Two new financial reviews by New York's chief fiscal watchdog suggest the New York Racing Association continues to overstate the financial health of its racing operations by using VLT proceeds to make its racing business look rosier than it is.
Following the news of equine herpesvirus-1 positives at both Belmont Park and Laurel Park,, Oaklawn Park announced Jan. 21 that horses stabled at either track will be prohibited from entering the Hot Springs, Ark., grounds until further notice.
The New York Racing Association announced Jan. 19 that a "precautionary quarantine" at Belmont Park's Barn 44 remains in place after a horse that tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 again came back with a positive result in a follow-up test.
The New York Racing Association would be permitted to offer nighttime racing at Belmont Park under a state budget plan released today by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The New York Racing Association announced Jan. 14 a pair of shipping incentive programs to be implemented during the 2018 Aqueduct Racetrack and Belmont Park spring meets for horsemen based this winter in Florida or at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas.
New York Racing Association officials and the New York State Gaming Commission received confirmation that one horse has tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus-1 in Barn 44 at Belmont Park, NYRA reported Jan. 10.
The New York Racing Association today released its stakes schedule for the 2018 spring/summer meet at Belmont Park, featuring 62 stakes races worth $19.3 million throughout the course of the 54-day meet.
The new head of the group representing owners and trainers at New York Racing Association tracks says the plan to relocate the NHL's New York Islanders to Belmont Park could boost interest in Thoroughbred horse racing.
New York Racing Association officials are ready to move forward with their own renovation plans as they target potential new fans drawn by the construction of a new stadium for the New York Islanders and an entertainment complex at Belmont Park.
Outlining a plan that the New York Racing Association sees as potentially attracting new fans to racing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Dec. 20 announced a development project on the Belmont Park grounds that will feature an 18,000-seat hockey arena.
The state of New York has selected a bid by the NHL franchise Islanders to build an 18,000-seat arena on a 43-acre site at Belmont Park.
Despite racing three fewer days compared with 2016, and the full cancellation of the closing day card due to severe weather, the Belmont Park fall meet generated all-sources handle of $303,405,927, a 3.6% increase over the 2016 Belmont fall meet.
Trainer Chad Brown notched his sixth consecutive fall meet training title, jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. locked up the riding crown, and Klaravich Stables outpaced all owners in victories as the Belmont Park Fall Meet concluded.
Due to a powerful coastal storm forecast to bring heavy rain and damaging winds to Long Island throughout the day, the New York Racing Association has cancelled live racing at Belmont Park for Sunday, Oct. 29.
Stallwalkin' Dude looked like a winner in the Belmont Park stretch, but with a late run, Tom's Ready pulled ahead in the final strides to a victory in the $200,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (G3) Oct. 28.
Off Limits (IRE) lived up to her 4-5 favoritism, when she held off a charge of opponents late to win the $200,000 Athenia Stakes (G3T) by a neck over My Impression at Belmont Park Oct. 28.
Next week's 34th Breeders' Cup, the first ever down where the surf meets the turf, is a final exam of sorts for those who fervently follow graded stakes action all year long.
A pair of grade 3 stakes Oct. 28 at Belmont Park hold plenty of intrigue. The seven-furlong Bold Ruler Handicap is deep and wide while the 1 1/16-mile Turnback the Alarm Handicap features the return of Miss Sky Warrior.
An evenly matched field of a dozen fillies and mares will battle in the Athenia Stakes at Belmont Park, with grade 1 winners and up-and-comers facing off in the grass contest.
Inside Information got a heavenly prize at the end of her record-setting Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) when a rainbow framed her in an arc of color.
Changes are reducing paperwork for tracks and, most importantly in terms of the withholding, keeping money in players' hands.
Dalarna rallied from last in a seven-horse field to gain the lead in deep stretch and outkicked 4-5 favorite Let's Get Loud and longshot Harlan's Harmony by a nose in the $100,000 English Channel Stakes for 3-year-olds Oct. 22 at Belmont Park.
Twisted Tom, a sophomore gelding by Creative Cause, proved much the best against his elders with a three-length victory in the Empire Classic after running down the pacesetting Control Group.
Multiple grade 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits turned in his last major preparation in advance of the Nov. 4 TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) when he breezed four furlongs in :47.88 in company Oct. 21 at Belmont Park.
Trainer Chad Brown continued to crank things up with his Breeders' Cup contingent Oct. 21, sending out 11 potential starters working at Belmont Park.
It's the calm before the impending Breeders' Cup storm, and besides the Grand National Steeplechase (NSA1) at Far Hills, the only graded stakes to be contested in North America on Saturday is the Lexus Raven Run (G2) at Keeneland.
