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NYRA Offficials Meet With Horsemen

During a meeting with horsemen Thursday at Saratoga Race Course, New York Racing Association president Charles Hayward said that purse accounts are fully funded and plans are being developed to build pre-race detention barns for the 2006 Saratoga season.

 Thursday, August 18, 2005

Declan's Moon, Wilko Top Experimental

A year after a record three colts shared top weight on the Experimental Free Handicap, this time around the lead is shared by two.

 Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Hopeful, Spinaway Moving Again in 2005

For the second year in a row, the New York Racing Association is moving a major 2-year-old stakes at Saratoga. The changes were part of the completed 2005 stakes schedule announced Dec. 9.

 Thursday, December 09, 2004

Wood Memorial Moved to Four Weeks Before Derby

The prep lineup for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) is continuing to change. The Florida Derby (gr. I) had previously been announced as moving to five weeks before the Derby. Now, the Wood Memorial (gr. I) is being moved from three weeks to four weeks out.

 Friday, October 22, 2004

Spa Stakes Shuffle Claims Pair of 2-Year-Old Events

Two historic stakes for 2-year-olds, the Saratoga Special (gr. II) and the Adirondack (gr. II), both run for the first time in 1901, have been dropped from the schedule for the 2004 season at Saratoga Race Course.

 Monday, February 23, 2004

Two Juvenile Stakes Dropped from Saratoga Schedule

Two historic stakes for 2-year-olds, the Saratoga Special (gr. II) and the Adirondack (gr. II), both run for the first time in 1901, have been dropped from the schedule for the 2004 season at Saratoga Race Course.

 Monday, February 23, 2004

Top Threesome on Experimental Free Handicap (See Dual Qualifiers)

Eclipse Award winner Action This Day, Cuvee, and Ruler's Court accomplished enough as 2-year-olds last year to share top billing under the standard top weight of 126 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap that was released Tuesday.

 Tuesday, January 27, 2004

Saratoga Purses Could Hit Record Level

New York Racing Association officials have put in place purse increases for the Saratoga racing season that are expected to push the purses to record levels, surpassing an average $600,000 per day.

 Tuesday, June 25, 2002

Congaree to Start in Jim Dandy

Swaps Stakes (gr. I) winner Congaree will make his next start in Saturday's $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. I), according to Saratoga racing secretary Mike Lakow.

 Sunday, July 29, 2001