Migliore to Leave Position at NYRA TV
Richard Migliore is leaving his position at NYRA TV following the July 8 card at Belmont Park, the retired jockey and current racing analyst announced June 16.
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The Week in Photos 6/13/2017
Belmont, Mohegan Sun Metropolitan, Woodford Reserve Manhattan, Ogden Phillps, Acorn, Longines Just A Game, New York, Woody Stephens, Brooklyn Invitational, True North, Belmont Gold Cup Invitationals, Jaipur Invitational and more.
West Coast Best in Easy Goer
Hall of Famer Bob Baffert brought West Coast to the East Coast ready to rumble, and the son of Flatter impressed like a 9-5 choice should June 10 in the $150,000 Easy Goer Stakes at Belmont Park.
Epicharis Out of Belmont Stakes
Epicharis, who traveled from Japan to contest the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1), was a vet scratch the morning of the race June 10, after he failed to train several days in a row at Belmont Park.
Red Cardinal Invades for Belmont Gold Cup Score
Australian Bloodstock's Red Cardinal (IRE) invaded Belmont Park June 9 and claimed the $400,000 Belmont Gold Cup (G3T) with a strong turn of foot.
Pletcher Aims for Second 2017 Classic Win
After capturing the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) with Always Dreaming, trainer Todd Pletcher will try to close out the Triple Crown season with another classic victory when he sends out Tapwrit and Patch in the Belmont Stakes.
Pompa Primed With Met Mile Duo
Rally Cry will be joined in the Met Mile starting gate by his multiple graded stakes winning stablemate Tommy Macho, making his first start since a third-place finish in the Carter (G1) at Aqueduct Racetrack in April.
Patience Could Pay Off for Team Divisidero in Manhattan
Divisidero has been given significant time off throughout his career, and rewarded his connections for it.
Celestine Seeks Title Defense in Just a Game
- By Paul Volponi
The daughter of Scat Daddy was purchased last year by Moyglare Stud Farm for $2.55 million at the Keenland November breeding stock sale, and is now trained by Christophe Clement.
West Coast Invades Easy Goer for Baffert
Two starts back, the 3-year-old son of Flatter missed by a neck to Belmont Stakes (G1) contender Senior Investment in the April 15 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (G3) after drawing clear in the stretch.
LaPenta Brings New York Flavor to Belmont Stakes
Robert LaPenta, who dethroned Big Brown in 2008 with longshot Da' Tara, hopes to score his second Belmont Stakes victory as one of the co-owners of Tampa Bay Derby winner Tapwrit.
Irish War Cry, Hollywood Handsome to Belmont
Both Isabelle de Tomaso's homebred Irish War Cry and Mark and Nancy Stanley’s Hollywood Handsome have been confirmed for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) June 10 at Belmont Park.
Justin Phillip Gets First Winner in a Romp
New York-bred What a Catch wins first start by 5 1/2 lengths at Belmont Park.
Oscar Performance, Good Samaritan Head Pennine Ridge
Amerman Racing's Oscar Performance looks to recapture his 2016 form as part of a field of eight 3-year-olds in the $200,000 Pennine Ridge (G3T) going 1 1/8 miles on the inner turf at Belmont Park June 3.
Epicharis Arrives at Belmont Park
Carrot Farm's Japanese-bred multiple stakes winner Epicharis arrived at Belmont Park June 1 ahead of his North American debut in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1) June 10.
Zhukova Dominates Man o' War Rivals
Boggy conditions at Belmont Park were of no concern to John Murrell's Zhukova, who trounced her male rivals by six lengths May 13 in the $400,000 Man o' War Stakes (G1T).
Single-Day Saratoga Tickets on Sale May 3
Week-long reserved seating also available
N.Y. Change Allows Horsemen to Negotiate Workers' Comp
A new state budget in Albany for the first time gives the New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund authority to negotiate directly with insurance companies for not just traditionally covered workers.
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional: Kiss and Tell
Lois Engel shares her love of horses at Pucker Ridge Farm
New York Moving Forward on Adding Threshold Standards
State regulators in New York are moving to add several drugs to race-day threshold standards in order to be in sync with national model rules of the Association of Racing Commissioners International.
NYRA Launches Long-Distance Turf Bonus Program
The New York Racing Association has announced a long-distance turf bonus program for the upcoming 2017 Belmont Park spring/summer meet.
Vet Records Benefit Regulators, Horsemen
In a panel on veterinary records April 18 at the ARCI conference, several veterinarians who oversee such records programs said the benefits for safety, integrity, regulatory research, and horsemen far outweigh concerns of privacy.
Harness Track Vernon Downs Feeling Pinch From Casinos
An upstate New York harness racetrack, struggling to compete with added casino gambling in the region, is scuttling plans to open for another racing season April 21.
New York Shifts All Drug Test Costs to Horsemen, Tracks
New York horsemen and tracks will pay the full costs of equine drug testing in the state, an amount that totals more than $4 million annually, under a state budget deal that was given final adoption by lawmakers April 9.
