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Hushion Enters Top Duo in Barbara Fritchie

Hushion Enters Top Duo in Barbara Fritchie

Nicole H will try to secure her fourth straight stakes victory in five starts and ninth of her career when she returns to Laurel Park for the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 16.

 Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Sprint is Right Race, Right Time For Duo

Sprint is Right Race, Right Time For Duo

The six-furlong Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) isn't the ideal distance for two top contenders in this race, say their trainers, but it's the race that fits them best at this time.

 Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Nicole H Right Back for Hushion in Vagrancy

Nicole H Right Back for Hushion in Vagrancy

Fourth as the favorite in the My Juliet Stakes, Nicole H makes a one-week turnaround for trainer Michael Hushion in the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) June 2 at Belmont Park.

 Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The Lumber Guy Determined in Jerome Victory

The Lumber Guy Determined in Jerome Victory

The Lumber Guy enjoyed the cutback to a mile in the $200,000 Jerome (gr. II), as he fended off pressure all the way around the track to score by 2 3/4 lengths April 21 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

 Saturday, April 21, 2012
Gemologist Leads Wood Memorial Workouts

Gemologist Leads Wood Memorial Workouts

Undefeated Gemologist turned in his final work for the $1 million Resorts World Casino New York City Wood Memorial April 1 at Palm Meadows Training Center, breezing five furlongs in 1:00.44.

 Sunday, April 01, 2012
The Lumber Guy Easy Winner of Miracle Wood

The Lumber Guy Easy Winner of Miracle Wood

The Lumber Guy made his 2-5 odds look good when overcame a bobble at the start to post a 4 1/4-length victory in the $76,500 Miracle Wood Stakes at Laurel Park Feb. 25.

 Saturday, February 25, 2012
Graded Stakes Winner Rodman Retired

Graded Stakes Winner Rodman Retired

Rodman, a graded stakes winner for owner Barry K. Schwartz, has been retired from racing.

 Thursday, February 16, 2012
Trio of New York Invaders Lead Fritchie Cast

Trio of New York Invaders Lead Fritchie Cast

Led by a trio of in-form New York invaders, a field of nine was drawn for the $200,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 18 at Laurel Park.

 Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Lovely Lil Gets Right Trip in Go For Wand

Lovely Lil Gets Right Trip in Go For Wand

Barry Schwartz' 4-year-old daughter of Tiznow gets her first graded stakes victory Nov. 25 at Aqueduct.

 Friday, November 25, 2011
Sunrise Smarty Game in Fall Highweight Score

Sunrise Smarty Game in Fall Highweight Score

Sunrise Smarty took all the heat up front and still had just enough to hang on for a half-length win in the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) on Thanksgiving at Aqueduct.

 Thursday, November 24, 2011

Gantry Sets Course Record at Belmont

Gantry set a Belmont Park inner turf course record June 23, covering six furlongs in 1:06.87 when winning a $52,000 optional claimer for 3-year-olds and up.

 Thursday, June 23, 2011
Nicole H Much the Best in Distaff Handicap

Nicole H Much the Best in Distaff Handicap

Nicole H picked up her third straight victory and first in a graded stakes with an easy 2 1/2-length score in the $150,000 Distaff Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares April 16 at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, April 16, 2011
Harissa Too Hot for Barbara Fritchie Foes

Harissa Too Hot for Barbara Fritchie Foes

Favored Harissa put away front-running Aspenglow in the final sixteenth of a mile to register her first graded stakes win Feb. 19 in the $150,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) at Laurel Park.

 Saturday, February 19, 2011
Mr. Fantasy Ready For Action

Mr. Fantasy Ready For Action

Mr. Fantasy, winner of last year's Withers Stakes (gr. III), makes his comeback after a nearly 11-month layoff March 18 in an optional claimer at Gulfstream Park.

 Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Rodman Makes Easy Work of Queens County 'Cap

Rodman Makes Easy Work of Queens County 'Cap

Barry Schwartz's Rodman took advantage of an unexpectedly easy lead and was never seriously challenged while romping to a 5 3/4-length score in the $107,500 Queens County Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Dec. 12.

 Saturday, December 12, 2009
Weather May Help Stalingrad in Kelso

Weather May Help Stalingrad in Kelso

The soft turf course at Belmont Park could give Barry Schwartz's gelding an edge in the one-mile event Sept. 28.

 Friday, September 26, 2008
Golden Dawn Rises in 'Fritchie

Golden Dawn Rises in 'Fritchie

A tidy six-length winner of Aqueduct's Fiesta Lady Stakes in her last start, Marty Cunningham's Golden Dawn repeated the margin and added graded status to her resume when she took the $300,000 Barbara Fritchie Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) at Laurel Park Feb. 16.

 Saturday, February 16, 2008

Protest Filed Over Finish of Indiana Derby

The connections of Star Dabbler have filed a protest with the Indiana Horse Racing Commission centering around the 3-year-old colt's dead-heat victory in the $513,200 Indiana Derby (gr. II) Oct. 7. Owner Barry Schwartz and trainer Michael Hushion, who feel their entry hit the wire first, faxed the protest to the IHRC Oct. 9.

 Thursday, October 12, 2006

Traffic Chief In Charge of Albany

Barry Schwartz' homebred New York Derby winner Traffic Chief added the $150,000 Albany Stakes to his resume Wednesday afternoon at Saratoga.

 Wednesday, August 20, 2003

No Catching Traffic Chief in Albany?

The latest stakes winner for the New York Racing Association's Barry K. Schwartz and trainer Michael Hushion is Traffic Chief, favored in Wednesday's $150,000 Albany Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course.

 Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Gander Named NY-Bred Horse of the Year

Gatsas Stable's Gander was named New York-bred horse of the year at the New York Thoroughbred Breeders' banquet held Tuesday evening at the Desmond Hotel in Albany.
Gander also was named champion older male for breeder Angela Rugnetta.

 Wednesday, March 28, 2001