http://www.nyra.com/news/New York Racing Association - Saratogahttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=812The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will host a three-day job fair at Saratoga Race Course for those interested in working at Saratoga during the 2013 meet, which will run for 40 days from July 19 through Labor Day, September 2.Najja,ThompsonSat, 11 May 2013 01:23:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=732The Breeders' Cup announced Monday that the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Challenge series will consist of 67 automatic qualifying races into the Breeders' Cup World Championships. This year’s series will be conducted in 10 countries and will feature 48 Grade or Group 1 events, and nine new races. Najja,ThompsonFri, 12 Apr 2013 23:28:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=633The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the Saratoga 150 Committee today announced a new attraction designed to pay homage to the most accomplished thoroughbreds to compete at Saratoga Race Course during its 150-year history. Nicholas,AquilinoWed, 27 Mar 2013 02:55:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=413Presented to Saratoga 150 by Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson. A visit to Saratoga to view America’s best Thoroughbred racing is a highly- anticipated event for racing fans, but it could take on a real fantasy this year in celebration of the 150th year since racing began in the spa city.Nicholas,AquilinoFri, 08 Feb 2013 21:48:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=148With the way Todd Pletcher’s 2-year-olds have been performing this summer at Saratoga Race Course, it was only fitting for his charge Shanghai Bobby to close out the meet with a rousing victory over favored Fortify and six other juveniles in Monday’s Grade 2, $300,000 Three Chimneys Hopeful.Najja,ThompsonTue, 04 Sep 2012 04:53:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=178Owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher won their third consecutive Saratoga Race Course titles, and Ramon Dominguez set a meet record for wins by a jockey en route to his second career Spa riding crown.Najja,ThompsonTue, 04 Sep 2012 00:26:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=810Coming off a two-month rest, Stuart Janney, III’s Hit It Rich showed up for her only start of the Saratoga Race Course meet fresh and ready Monday and led gate-to-wire to win the Grade 3, $150,000 Glens Falls turf stakes for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up.Najja,ThompsonMon, 03 Sep 2012 21:54:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=180Trainer Tony Dutrow stood in the winner’s circle opening day after the first stakes race of the 2012 Saratoga Race Course meet, accepting the trophy for the Grade 3 Schuylerville won by a promising 2-year-old filly named So Many Ways.Najja,ThompsonMon, 03 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=145Jockey Ramon Dominguez won six races on Sunday, including a 10-1 upset in the Grade 3, $150,000 Saranac aboard Unbridled Command, establishing a Saratoga Race Course meet record in the process.Najja,ThompsonSun, 02 Sep 2012 15:29:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=142Emcee gave trainer Kiaran McLaughlin and owner Godolphin Racing their fourth Grade 1 win of the 2012 Saratoga Race Course meet by taking the $500,000 Forego by 4 ½ lengths on Saturday.Najja,ThompsonSun, 02 Sep 2012 04:19:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=182Making his first start on turf, Dominus led every step under a measured ride from Julien Leparoux and rolled to a 1 ¼-length victory over even-money favorite Data Link in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap at Saratoga Race Course.Najja,ThompsonSun, 02 Sep 2012 04:12:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=143With nearly two months off to prepare and get acclimated to the upstate New York climate, To Honor and Serve returned to top form Saturday and won the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward for 3-year-olds and up at Saratoga Race Course.Najja,ThompsonSun, 02 Sep 2012 03:39:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=348Balance the Books, last of nine turning for home, swept widest of all down the stretch to catch front-running Joha in the shadow of the wire and win Thursday afternoon’s Grade 2, $200,000 With Anticipation at Saratoga Race Course.Najja,ThompsonFri, 31 Aug 2012 03:53:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=179The 144th meet at Saratoga Race Course was a rousing success, highlighted by strong wagering gains, robust attendance, top quality racing, a number of new and innovative fan initiatives, continued television coverage from the NBC Sports Group and the MSG Networks, and an unprecedented level of commu [...]Najja,ThompsonFri, 31 Aug 2012 00:50:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=184Racing with blinkers off, Love and Pride shadowed the early pacesetter for three-quarters of a mile, claimed the lead with five-sixteenths to travel, and held off odds-on Royal Delta late to register a 10-1 upset in the Grade 1, $600,000 Personal Ensign Invitational Handicap on Sunday at Saratoga Ra [...]Najja,ThompsonMon, 27 Aug 2012 03:47:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=186On a beautiful day that featured a historic dead heat in the 143rd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers, attendance and handle, both on-track and all-sources, were up substantially from 2011 figures.Najja,ThompsonSun, 26 Aug 2012 05:01:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=428In an electrifying finish, favored Alpha came back to hit the wire alongside 33-1 shot Golden Ticket Saturday afternoon at Saratoga Race Course, resulting in