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Mar 02, 2013 07:00 PM

Undefeated Vyjack Storms to Victory in G3 Gotham

Undefeated Vyjack took a big step along New York’s road to the Kentucky Derby as he stormed through the stretch to win the Grade 3, $400,000 Gotham on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack by 2 ¼ lengths over West Hills Giant.

Mar 02, 2013 06:40 PM

Comma to the Top Puts Exclamation Point on Tom Fool

Comma to the Top, making his second start in the span of a week, set the pace, lost the lead late, came back along the inside, and got a favorable bob on the wire to win the Grade 3, $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap by a nose on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Mar 02, 2013 05:38 PM

Summer Applause Gets Rave Reviews in G2 Top Flight

Favored Summer Applause grabbed the lead in midstretch and held on for a 2 ¾-length victory over Twice the Lady in Saturday’s 73rd running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Top Flight Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Mar 01, 2013 05:25 PM

Gotham Stakes Day to Include $113,159 Pick 6 Carryover

The Gotham Stakes Day card at Aqueduct Racetrack became even more enticing when Shaunna Alexandra posted a 31-1 upset in Friday’s finale, triggering a two-day Pick 6 carryover of $113,159.

Mar 01, 2013 02:53 PM

NYRA Network Moving to Time Warner Ch. 1994 on March 6

The NYRA Network, which features live coverage from Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course as well as simulcasting from around the country, will move to Channel 1994 from its current position on Channel 71 on Time Warner Cable beginning March 6.

Mar 01, 2013 02:46 PM

Queens Natives Saul and Max Kupferberg Hoping for Victory in Big A’s Top Flight

For more than 20 years, owners Saul and Max Kupferberg have enjoyed modest success in New York with a small stable comprised mostly of claimers. On Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack, the father and son are hoping Sunny Desert, a filly they claimed for $35,000 in December, 2011, will bring them their first graded stakes score when she runs in the Grade 2, $200,000 Top Flight Handicap.

Mar 01, 2013 12:36 PM

NYRA to Offer $100k 2YO Graded Stakes Bonus Again in 2013

For the second straight year, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will offer a $100,000 bonus to the connections of any juvenile who breaks his or her maiden during the Aqueduct Racetrack winter/spring or Belmont Park spring/summer meets and goes on to win a graded stakes at Saratoga Race Course, Belmont, or Aqueduct in 2013.

Feb 28, 2013 01:47 PM

St Liams Halo Running for Veterans in Tom Fool Handicap

One year ago, thoroughbred owner Chip McEwen was on a flight on which one of the passengers was a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder. “He had his mental faculties but no longer had the necessary motor skills as the result of an [improvised explosive device],” recalled McEwen.

Feb 27, 2013 06:16 PM

NYRA Board Focuses On CEO Search In Third Meeting

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) Board of Directors focused on the search for a new Chief Executive Officer on Wednesday during its third meeting, and also announced the formation of a task force to articulate a long-term vision for the organization.

Feb 27, 2013 04:50 PM

Overanalyze, Vyjack Head Dozen Sophomores In Gotham

A dozen 3-year-olds, headed by Mike Repole’s dual graded stakes winning Overanalyze and the undefeated Vyjack, were entered for Saturday’s 60th running of the Grade 3, $400,000 Gotham at Aqueduct Racetrack, a major prep for the April 6 Wood Memorial and the Kentucky Derby one month later.