Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the 2021 NYRA racing calendar, which calls for 202 live race days at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that, in accordance with its commitment to eliminate race day medication, the use of Furosemide (Lasix) will be prohibited within 48 hours of all stakes races conducted at NYRA tracks beginning January 1, 2021.
Pat McKenna
27-day fall meet generates $267,942,961 in all sources handle
Brian Bohl
Chad Brown posted 22 wins to earn the status as top trainer for the Belmont Park fall meet for the ninth consecutive year, while Jose Ortiz registered 40 victories to lead all riders for the 27-day meet that commenced September 18 and concluded on Sunday, November 1.
Brian Bohl
With the training title of the Belmont fall meet already secured, Chad Brown padded the lead by conditioning the exacta in the stakes schedule finale, as Ingrassia split horses in the stretch to gain the edge before holding off stablemate Fluffy Socks by a nose to win Sunday's $100,000 Chelsey Flower for juvenile fillies on Closing Day of the meet.
Ryan Martin
Saul Kupferberg's Honor Way added "stakes winner" to her resume in her 40th career start, when tracking the pace and kicking clear a 4 ½-length winner in Sunday's Pumpkin Pie for fillies and mares on Closing Day of the fall meet at Belmont Park.
NYRA Press Office
Allen Stable's homebred Civil Union worked a half-mile in 51 seconds flat in company with older allowance horse Sentry on the inner turf Sunday at Belmont Park in preparation for Saturday's Grade 1, $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Keeneland Race Course.
