New York Racing Association

NYRA To Offer Calendar Promotion On New Year’s Day At Aqueduct, Belmont Café
Sunday, December 18, 2011
By Jon Forbes

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will offer 2012 calendars for $2 on New Year’s Day at Aqueduct Racetrack and the Belmont Café. Beginning at 11 a.m., racing fans can purchase and redeem $2 coupons for the calendar, which features photos of many of the best horses who competed at NYRA’s tracks in 2011... more

Spa City Fever Springs Upset In Alex M. Robb
Saturday, December 31, 2011
By Jon Forbes

Spa City Fever Making the most of his final opportunity to win a race in 2011, Spa City Fever held off a pair of late challenges to post a $71.00 upset in the $75,000 Alex M. Robb, a race for New York-breds 3-years-old and up on New Year’s Eve at Aqueduct Racetrack... more

Nicole H Looks to Remain Queen of Interborough
Thursday, December 29, 2011
By Jon Forbes

Nicole H On New Year’s Day in 2011, Nicole H won the Interborough, and later in the year became a graded stakes winner. On Sunday, she’ll look to commence the new year in similar fashion when she competes at Aqueduct Racetrack in the 2012 edition of the $75,000 Interborough, a six-furlong dash for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up. ... more

One Last Dance Goes For One More In Ladies’ Cap
Thursday, December 29, 2011
By Jenny Kellner

Dale Romans One Last Dance, victorious in her first outing on conventional dirt at Aqueduct Racetrack, returns on New Year’s Day to face five other fillies and mares in the 140th running of the $75,000 Ladies Handicap, the first of 29 stakes worth $5.1 million for the Big A’s winter/spring meet. With the opening of Genting’s Resorts World Casino New York City at Aqueduct, total purses for the 79-day meet are expected to increase 36 percent... more

NYRA And Creative Racing Solutions Launch Racequest; Beginner Friendly Handicapping Application
Thursday, December 29, 2011
By Dan Silver

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and Creative Racing Solutions (CRS) have announced the launch of RaceQuest, a beginner friendly online handicapping application aimed at new and novice horseplayers that also synthesizes handicapping angles into a useful wagering tool for the experienced bettor... more

Thoroughbred Times Names @AndySerling “Best Racing-Related Twitter Account”; Saratoga Names “Best Racetrack To Bet”
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
By Ashley Herriman

Andy Serling NYRA television analyst Andy Serling’s Twitter account has been named the best in the game by the Thoroughbred Times in their “Best of 2011” year-end awards, which are decided entirely by readers through an online survey on the publication’s website. Responders also designated Saratoga Race Course the “best racetrack to bet” in this year’s poll. Serling, who co-hosts much of NYRA’s television programming, has been active on Twitter since July, 2009, and uses the service daily to give out selections and provide analysis for the races at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga... more

Dominguez And Studart To Participate On 2012 MDA Muscle Team
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
By Dan Silver

Ramon Dominguez Jockeys Ramon Dominguez and Maylan Studart will be among the Metro-New York athletes participating on the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s (MDA) 2012 Muscle Team for the 15th Annual Muscle Team Gala & Benefit Auction scheduled for Tuesday, January 3 at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. The Auction is a high-profile reception and fundraiser, offering guests the opportunity to mix and mingle with their favorite Metro-New York athletes. The annual event gathers top local athletes who have chosen to put their muscle behind the search to find a cure for neuromuscular diseases... more

NYRA Lowers Takeout on Exotics
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
By Dan Silver

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has announced that takeout on Trifecta, Superfecta, Grand Slam, Pick 3, Pick 4, and Pick 6 wagers will be lowered by two percentage points to correct an unintentional oversight by which NYRA’s takeout for exotic wagers was one point above the statutory limit ... more

Frazil Earns First Stakes Victory In Gravesend
Saturday, December 17, 2011
By Jenny Kellner

Frazil Frazil emerged victorious from a three-way duel out of the starting gate and held off a fast-closing Pretty Boy Freud Saturday afternoon to win the 53rd running of the $65,000 Gravesend Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack, his first stakes triumph... more

NYRA Awarded “Best On-Track Handicapping Tournament” For Third Straight Year
Saturday, December 17, 2011
By Dan Silver

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has been awarded its third consecutive Conny by American Turf Monthly magazine as the host of the “Best On-Track Handicapping Tournament.”... more

Dominguez’s Hot Streak Sets NYRA Record
Friday, December 16, 2011
By Jenny Kellner