This week is a recap of the Oct. 9, 2004 Beldame Stakes (G1), the final race for Sightseek. The story, headlined "Last Sighting" was written by Steve Haskin and appeared in the Oct. 16, 2004 issue of The Blood-Horse.
The $300,000 1 1/8-mile Empire Classic for New York-bred 3-year-olds and older is the featured race on a card that will offer eight stakes races for New York-breds with total purses of $1.75 million.
Returning to the United States and to the dirt did the trick for the Wesley Ward-trained Happy Like a Fool, as she pulled away from rivals in the Belmont Park stretch to win the $150,000 Matron Stakes (G3) Oct. 15.
Sheep Pond Partner's multiple graded stakes winner Lady Eli turned in a five-furlong breeze over Belmont Park's inner turf the morning of Oct. 15 in preparation for her final career start in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf G1T) Nov. 4.
The step up into graded stakes company proved an easy transition for Woodford Racing's Engage, as the son of Into Mischief busted through an outside seam en route to a 3 1/2-length victory in the Oct. 14 $150,000 Futurity Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park.
After a wide, sweeping move coming into the Belmont Park stretch, Don Alberto Stable homebred Rubilinda still had enough left to hold off late surges from Party Boat and Thais to win the $200,000 Pebbles Stakes Oct. 14.
The focus is on 3-year-old turf fillies Oct. 14, as the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1T) highlights the card at Keeneland, and Belmont Park's $200,000 Pebbles shares top billing with the Futurity (G3) for 2-year-old sprinters.
After an off-the-board finish in her first try at a route, Bruce Tallisman's Take Charge Paula will return to sprinting in the $150,000 Matron Stakes (G3) Oct. 15 at Belmont Park.
This year's edition of the $200,000 Pebbles Stakes features a wide-open field of nine 3-year-old fillies going one mile on the Belmont Park turf Oct. 14.
Jump Sucker Stable's Blacktype picked up his second straight win at Belmont Park with a one-length victory in the $200,000 Knickerbocker Stakes (G2T) going 1 1/8 miles on the inner turf on the Columbus Day holiday card Oct. 9.
Klaravich Stables' Separationofpowers rallied in the Belmont Park stretch to secure her first graded stakes victory by open lengths Oct. 8 in the $400,000 Frizette Stakes (G1).
In her fourth U.S. start and first try against top-level company, War Flag wore down pacesetter Grand Jete (GB) in late stretch then held off grade 1 winner Dacita to take the $500,000 Flower Bowl Stakes (G1T) at Belmont Park Oct. 8.
With a final drive between horses over the Belmont Park turf, Yoshida (JPN) got up in the last few strides to nab a win in the Oct. 7 $500,000 Hill Prince Stakes (G3T) by a neck.
Diversify offered a challenge to come and get him in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) Oct. 7 at Belmont Park, but no one could and the New York-bred gelding held safe over 6-5 favorite Keen Ice.
Sanford Stakes (G3) winner Firenze Fire rallied along the rail in the far turn under Irad Ortiz Jr. then edged Good Magic by about three-quarters of a length at the wire to win the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) Oct. 7 at Belmont Park.
Zhukova (IRE) will look to make a triumphant return to Belmont Park in headlining an accomplished group of six fillies and mares 3-years-old and up in the Oct. 8 $500,000 Flower Bowl Stakes (G1T).
Four grade 1 stakes, all offering winners fees-paid berths to Breeders' Cup races in their respective divisions, have been packaged into another cross-country Pick 4 Oct. 7.
Donegal's Jerry Crawford is optimistic about Keen Ice's chances if he advances to the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1). He's got to first get by a talented group in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1).
A talented field of 10 juvenile fillies will each look to earn their first graded stakes victory and berth to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) in the $400,000 Frizette (G1) Oct. 8 at Belmont Park.
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Sprint Championship (G1) and Champagne Stakes (G1).
Without Gun Runner or Arrogate to contend with, Donegal Racing and Calumet Farm's Keen Ice stands out in the seven-horse field entered for the Oct. 7 $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Belmont Park.
A competitive field of nine sophomores were signed up to go nine grassy furlongs at Belmont Park in the Hill Prince, in which pace, or a lack of it, might proved the difference
Belmont Park's Oct. 7 Champagne Stakes (G1) has drawn a robust field of 12 for the one-turn mile race for juveniles. New York-bred Aveenu Malcainu has two wins and the best last-out Equibase Speed Figure.
Disqualified from first in her only other outing, Significant Form finally made it into the winner's circle Oct. 1 after the $200,000 Miss Grillo Stakes (G3T) at Belmont Park.
