BackTrack: Count Fleet Overpowers Two Belmont Rivals
This week is a recap of the Belmont Stakes win of Count Fleet that ran in the June 12, 1943 issue. It carried the headline "Worse Than a Walkover."
Northeast Region
News and features for Northeastern farm owners, racehorse owners, and breeders
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AARP Card Can't Keep Davis Out of Saddle
With his comeback underway and just four horses in his stable, Davis knows if he is serious about riding on a regular basis, he will have to find horsemen willing to take a chance on a rider 16 years removed from his last graded stakes win.
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Heavenly Prize Lone Contemporary Hall of Fame Selection
After being all alone at the wire in six of her eight grade 1 victories, Heavenly Prize will be all alone among contemporary selections for this year's National Museum and Racing Hall of Fame induction.
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Saratoga's Oklahoma Training Track Opens
In the surest sign that the annual meet at Saratoga Race Course is fast approaching, the famed Oklahoma Training Track is now officially open for spring training for the Thoroughbreds who will compete at the historic Spa later this summer.
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Blue Prize Scores in Top Flight Invitational
Merriebelle Stable's Blue Prize stole the show in the final moments of Aqueduct Racetrack's Top Flight Invitational Stakes April 15, taking the lead in the final strides to score over frontrunning Frost Wise by a neck.
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Lifelong Horsewoman Culp Dies at Age 84
Carol Culp, the beloved wife of the late Thoroughbred trainer Harvey Culp, died at home April 11 surrounded by family and loving friends.
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BackTrack: Whirlaway's 'Ridiculously Easy' Belmont Win
In conjunction with Tom Hall's Look Back feature in BloodHorse Daily, BloodHorse.com each Thursday will present corresponding race stories from the pages of the magazine.
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Chester and Mary Broman Repeat as Top 2017 NY Breeders
Chester and Mary Broman were named New York's outstanding breeders for the second straight year and fifth time overall and Mind Your Biscuits, the 2016 New York-bred horse of the year, was once again the voters' pick for the top honors in 2017.
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Wood Victor Vino Rosso Poised for Kentucky Derby
Vino Rosso will carry momentum into the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) following his breakthrough victory April 7 in the $1 million Wood Memorial Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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National Flag Makes Grade in Bay Shore
Despite getting squeezed at the start, the Speightstown colt used a rush along the outside to win the $250,000 Bay Shore Stakes (G3).
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Army Mule Rolls in Carter Handicap
Making his stakes debut at the highest level, Army Mule found room inside off the turn and rolled to 6 1/4-length score in the $400,000 Carter Handicap April 7 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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New York Budget Allows NYRA Expanded Reserve Fund
State officials, looking to bolster the financial health of the New York Racing Association, are permitting the Thoroughbred franchise corporation to sharply increase the amount of money it can keep in reserves.
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Ogden Phipps II Appointed to NYRA Board
The New York Racing Association announced April 6 that Ogden Phipps II has been appointed to the NYRA Board of Directors.
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Rodriguez Enters Triumvirate for Excelsior Stakes
On the heels of capturing the Aqueduct Racetrack winter-meet title, trainer Rudy Rodriguez has no plans to slow down this spring, entering three contenders for the $150,000 Excelsior Stakes (G3).
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Awesome Slew Set for Season Debut in Carter Handicap
Returning from a five-month layoff in a grade 1 stakes is not a typical move for most horses, yet trainer Mark Casse has no qualms about the spot he chose for Awesome Slew's 5-year-old debut.
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Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional: Three to Get Ready
Marylanders often boast that the first Thoroughbred horse race contested in America took place in Maryland in 1721.
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BackTrack: War Admiral's Record-Breaking Belmont
BackTrack is in the fourth of 12 weeks looking back at the Belmont Stakes (G1) victories of the Triple Crown winners in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the New York classic.
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Gazelle Final Push to KY Oaks for Midnight Disguise
The Gazelle is New York's final Road to the Kentucky Oaks qualifier, offering 100 points to the winner, 40 to the runner-up, 20 to third place and 10 to fourth for the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
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Restoring Hope to Make Stakes Debut in Wood Memorial
A game of musical preps includes the entry of Gary and Mary West's homebred Restoring Hope in the Wood Memorial, sending the son of Giant's Causeway cross-country off a maiden win in a last-minute bid to gain points to run in the Kentucky Derby.
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It's All In the Family
From a well-bred mare that only made one start, Richard Leahy's Oak Bluff Stables is building a small but powerful breeding operation. He bred Xpressbet Florida Derby (G1) winner Audible and graded-placed stakes winner Governor Malibu.
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NYRA Teams With TAA to Support Aftercare
Starting April 7, horseplayers cashing a winning ticket through a self-service terminal will be prompted with a pop-up interface developed by AmTote International, allowing them to make a donation to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.
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New York Horsemen Encouraged by State Budget
The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, working in collaboration with the New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund and the New York Racing Association, was able to secure two key provisions.
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Divine Miss Grey Eyes Graded Score in Distaff Handicap
Corms Racing Stable's Divine Miss Grey looks to keep her win streak alive when she headlines a field of eight April 6 in the $150,000 Distaff Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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Trainer Rudy Rodriguez Saddles 1,000th winner
Trainer Rudy Rodriguez saddled the 1,000th winner of his career March 30 at Aqueduct Racetrack, sending out Woundwithhereyes to lead a Rodriguez-trained exacta as the 8-5 favorite in race 9.