Irish War Cry Rebounds in Wood Memorial
Irish War Cry put doubts to rest April 8 in the $750,000 Wood Memorial Presented by NYRA Bets (G2), clearing Battalion Runner by open lengths to rebound from his lackluster performance last out.
Miss Sky Warrior Heads Gazelle
Miss Sky Warrior and Yorkiepoo Princess meet in the $300,000 Gazelle Stakes (G2) April 8 at Aqueduct Racetrack, a race that will determine the likelihood of their progression to the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1).
Mind Your Biscuits New York-Bred Horse of the Year
Grade 1 winner, and hero of the group 1 $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan Racecourse two weeks ago, Mind Your Biscuits was voted the 2016 New York-bred Horse of the Year.
NYRA Privatization Stalls During NY Budget Wrangling
Proposals to shift NYRA back to private operation could be stripped from budget legislation and dealt with in June toward the end of the New York legislative session.
Three National Racing Attractions Share Memberships
Old Friends, Kentucky Derby Museum, and National Museum of Racing cross-promote
Voss, Good Night Shirt Elected to Hall of Fame
The late trainer Thomas H. Voss and two-time Eclipse Award-winning champion steeplechase horse Good Night Shirt have been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
Deal Reached to Continue Racing at Finger Lakes
A final agreement has been reached to permit Thoroughbred racing to continue at Finger Lakes Racetrack as part of a two-year deal that includes additional funding for purses from several stakeholders.
Northeast/Mid-Adlantic Regional: Mill Creek Rolls On
There is nothing run of the mill about Anne Morgan and Tim Little's Mill Creek Farm. Called "horse heaven" by one of their clients, the full-service farm outside Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has been rolling along for some 30 years.
Lawmakers Want to Reduce Governor's Influence at NYRA
New York Senate and Assembly budget plans propose only two governor-appointed positions on a new privatized NYRA board of directors. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed his office choose six appointees.
NYRA Expands Partnership with Fox Sports
New arrangement will produce 46 live shows on FS2 that will cover racing at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course. The Saratoga Live program will offer 36 shows.
J Boys Echo Blitzes to Gotham Score
Trainer Dale Romans has been persistent in his pursuit of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), and his chance at this year's edition just snapped into focus thanks to Albaugh Family Stable's J Boys Echo.
Finger Lakes Horsemen Agree to Deal to Keep Track Open
The horsemen's group at Finger Lakes racetrack in upstate New York approved a deal Feb. 27 permitting the track to remain open this year in the face of new gambling competition that's expected to eat into purse account funds.
Cuomo Proposes Plan for Finger Lakes
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing a plan to keep racing afloat at Finger Lakes Racetrack that calls for new contributions to a purse account from the track's owners.
Champion La Verdad Delivers First Foal
Lady Sheila Stable's champion sprinter La Verdad delivered her first foal, a dark bay filly by Medaglia d'Oro, Feb. 13 at Vivien Malloy's Edition Farm in Hyde Park, N.Y.
Half Interest Sold in Stakes Winner Then She Laughs
War Dancer LLC partners with Vivien Malloy
Cuomo Rejects NYRA Restructuring Bill
Gov. Andrew Cuomo quietly squashed a NYRA restructuring bill with a "pocket veto."
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional: Head East
Booming state-bred programs lift incoming stallion rosters
Normandy Invasion’s First Foal a Filly
Multiple grade 2-placed and track record holder Normandy Invasion sired his first foal Jan. 14 when a filly arrived at Hilltop Stables near Deposit, N.Y. The son of Tapit, a Spendthrift stallion, stands at Keane Stud near Amenia, N.Y.
Beautyinthepulpit to New York's Buckridge Farm
Stakes-placed son of Pulpit among 57 black-type horses under the first three dams.
NY Proposes Sweeping Equine Drug, Record Rules
New York racing regulators Jan. 20 released a set of proposed sweeping equine drug and recordkeeping rules that arose from the state's investigation into allegations made by PETA against trainer Steve Asmussen in 2013.
First Foal by Fast Anna Born in New York
The first reported foal by Three Chimneys' stallion Fast Anna was born Jan. 14 at Five Oak Farm in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Cuomo Plan Asks New York Racing to Pay for Drug Testing
New York state would stop paying costs associated with equine drug testing in the horse racing industry, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed in his new 2017 state budget plan.
Japan Gets a NY Filly as His First Foal
The bay filly, bred by trainer Mike Ferraro and Blue Star Stable, was born at Waldorf Farm
New York trainer/breeder DiSanto Dies at 62
Glenn DiSanto was an avid supporter of aftercare programs.
New York Lawmaker Plans NYRA Discussion
An influential New York state senator this week will take testimony about what the Thoroughbred industry envisions for the future of the New York Racing Association.
Simulcasting Deal Reached at Finger Lakes
Simulcasting will return to Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack following a short-term deal between the track and the local HBPA.
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