First Horses Train on Belmont Park's New Tapeta Surface
The New York Racing Association unveiled the new Tapeta inner track at Belmont Park, which opened to horses June 29 to help usher in a new era for racing and training in the Empire State.
Son of Grade I winner Juliet Foxtrot Primed for Salisbury Debut
2.07 Salisbury, Mdn, 2yo, 6f 213yT Juddmonte homebred SQUADRON (GB) (Frankel {GB}) is out of the multiple Grade I-placed GI Jenny Wiley heroine Juliet Foxtrot (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and makes his debut in a contest won in 2024 by subsequent…
The Life Lessons That Made the Kid
They can often be the best of therapists, for those who bring them their troubles. In fact, you sometimes wish that we could all be as human as horses. In the case of Scott Mawaka, however, equine engagement has become…
Belmont Tapeta Track Opens For Training
A pair of horses from the barn of Mark Hennig were the first to train over the newly installed Tapeta inner track at Belmont Park as the surface was opened to training for the first time Monday morning. Private Flight…
Rice, Franco Get Final Crowns at Aqueduct
Linda Rice and Manny Franco were the respective leaders of the trainer and jockey standings at the Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet, completing a sweep of this year's meetings at Aqueduct as the leaders at the winter and…
On the Last Day at Aqueduct, The Funeral Turned into a Party
OZONE PARK, NY–Aqueduct has been running since 1959, for 67 years, the track is rundown and a new shiny Belmont Park will open in September. So the time has come for New York racing to move on, for the Big…
Illness to Delay Golden Tempo's Return Until Travers
An illness has delayed training preparations for Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Golden Tempo and will prevent a start in the Aug. 1 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course.
Golden Tempo to Skip Jim Dandy, Will Train Up to Travers
Multiple Grade I winner Golden Tempo (Curlin) will skip the GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga and will train up to the GI Travers Stakes after coming down with a minor illness, trainer Cherie DeVaux announced during a FanDuel interview…
As The Curtain Comes Down on Aqueduct, Some Notable Figures Share Memories
Aqueduct Racetrack, the only racetrack located entirely in the New York City limits, will close its doors after racing on Sunday. Originally opened in 1894 and named after the nearby Brooklyn Water Works aqueduct, it was reborn in 1959 as…
Churchill Not Done with Graded Excitement, Salty Fields on Tap for Maxfield and Hanshin
If you're still working that Stephen Foster Day hangover, lock in and rally folks, because Churchill Downs isn't done with you, yet. Carding two more graded contests Sunday, a pair of competitive fields have been assembled for the GIII Maxfield…