NY Champ Banrock Retired

Nyala Farm's Banrock, voted New York-bred champion turf male and older male in 2009, will be retired from racing,

Saratoga Diary: Puttanesca

The ingredients didn't seem very special, and yet the day turned out swell.

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NYTB Honors 2009 Divisional Champions

The NYTB honored its 2009 state-bred champions at its annual awards banquet April 12. Multiple winners were Haynesfield, Banrock, and Canadian Ballet. Funny Cide was honored as the Horse of the Decade.

Banrock Wins as Belmont Fall Meet Concludes

Banrock and You Go West Girl tallied victories in a pair of $150,000 turf stakes for New York-bred horses on closing day of Belmont Park's fall meet Oct. 25. Ramon Dominguez and Todd Pletcher win individual titles.

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.