Proctor's Ledge Springs to Lake Placid Victory
Thriving on the Spa's lawn, Proctor's Ledge circled her rivals and unleashed a solid turn of foot to win the $300,000 Lake Placid Stakes (G2T) by three-quarters of a length Aug. 19.
Northeast Region
News and features for Northeastern farm owners, racehorse owners, and breeders
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Elate Dominates Alabama Stakes
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Elate ran down pacesetter It Tiz Well and drew off to a dominant victory in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) Aug. 19 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Girvin, Cloud Computing Work at Saratoga
Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) winner Girvin made his final work for the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) a swift one Aug. 19 at Saratoga Race Course, where he earned the bullet for five furlongs on the day.
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Weekend Stakes Rundown: Pacific Classic Day
Consider this your weekly guide to the best stakes races in North America. This week we have a pair of grade 1 races on Del Mar's biggest weekend, the Alabama (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, and the third leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.
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HRRN Plans Del Mar, Saratoga Race Coverage
"Saturdays at Saratoga" series, presented by VisitBarbados.org, will continue Saturday, August 19.
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Mind Your Biscuits on Track for Forego Start
Multiple grade 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits is officially on track for the Aug. 26 Forego Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course following his half-mile breeze over the Oklahoma training track the morning of Aug. 18.
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Always Dreaming Confirmed for Travers
Trainer Todd Pletcher saw three of his possible starters in the Travers Stakes (G1) breeze early the morning of Aug. 18, with Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming going four furlongs in company with Outplay, and Tapwrit also working a half-mile.
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Breeders' Stakes is Round Two for Cool Catomine
While there won't be a Canadian Triple Crown champion this year, Prince of Wales Stakes winner Cool Catomine will vie for his second jewel of the series in the $400,000 Breeders' Stakes (G3T), the third leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, at Woodbine.
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Throat Surgery Forces Shaman Ghost to Skip Woodward
Multiple grade 1 winner Shaman Ghost will undergo throat surgery, which will prevent him from competing in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course Sept. 2.
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March X Press Unleashed in Bolton Landing
Golconda Stables' March X Press unleashed an explosive move in deep stretch of the Bolton Landing Stakes at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 16 to pick up her second victory in as many starts for trainer Todd Pletcher.
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Salty Seeks Breakout Win in Alabama
After suffering three straight defeats at the hands of the multiple grade 1 winner Abel Tasman, Salty has a chance to snag a top-level score for herself in the 10-furlong Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
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Tower of Texas Stands Tall in Play the King Stakes
Eight turf sprinters will contest the 2017 Play the King Stakes (G2T) at Woodbine Aug. 19.
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Proctor's Ledge, La Coronel Head Lake Placid
Proctor's Ledge and La Coronel head a solid field of six for the $300,000 Lake Placid Stakes (G2T) set for 1 1/8 miles on the turf Aug. 19 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Champion Classic Empire Back Training in Ocala
With the champion colt's notorious training issues again flaring up at Saratoga Race Course this summer, Classic Empire has been shipped to Winding Oaks Farm in Ocala to prepare for the Sept. 23 Pennsylvania Derby (G1).
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Dobson, Phillips Elected Jockey Club Stewards
Everett R. Dobson and John W. Phillips have been elected to the board of stewards of The Jockey Club, filling the expired positions of John C. Harris and Dr. Hiram C. Polk Jr.
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Always Dreaming Owners Support Horseracing Integrity
Standing with the Kentucky Derby trophy at the Equestricon convention Aug. 15 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Team Always Dreaming announced its support for the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017.
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Equestricon Day 2: U.S. Racing in the International Eye
Day 2 of the inaugural Equestricon convention in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. had a decidedly international flavor Aug. 15, with Britain's Nick Luck providing a keynote address.
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Ward Fillies Head Saratoga's Bolton Landing
The $100,000 Bolton Landing Stakes for juvenile fillies going 5 1/2 furlongs on the Mellon turf course Aug. 16 features a talented field of eight runners at Saratoga Race Course.
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First Day of Equestricon Successful, Productive
The Saratoga Springs City Center was buzzing with activity Aug. 14, as the first convention for Thoroughbred racing enthusiasts opened with more than three dozen events on topics ranging from aftercare, to marketing, to the sport's greatest horses.
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Cairo Prince, Summerfield Top New York-Bred Sale
Airdrie Stud's Cairo Prince, Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck's Summerfield, and Vineyard Ventures were leading sire, consignor, and buyer, respectively, by gross at the Aug. 12-13 Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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Retired Trainer David Whiteley Dead at 73
David Whiteley, son of Hall of Fame trainer Frank Whiteley and a top trainer in his own right, died in his Camden, S.C., home Aug. 12. He trained top runners Coastal, Waya, Revidere, and Just A Game.
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Curtain Falls on Record Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale
They saved the best for last during the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale, when a son of Cairo Prince was sold for a sale-record price of $500,000 to highlight a session that brought down the curtain on an auction that eclipsed all records.
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Copper Bullet All Business in Saratoga Special
After a less-than-ideal trip resulted in a second-place finish in the Bashford Manor Stakes (G3), Copper Bullet delivered a professional effort to win the $200,000 Saratoga Special Stakes Presented by Coors Light (G2) Aug. 13.
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Optimism for Horseracing Integrity Act at Round Table
The 65th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing Aug. 13 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., closed out with an update and a rally cry for legislation that would overhaul oversight of horse racing’s drug testing and medication rules.
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Songbird to Take on Personal Ensign Field
Songbird will make a much anticipated return to Saratoga Race Course in the $700,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) on Travers Day, as announced by Fox Hill Farm on social media Aug. 13.
