug. 12.

 Friday, May 13, 2011

Daveron, Straight Story Win Belmont Stakes

Daveron and Straight Story captured a pair of grade III turf events that highlighted the Kentucky Derby Day card before 11,051 at Belmont Park May 7.

 Saturday, May 07, 2011
Champion Safely Kept Pensioned

Champion Safely Kept Pensioned

Safely Kept, a champion sprinter and Breeders' Cup winner on the racetrack and later a multiple stakes producer, has been pensioned from broodmare duties.

 Friday, June 18, 2010
Strike a Deal Steals Dixie in Comeback Race

Strike a Deal Steals Dixie in Comeback Race

In his first start in more than 10 months, Strike a Deal wired the field for jockey Ramon Dominguez in the $200,000 Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT), registering a bit of larceny in the race preceding the Preakness Stakes (gr. I).

 Saturday, May 15, 2010
HOF Stakes: Straight Story in the Right Spot?

HOF Stakes: Straight Story in the Right Spot?

After trainer Alan Goldberg watched the results of the Secretariat (gr. IT) for 3-year-olds at Arlington Park last weekend, he knew he'd made the right decision to skip the race in Chicago with Richard Santulli's Straight Story.

 Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Strike a Deal Gets Elusive Victory in NY

Strike a Deal Gets Elusive Victory in NY

Jayeff B Stables' Strike a Deal, who had been winless for nearly 18 months, finally tasted victory Nov. 8, as the 4-year-old colt stayed close to the pace, struck the front in upper stretch, and pulled away for a resounding seven-length victory in the $150,000 Red Smith Handicap (gr. IIT) on a rainy afternoon at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, November 08, 2008

Social Queen Again on Monmouth Turf

Jayeff B Stables' Social Queen rallied from last early in an eight-horse field to win the $150,000 Eatontown Handicap (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares by neck at Monmouth Park June 14.

 Saturday, June 14, 2008

Jockey McCauley Targets Labor Day for Comeback

Herb McCauley, one of the leading jockeys at Monmouth Park in the 1980s and '90s until he was injured in 1998, said Aug. 25 that he expects to start a comeback on Labor Day.

 Saturday, August 25, 2007

Barn Fire Claims Two Horses Near Paris, Ky.

An electrical fire at Warren Lyster's Tarleton Farm near Paris, Ky., killed two boarders--a yearling Mr. Greeley colt and a 2-year-old Meadow Monster filly. The Thoroughbreds were owned by Alan Goldberg and Derek Buntain, respectively.

 Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Awfully Smart Brilliant Winner of Leonard Richards

Jayeff B Stables' Awfully Smart took command in upper stretch and rolled to a 5 1/2-length win in the $300,300 Leonard Richards (gr. IIIT) at Delaware Park Sunday.

 Sunday, July 16, 2006

Gilded Gold Proves She's The Very One

Even-money choice Gilded Gold won for the eighth time in 16 starts with a front-running score in the $75,000 The Very One Stakes for fillies and mares at five furlongs on the turf Friday at Pimlico Race Course.

 Friday, May 19, 2006

Cindy Could Impact Contrast in Prioress

Trainer Alan Goldberg has a big shot in Saturday's $250,000 Prioress (gr. I) for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park with his undefeated Contrast. But with Tropical Storm Cindy expected to dump three inches of rain in the area by Friday night, he's got a decision to make.

 Thursday, July 07, 2005

Racey Dreamer Wires National Hunt Cup

EMO Stable's Racey Dreamer wired a talented field including Sur La Tete to win Saturday's $100,000 Mellon National Hunt Cup (NSA-I), second leg of the Steeplechase Triple Crown, at the Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Pa.

 Saturday, May 15, 2004

Runspastum Drops Balto Star in Oceanport

Jayeff B Stable's Runspastum lived up to his name as he rallied for an upset victory in Saturday's $100,000 Oceanport Handicap at Monmouth Park to give jockey Julian Pimentel a stakes double.

 Saturday, June 14, 2003

Runspastum Gets Victory in Delaware Owners 'Cap

Jayeff "B" Stable's Runspastum won the $100,000 Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen Association Owners Day Handicap at Delaware Park Saturday.

 Saturday, September 07, 2002