The field was stacked for the fall feature at Aqueduct. Cigar hadn’t tackled graded company in just over a year, never on dirt, and eight-length allowance win was good enough to be just the sixth choice in the wagering.
For nostalgic purposes.. From February 1995, a portion of the second NYRA Race Day Show with Harvey Pack and John Veitch..
Current riders John Velazquez, Mike Luzzi, Jose Ortiz, Irad Ortiz, Jr., and Manuel Franco are joined by retired legend Richard Migliore for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to bring awareness and raise money for those suffering from ALS.
Sixteen of the greatest riders in the history of Thoroughbred racing gathered at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 9 for the first-ever "Jockey Legends Day" to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.
The New York Racing Association honors longtime employee Sonny Taylor. A Placing judge, Sonny Taylor is celebrating his 50th year at The New York Racing Association.
This year, Micromanage, a Todd Pletcher trainee, posted a five-length debut win in a seven-furlong race on the last Saturday of the meet, and his owner, Mike Repole, hopes history will repeat.
Fans gathered at Saratoga Race Course today to receive the final giveaway item of the season, a free Saratoga fleece blanket, with paid admission, while supplies last. The red fleece blanket features the 2012 Saratoga logo.
With nearly two months off to prepare and get acclimated to the upstate New York climate, To Honor and Serve returned to top form Saturday and won the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward for 3-year-olds and up at Saratoga Race Course.
Emcee gave trainer Kiaran McLaughlin and owner Godolphin Racing their fourth Grade 1 win of the 2012 Saratoga Race Course meet by taking the $500,000 Forego by 4 ½ lengths on Saturday.
Making his first start on turf, Dominus led every step under a measured ride from Julien Leparoux and rolled to a 1 ¼-length victory over even-money favorite Data Link in Saturday's Grade 2, $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap at Saratoga Race Course.