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Night Racing at Belmont Not Included in New York Budget
A plan advanced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to permit nighttime racing at Belmont Park has died in New York State budget talks, officials say.
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Belmont Stakes Fan Will Have Shot at $150,000
The New York Racing Association today announced the launch of an innovative promotion that will provide one lucky fan with the chance of a lifetime—to earn $150,000 by picking the winner of the 150th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 9.
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Gallery Racing/Runhappy to Sponsor 2018 Met Mile
James McIngvale's Gallery Racing, owner of champion sprinter Runhappy, will sponsor the 2018 grade 1, $1.2 million Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap, the New York Racing Association announced March 22.
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BackTrack: Gallant Fox the Second 'Triple Event' Winner
This week is a recap of the Belmont Stakes win of Gallant Fox that ran in the June 14, 1930 issue of BloodHorse. Note the writer declaring Sir Barton and Gallant Fox the first two "Triple Event" winners.
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NYRA Cancels Aqueduct Simulcasting for March 21
The New York Racing Association has canceled simulcasting at Aqueduct Racetrack for March 21 due to a nor'easter forecast to impact the New York City metropolitan area throughout the day.
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NYRA Launches Starter Loyalty Program
The New York Racing Association is poised to implement a loyalty program that will award added purse money for each runner in a non-maiden race making five or more starts at NYRA tracks in a one-year period.
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Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional: Quite A View
Nearly 20 years ago Bob and Bonnie Roth happened to drive past Blue Chip Farm, located outside Gardiner, north of New York City.
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Enticed Rebounds With Convincing Gotham Score
If there was doubt about Enticed after the Holy Bull (G2), it was surely erased March 10, when he surged to a convincing 2 3/4-length win over longshot Old Time Revival in the one-mile Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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Skyler's Scramjet Takes Tom Fool on Gotham Undercard
The Creative Cause gelding motored to a 1 1/2-length victory in the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (G3), one of four stakes on the March 10 card at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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Barn 10 Quarantine Lifted at Belmont Park
Officials with the New York Racing Association, New York State Veterinarian, and New York State Gaming Commission have removed the quarantine on Barn 10 at Belmont Park, effective March 9, following the conclusion of a 21-day quarantine period.
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Gronkowski to Start Next in Blue Grass or Wood Memorial
The connections of Gronkowski plan to ship him to the United States for a start on dirt in one of the country's biggest preps for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1).
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BackTrack: Native Dancer Stays Unbeaten in Gotham
Any question in your mind about Native Dancer is easy to answer; he's as good as you thought.
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Louisiana Derby Among Options for Catholic Boy
Robert La Penta and Madaket Stables' Catholic Boy can be added to a list of possible entrants for the $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots March 24.
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Firenze Fire Tunes Up for Gotham with :50.69 Half-Mile
Mr. Amore Stable's homebred Champagne Stakes (G1) winner Firenze Fire works a half-mile in :50.69 at Belmont Park for the March 10 Gotham Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct.
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Midnight Disguise Surges to Busher Stakes Victory
Joan M. Taylor says fillies who stand 17.2 hands tall like Midnight Disguise are not supposed to run at 2, much less win winter stakes early in their 3-year-old campaigns. Yet size has done little to hinder Midnight Disguise's development.
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Free Drop Billy Rerouted to Gotham
Albaugh Family Stables' Free Drop Billy will be entered in the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) March 10 at Aqueduct Racetrack, after he was scratched March 3 from the Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
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Litfin at Large: Derby, Oaks Preps Take Center Stage
Things start to heat up March 3 in terms of qualifying races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Upscale Seating Area, The Stretch, Planned for Saratoga
The New York Racing Association has announced a major capital improvement project at Saratoga Race Course designed to create an enhanced hospitality area for racing fans and revitalize the section of the grandstand near the top of the stretch.
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Several Tracks Cancel Weekend Race Cards
A winter storm forced cancellations in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic.
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Midnight Disguise to Defend Home Turf in Busher
New York-bred Midnight Disguise—three-for-four over Aqueduct's main track—faces seven 3-year-old fillies in the March 3 Busher Stakes in New York.
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Churchill Downs to Purchase Presque Isle Downs
Churchill Downs Incorporated has entered into two separate definitive purchase agreements to acquire Presque Isle Downs & Casino and Lady Luck Casino for total aggregate consideration of approximately $229.5 million, it was announced Feb. 28.
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Robert Falcone Jr. Hits His Stride in California
Brooklyn-born Robert Falcone Jr., now a full-fledged horse trainer at 24, has started up an operation 3,000 miles away from home, and he's been an early season surprise on the West Coast racing scene.
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Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional: Hope and History
“I think we have just fantastic soil around here,” Louis Merryman said as a chilly wind whipped off the Susquehanna River near the town of Port Deposit, Maryland.
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Dylan Davis Ties NYRA Record With Six-Win Day
Jockey Dylan Davis' stellar winter meet at Aqueduct Racetrack continued Feb. 18, when he tied a New York Racing Association record by posting six wins, including five straight victories to start the card.
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Nine Route Upsets Empire Line in Gander Stakes
August Dawn Farm's Nine Route edged clear of odds-on favorite Empire Line and Gio d'Oro in the stretch to win the $100,000 Gander Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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EHV-1 Quarantine at Belmont, One Horse Euthanized
A 4-year-old filly trained by Tom Albertrani, suspected with an equine herpesvirus-1 infection earlier this week, had to be humanely euthanized midday Friday, Feb. 16.