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Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale Posts Overall Gains
Fasig-Tipton reported across-the-board gains in gross, average, and median prices and a decline in the buy-back rate during the Aug. 12 first session of the New York-bred yearling sale.
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World Approval Kicks Clear in Fourstardave
Dialing back in distance and skimming easily over good turf after a heavy rainstorm Aug. 12 at Saratoga Race Course, veteran World Approval kicked clear to win the $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G1T).
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Pure Silver Dominates Adirondack Stakes
In her first time outside of New York-bred company, Pure Silver showed she was up to the challenge when she shook free of her competition and pulled away to win by 9 1/2 lengths in the Aug. 12 $200,000 Adirondack Stakes (G2).
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Girvin, Cloud Computing Turn in Half-Mile Breezes
Brad Grady's Girvin, winner of the July 30 betfair.com Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1), turned in his penultimate work for the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1), breezing four furlongs in :50.45 Aug. 12.
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Taylor Made Colts Among Day 2 Hips to Watch
Two yearlings from Taylor Made Sales Agency and a filly with a timely catalog page update are among the horses to watch during the Aug. 13 second session of the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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Stallwalkin' Dude Wins Third Straight Tale of the Cat
Stallwalkin' Dude dueled Loose On the Town in the stretch and overtook his rival in the final sixteenth to capture the $100,000 Tale of the Cat Stakes for a third consecutive year Aug. 11 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Newly Formed Sustainable Racing NY PAC Emerges
A political action committee connected to NYRA was formed in the past several days, according to records filed with the state board of elections.
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Pricey City Zip Pinhook Among Top Hips to Watch
A colt sired by the late City Zip and the costliest previously purchased yearling in the sale is among the top horses to watch during the Aug. 12 first session of the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred sale.
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Pletcher Has Three 'In Play' for Travers Stakes
Trainer Todd Pletcher said the $1.25 million Travers Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1) remains a possibility for Always Dreaming, Outplay, and Tapwrit after all three breezed Aug. 11.
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Mind Your Biscuits Leaves Summers Wanting More
On paper, multiple grade 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits' five-furlong breeze in 1:00.45 under regular rider Joel Rosario was one of the best over the Saratoga Race Course's main track on Aug. 11, ranking third-fastest of 18 horses.
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Positive Vibe on Eve of New York-Bred Sale
The barn area at Fasig-Tipton's sale grounds in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., was brimming with activity the morning of Aug. 11 as consignors and buyers went through the paces of inspecting New York-bred yearlings for the sale scheduled for Aug. 12-13.
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Hendrickson Plans to Attract Next Gen to Hall of Fame
John Hendrickson, a successful businessman who is thoroughly immersed in the Thoroughbred world, hopes to modernize the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, making it more accessible to a younger generation.
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Lisa's Booby Trap's Colt Offered in New York-Bred Sale
A Big Brown colt entered in the Aug. 12 first session of the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred preferred yearling sale has a back story that has produced a book and was featured on a national television news program.
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Timely Issues on Tap at This Year's Round Table
The old "Law & Order" television program used to promote its shows as being "ripped from the headlines," which also serves as a description of this year's Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing.
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Comic-Con, SantaCon, Why Not Equestricon?
When it comes to Thoroughbred racing and Saratoga Springs, N.Y., too much, it seems, is never enough.
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Copper Bullet Seeks Better Lessons in Saratoga Special
The gentle term used for Copper Bullet's last effort was "frustrating," and it's one his connections hope he can put behind him in Saratoga Special Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 13.
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McCraken Fires Bullet in Preparation for Travers
McCraken turned in one of his snappier breezes Aug. 10, when he covered four furlongs in :49.03 over the Oklahoma Training Track, the fastest of 31 drills at the distance Thursday.
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Suffolk Downs to Add Two Racing Days This Year
Suffolk Downs will add an additional pair of days to the 2017 live racing calendar after track management and the New England affiliate of the HBPA hammered out a deal to fund the purses with money from uncashed parimutuel tickets.
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New York-Bred Yearlings to be Offered at Fasig-Tipton
Fresh on the heels of Fasig-Tipton's blockbuster selected yearling sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., the action resumes this weekend at the Humphrey S. Finney sales pavilion with a two-day sale of yearlings bred in New York.
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Hendrickson New President of National Museum of Racing
John Hendrickson has been named president of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame by the museum's executive committee.
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Sassy Little Lila Takes on Boys in Fourstardave
Sheep Pond Partners and Michael Ryan's Sassy Little Lila will take on the boys as the lone filly in a field of seven entered for the $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G1T) Aug. 12 at a mile on the inner turf at Saratoga Race Course.
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Pletcher-Trained Pair to Line Up for Adirondack
Trainer Todd Pletcher entered two talented fillies, stakes winner Pure Silver and graded stakes-placed Stainless, in the $200,000 Adirondack Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course.
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Take Charge Indy Gets First Black-Type Winner
Take Charge Indy, the 2012 Florida Derby winner, can boast his first black-type winner after the Kelly Breen-trained Take Charge Paula survived a speed duel and drew off to win the White Clay Creek Stakes at Delaware Park Aug. 9.
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Buffum, Bridgetown Get First Winners Aug. 9
Buffum. Bridgetown get first winners on debut at Delaware Park and Fingers Lakes Aug. 9. Buff's in Love and Lover's Leap also were the first starters for the sires.
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Dominguez to Join Saratoga Walk of Fame
The New York Racing Association today announced the 2017 inductee to the Saratoga Walk of Fame: three-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Ramon Dominguez.