Ramon Dominguez Ramon Dominguez’s victory in race 4 at Aqueduct Racetrack Thursday afternoon, his seventh straight in races in which he rode, set a record for consecutive wins by a jockey on The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit. In a streak that stretched over two days, Dominguez, the reigning Eclipse Award winner as the nation’s top jockey, went 4-for-4 on Wednesday in races 5-8, and went 3-for-3 on Thursday in races 1, 2 and 4... more

Aqueduct Racetrack Earns Re-Accreditation From The NTRA Safety And Integrity Alliance
Friday, December 16, 2011
Contact: Eric Wing

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y., has earned re-accreditation from the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance. The re-accreditation followed a complete review of all racing operations at the facility during its current, live meeting... more

Forbes' Firsters for Sunday, December 18
Friday, December 16, 2011
By Jon Forbes

Forbes’ Firsters is a series that takes a glance at the pedigrees and sales histories of select 2-year-olds who are making their debuts in maiden special weight races at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, or Saratoga Race Course ... more

Dominguez Continues Hot Streak At Big A With 4 More Winners
Thursday, December 15, 2011
By Jenny Kellner

Ramon Dominguez Jockey Ramon Dominguez continued his hot streak at Aqueduct Racetrack on Thursday afternoon, adding four more winners to his quartet of victories on Wednesday. In a streak that stretched over two days, the 35-year-old reinsman won eight of nine races in which he rode, including seven straight... more

Fans Can Vote For NYRA’s “Race of the Year”
Thursday, December 15, 2011
By NYRA Press Office

Tizway Many of the year’s most memorable races took place at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course, and beginning today and through January 15, 2012, fans can choose from among five thrilling races and cast their ballots for The New York Racing Association, Inc.’s (NYRA) “Race of the Year.” ... more

Forbes' Firsters for Saturday, December 17
Thursday, December 15, 2011
By Jon Forbes

Dominguez Racks Up Four Straight Wednesday At Aqueduct
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
By Ashley Herriman

Ramon Dominguez With four consecutive winners Wednesday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, Ramon Dominguez advanced to sixth place in the inner track jockey standings after missing the first five days of the meet while competing in the World Super Jockeys Series on December 3 and 4 at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan. Dominguez kicked off his streak in race 5, a maiden claiming event, aboard Pleasant Pacific ($6.10)... more

Ron The Greek Conquers Queens County; Ortiz Wins Four
Saturday, December 10, 2011
By Ashley Herriman

Ron The Greek Ron the Greek dictated the pace and drew clear in the stretch to take Saturday’s 106th running of the $65,000 Queens County at Aqueduct Racetrack over favored Inherit the Gold. Drawn inside, Ron the Greek covered a quarter-mile in 24.30 and a half in 49.35 while being pressed by longshot Fonda Ronda Won, who in turn was followed by Inherit the Gold... more

Ferriola, Three-Time Leading NYRA Trainer, Dies At 69
Friday, December 9, 2011
By Jon Forbes

Peter Ferriola Peter Ferriola, who topped The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) trainer standings in 1987, 1991, and 1992, died Friday morning in Spring Hill, Fla. from complications of a stroke and chronic diabetes. He was 69. In a career that spanned 1978-2001, Ferriola garnered nine meet titles at Aqueduct Racetrack and two at Belmont Park. He retired with a record of 1,129 wins, 999 seconds, and 900 thirds from 6,085 starts and $26,292,286 in purse earnings... more

Dominguez Back At Aqueduct Following Trip To Japan
Friday, December 9, 2011
By Jon Forbes

Ramon Dominguez Jockey Ramon Dominguez has returned to Aqueduct Racetrack after competing in the World Super Jockeys Series last Saturday and Sunday at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan. Dominguez and John Velazquez, both regulars on the NYRA circuit, represented the United States in the World Super Jockey Series, which comprised four races and featured 15 riders from around the world... more

$81K Double Pick 6 Carryover Into Friday’s Card
Friday, December 9, 2011
By Jon Forbes

The Friday Pick 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack will feature a carryover of $81,761 after the wager eluded bettors for a second straight day... more

13 Graded Races Worth $3.75 Mil Highlight Aqueduct Winter/Spring Stakes Schedule
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
By Dan Silver

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) released the stakes schedule for Aqueduct Racetrack’s 2012 winter/spring meet, with the Grade 1, $1 million Resorts World Casino New York City Wood Memorial on Saturday, April 7 the centerpiece of 13 graded stakes worth $3.75 million for the 79-day meet which begins on January 1... more

Chavez Sidelined At Least Five Months Following Sunday Spill at Aqueduct
Monday, December 5, 2011
By Ashley Herriman

