Brian Bohl

A short spring slate at Aqueduct Racetrack saw familiar faces finish atop the leaderboards for the jockey and trainer standings, as Jose Ortiz outlasted his brother, Irad Ortiz, Jr., by a 24-17 win margin after the boutique 11-day meet’s finale on Sunday. Trainer Chad Brown recorded 10 wins to pace all conditioners, while Peter Brant and Noda Brothers each compiled four wins to tie for the top owners mark.

NYRA Press Office

For Michael Dubb, few experiences in racing compare to the satisfaction of joining another of his horses in the winner’s circle after a stakes win at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park or Saratoga Race Course.

Brian Bohl

​Six decades working around Aqueduct Racetrack will give anyone a profusion of memories and knowledge of the sport. But when the call to post sounds for the 97th running of the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino on Saturday, it will mark something different for long-time New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) employee John Imbriale.

Keith McCalmont

Owner Mark Schwartz, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, will live out a lifelong dream on Saturday when his New York-bred Brooklyn Strong bursts from the gate in the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack.

NYRA Press Office

Longtime New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) employees Nick Garafola and Veronica Gallardo have worked valiantly for the racing community amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the dormitories located on the Belmont Park backstretch.

Keith McCalmont

It wasn’t quite love at first sight for Tizno and his owner, Bernadette Graham. In October 2019, the 34-year-old Graham, who manages a medical office in Norfolk, Connecticut, was visiting friends and window shopping for a new ride at Akindale Thoroughbred Rescue in Pawling, New York, when she passed by the then 7-year-old gelding’s stall and he rebuffed her friendly overtures.