Brian Bohl
Tapit Today broke through in a stakes after a trio of close efforts, running down pacesetter Mitchell Road from the outside in the final furlong and holding off her competitor for a one-length win in Sunday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Athenia at Belmont Park.
NYRA Press
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott worked a trio of Breeders' Cup contenders, including Tacitus, Channel Maker and Frank's Rockette at Belmont Park over the weekend, as well as Horologist on the Oklahoma training track on Friday at Saratoga Race Course.
NYRA Press Office
Chester and Mary Broman's Mr. Buff got back on track to take the $175,000 Empire Classic Handicap in front-running fashion for the second straight year, putting the finishing touches on a thrilling day of New York-bred stakes action on Saturday's annual Empire Showcase Day card at Belmont Park.
NYRA Press Office
Trainer Todd Pletcher, who has 4,993 career wins heading into Friday's racing action, breezed a quintet of Breeders' Cup contenders over the past two mornings at Belmont Park.
Brian Bohl
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Tango Uniform Racing's Feel Glorious will look to bounce back from an off-the-board finish in last month's Grade 3 Noble Damsel with another graded stakes appearance on the Belmont Park turf, serving as one of two entrants for trainer Christophe Clement in Sunday's Grade 3, $100,000 Athenia going 1 1/16 miles over the inner turf course.
Brian Bohl
A packed Cross Country Pick 5 featuring racing from four racetracks will highlight Saturday's racing action, with Belmont Park, Keeneland Race Course, Monmouth Park and Woodbine Racetrack all part of the wager hosted by the New York Racing Association, Inc.
NYRA Press Office
Chester and Mary Broman's Mr. Buff will look to defend his title in the nine-furlong $175,000 Empire Classic, the feature event on Saturday's 11-race Empire Showcase Day card offering eight stakes races worth $1.2 million.