the first dead heat in the Grade 1, $1 million Travers since 1874.Nicholas,AquilinoSat, 25 Aug 2012 16:56:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=137Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., has never shied from wheeling horses back into races off short rest, but his performance this week at Saratoga Race Course likely will go down as his best quick turnaround of all.Najja,ThompsonSat, 25 Aug 2012 16:53:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=120A fast early pace and a perfect trip under jockey Ramon Dominguez proved to be an unbeatable combination Saturday afternoon at Saratoga Race Course for Zagora, who rocketed to the lead in midstretch and went on to set a course record in the Grade 2, $250,000 Ballston Spa, presented by Jose Cuervo.Najja,ThompsonSat, 25 Aug 2012 16:33:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=185Even-money favorite Contested came from off the pace to regain her winning form with a two-length victory in the 87th running of the Grade 1, $500,000 Test for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.Najja,ThompsonSat, 25 Aug 2012 15:50:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=121Odds-on favorite Turbulent Descent earned her fourth career Grade 1 victory in the first start for her new connections, taking over at the top of the stretch and going on to a 1 ¼-length win over Derwin’s Star in Friday’s $500,000 Ballerina at Saratoga Race Course.Najja,ThompsonSat, 25 Aug 2012 03:46:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=118The nationally syndicated radio show “Free Beer and Hot Wings” took their morning antics trackside today with a live broadcast from Saratoga Race Course on the eve of the 143rd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers.Najja,ThompsonSat, 25 Aug 2012 00:42:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=117Elegant evening event at Saratoga Race Course to feature an exciting live and silent auction; elaborate food stations and cocktail offerings Official party of the Travers to raise funds for Backstretch Employee Service Team, Times Union Hope Fund and Permanently Disabled Jockeys FundNajja,ThompsonThu, 23 Aug 2012 03:30:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=247Racing fans will converge on Saratoga Race Course and downtown Saratoga Springs for a pair of exciting events on the eve of the 143rd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Travers.Najja,ThompsonMon, 20 Aug 2012 23:06:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=115An exciting race card and perfect weather drew more than 30,000 to Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 18. However, for one couple, Alabama Day 2012 will be remembered not for the racing, but instead for their engagement.Najja,ThompsonMon, 20 Aug 2012 22:43:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=122Confidently ridden by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, even-money favorite Stephanie’s Kitten burst through an opening in deep stretch and powered to a half-length victory over Centre Court in Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Woodford Reserve Lake Placid at Saratoga Race Course.Najja,ThompsonMon, 20 Aug 2012 03:39:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=123Questing, who as of June was eligible for the first allowance condition, took command of the 3-year-old filly division with a front-running tour de force Saturday in the 132nd running of the Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama at Saratoga Race Course.Najja,ThompsonSun, 19 Aug 2012 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=124With equal parts flair and power, Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps’ homebred colt Point of Entry powered through the stretch Saturday and easily won the Grade 1, $600,000 Sword Dancer Invitational at Saratoga Race Course.Najja,ThompsonSun, 19 Aug 2012 04:14:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=126Lubash scored his first victory since 2010 on Thursday afternoon at Saratoga Race Course, sweeping from last to first to beat six other New York-breds in the $150,000 West Point presented by Trustco Bank.Najja,ThompsonFri, 17 Aug 2012 03:40:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=128One day after joining gelding Fourstardave in the Hall of Fame, jockey John Velazquez piloted Wise Dan to an electrifying victory in the 28th running of the Grade 2, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.Najja,ThompsonMon, 13 Aug 2012 04:26:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=127Kauai Katie gave Stonestreet Stables their second straight Grade 2 Adirondack victory Sunday at Saratoga Race Course with a front-running score on Sunday in the $200,000 race for 2-year-old fillies at Saratoga Race Course.Najja,ThompsonMon, 13 Aug 2012 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=104The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced a partnership with America’s Best Racing to bring a new fan-driven initiative to Saratoga Race Course designed to educate casual fans about the sport of thoroughbred racing.Najja,ThompsonThu, 02 Aug 2012 03:09:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=129Alpha signaled his readiness for the second half of the season Saturday at Saratoga Race Course as he returned from a 12-week layoff to post a wire-to-wire victory in the Grade 2, $600,000 Jim Dandy, the traditional prep for the Grade 1, $1 million Travers on August 25.Najja,ThompsonSun, 29 Jul 2012 03:36:00 GMThttp://www.nyra.com/saratoga?ArticleId=188Winter Memories, a winner at Saratoga Race Course in 2010 and 2011, continued her summer tradition with a tail-waving, 1 ½-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Diana for turf fillies and mares, a race her dam won in 1998.Najja,ThompsonSun, 29 Jul 2012 03:03:00 GMT