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Jun 13, 2013 10:42 AM

Statement from Ramon Dominguez

“Riding thoroughbreds has always been my passion and my calling. When I was 13 and watched my first horse race in Venezuela, I knew that I would become a jockey, and my riding career has brought happiness and success beyond what I ever expected.

Jun 12, 2013 05:37 PM

Dance to Bristol Seeks 5th Straight Win in Bed o’ Roses

Dance to Bristol, winner of four straight, will attempt to land her first graded stakes when she competes in Belmont Park’s Grade 3, $150,000 Bed o’ Roses Handicap for fillies and mares on Saturday.

NYRA Board Debates Global Betting Exchange Deal; CEO Announcement “Imminent”

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) Board of Directors, meeting in Manhattan today, engaged in a spirited discussion over its contract with Global Betting Exchange (GBE) to provide technological upgrades to NYRA’s advance deposit wagering platform.

Belmont Park Notes - June 9, 2013

Both Dogwood Stable’s Palace Malice and trainer Todd Pletcher were feeling good Sunday morning following the colt’s 3 ¼-length victory over Preakness winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park.

Secretariat Remembered

Now 40 years later, on that grainy film strip of memory, in black and white, through the rising vapors of heat on that June day, I can still see the ghostly figure of Secretariat as he plunged along the backstretch at Belmont Park – charging in the distance toward the far turn ...

Palace Malice Upsets Belmont; Oxbow Second, Orb Third

Long shot Palace Malice emerged as the hero of Todd Pletcher’s record five starters in the 145th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes, charging through the stretch to a 3 ¼-length victory over Preakness winner Oxbow, with Kentucky Derby winner and 2-1 favorite Orb finishing third in the 1 ½-mile “Test of the Champion” at Belmont Park.

Jun 08, 2013 09:14 PM

Point of Entry Resilient in Winning Woodford Reserve Manhattan

Point of Entry continued his march through the most prestigious turf races in the country on Saturday, circling outside on the far turn to the front and then holding off two determined challengers to win the 112th running of the Grade 1, $500,000 Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap at Belmont Park.