Pat McKenna/Mark Bardack

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today concluded its 2018 season at Saratoga Race Course with the second highest all-sources handle in history, despite a summer meet that was inundated with more than 10 inches of rain.

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Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stable's Mind Control showed his speed every step of the way to win the Grade 1, $350,000 Hopeful by 3 1/4 lengths under Hall of Fame rider John Velazquez in 1:22.99 for the seven furlongs on the main track Monday, Closing Day, at Saratoga Race Course.

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Chad Brown's record-setting effort led to his second H. Allen Jerkens award for the Saratoga meet's top trainer, while jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. notched his second Angel Cordero, Jr. award for leading jockey as the 40-day meet concluded Monday, Labor Day, at the Spa.

Brian Bohl

​Phoenix Thoroughbred III's Dream Tree dueled with Mia Mischief in the stretch before kicking away in the final furlong to stay undefeated in capturing the 71st running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Prioress for 3-year-old fillies on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course.

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Yoshida came out of his win in Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward in good order, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said from his barn Sunday morning. Making his debut on dirt after his first 10 races came on turf, Yoshida rallied from 10th at the half-mile mark before gaining ground and surging in the stretch to defeat Gunnevera by two lengths.

Pat McKenna

​A strong card featuring four graded stakes on the final Saturday of the 2018 meet - highlighted by Yoshida's victory against a full field of 14 in the 65th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward - generated an all-sources handle record of $31,030,034, easily eclipsing the previous Woodward Day record set in 2017 by 11.3 percent.