Keith McCalmont
Three Chimneys Farm homebred Always Carina, trained by four-time Eclipse Award-winner Chad Brown, will make her stakes debut in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Mother Goose, a 1 1/16-miles test for sophomore fillies at Belmont Park.
Keith McCalmont
Wertheimer and Frere’s Grade 1-placed Alda will be in search of her third career stakes score in Saturday’s $100,000 Wild Applause, a one-mile Widener turf test for sophomore fillies at Belmont Park.
Brian Bohl
Oleksandra, a 17-1 choice, defeated a field of males to win the Grade 3, $250,000 Poker on Sunday at Belmont Park.
NYRA Press Office
Klaravich Stables’ Domestic Spending, winner of the Grade 1 Resorts World Casino Manhattan last out, was one of multiple horses to breeze over the inner turf at Belmont Park for trainer Chad Brown on Sunday morning.
Brian Bohl
Ocala Dream had the distinction of improving his Beyer Speed Figures in each of his first four career starts. The continual improvement extended to his stakes debut on Saturday at Belmont Park, as the Effinex colt took command at the top of the stretch and outkicked 5-2 favorite Step Dancer to post a one-length score in the $150,000 New York Stallion Stakes Series Spectacular Bid for eligible state-sired 3-year-olds going seven furlongs on the Widener turf course.
Ryan Martin
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Sport Model handled a class boost with aplomb, taking command at the top of the stretch and drawing off to a half-length victory in Saturday’s $150,000 New York Stallion Stakes Series Cupecoy’s Joy division over the Widener turf course at Belmont Park.
Brian Bohl
The Pick 6 on Saturday’s card at Belmont Park will be bolstered by a $62,206.14 carryover, as the multi-race wager went unsolved on Friday.