Jorge Chavez Jockey Jorge Chavez, who was unseated during the running of the ninth race at Aqueduct Racetrack on Sunday, December 4, was diagnosed at North Shore University Hospital with a left clavicle fracture, five left rib fractures, and fractures of the L1 and L2 vertebrae, according to the NYRA Jockey Advocate. He will be sidelined at least five months, said his agent, David Grace ... more

Lenders Way Adds Interest To East View
Sunday, December 4, 2011
By Jon Forbes

Junior Alvarado After finishing third in two straight stakes, Lenders Way will attempt to earn a breakthrough victory when she competes on Wednesday in Aqueduct Racetrack’s $65,000 East View for New York-bred 2-year-old fillies. The one mile, 70-yard East View will be the first start beyond seven furlongs for Lenders Way, who was third in both the seven-furlong Joseph A. Gimma in Memory of Fleet Indian on October 22 at Belmont and six-furlong NYSS Fifth Avenue on November 13 at the Big A... more

Big A’s Inner Track Is A Course For All Reasons
Sunday, December 4, 2011
By NYRA Press Office

Fall doesn’t officially end until 12:29 a.m. (EST) on December 22, but there’s no surer harbinger of winter than the inner track season at Aqueduct Racetrack, a magnet for ambitious young jockeys, canny trainers and hard-knocking claimers since its opening in 1976... more

Father-Daughter Davis Duo Team Up For Milestone Victory
Saturday, December 3, 2011
By Jenny Kellner

Robbie & Jackie Davis Former jockey Robbie Davis got his first win as a trainer Saturday afternoon as 39-1 shot Sandyinthesun, ridden by his daughter, Jackie, got up by a nose to win the seventh race at Aqueduct Racetrack. “To me, it’s better than any win I ever rode,” said Davis, who co-owns the 4-year-old gelded son of Say Florida Sandy with Thomas Ponzarella. “It was an incredible race. It’s unimaginable, the feeling.”... more

C C’s Pal Shows New Dimension In Garland Of Roses Win
Saturday, December 3, 2011
By Jenny Kellner

Jim Leyritz Even-money favorite C C’s Pal made her inner track debut a winning one Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, collaring Isn’t She Grand in midstretch and going on to a 2 ¼-length victory in the 26th running of the $65,000 Garland of Roses. Entering the six-furlong race off a third-place finish in the Grade 2 Go for Wand Handicap on November 25, C C’s Pal was content to run third along the rail behind Isn’t She Grand as she set fractions of 23.97 and 46.86. Moving up quickly... more

Curatolo Wins Four At Aqueduct; Tied With Fellow Apprentice Ortiz For Inner Track Lead
Friday, December 2, 2011
By Dan Silver

Ryan Curatolo Apprentice jockey Ryan Curatolo won four races on Friday at Aqueduct Racetrack and is tied with fellow apprentice Irad Ortiz, Jr. for the inner track meet lead with six victories after three days. Curatolo, 19, swept races 2 through 5 on the Aqueduct card, with Awesome Arceno ($5.60), Brooklyn Red ($4.20), Warrior Marie ($8.20), and Schillerette ($13.40) providing the horsepower... more

Grade 1 Winner Haynesfield Retired
Friday, December 2, 2011
By NYRA Press Office

Haynesfield Harvey Weinstein’s Turtle Bird Stable announced today that multiple stakes-winning millionaire Haynesfield has been retired from racing. A stakes winner each year he raced from age’s two to five; Haynesfield won 10 of his 19 lifetime starts and retires with earnings of $1,319,481... more

Tug Of War Will Make First Start For New Connections in Damon Runyon
Thursday, December 1, 2011
By Jon Forbes

Cornelio Velasquez Tug of War, previously conditioned by recently retired trainer Ramon “Mike” Hernandez, will make his first start for Heriberto Cedano in Sunday’s $65,000 Damon Runyon at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Damon Runyon will be contested at one mile, 70 yards on the inner track and attracted a well-matched field of nine 2-year-old New York-breds... more

Trainer Ramon “Mike” Hernandez Retiring At 86
Thursday, December 1, 2011
By Jenny Kellner

Ramon Hernandez Trainer Ramon “Mike” Hernandez, the oldest active trainer on The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit, is retiring at the age 86 after a 60-year career. “I will be relaxing and spending time with my three daughters [Teresa, Catherine and Mary], who all live in New York, so I will be around,” said Hernandez, who saddled Chester and Mary Broman’s Skinnydipper... more

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