$1 Million Belmont Stakes Highlights Belmont Park Meet
Sunday, April 25, 2010
By Jenny Kellner

When the historic iron gates swing open for Belmont Park’s 2010 spring/summer meet on Friday, April 30, the finish line for the Triple Crown will be awaiting its next champion. It will have been 32 years since Affirmed swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes, the lengthiest drought in the history of racing’s most coveted and elusive prize, although not for lack of contenders. ... more
Dominguez, Asmussen, Golden Tops at Aqueduct Spring Meet
Sunday, April 25, 2010
By NYRA Press Office

Ramon Dominguez
 Ramon Dominguez won his eighth straight riding title on The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit and Steve Asmussen emerged atop the trainer standings for his first meet title Sunday at the conclusion of the 19-day Spring Meet at Aqueduct Racetrack ... more
Afleet Again a Swift Stunner in Wild Withers
Saturday, April 24, 2010
By Jenny Kellner

Afleet Again
 Afleet Again charged down the middle of the stretch past Ibboyee and favored D’ Funnybone and onto a 24-1 upset in the 131st running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Withers for 3-year-olds Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack ... more
‘New York Watch: Biloxi
Saturday, April 24, 2010
By Jon Forbes

Biloxi
 If not for a chance telephone call, owner John Fort of Peachtree Stable might have never purchased Biloxi, who overcame greenness to break his maiden on April 24 at Aqueduct Racetrack and become the eighth horse featured in the recently introduced “New York Watch” series, at http://www.nyra.com/nywatch/Biloxi.html. ... more
‘Get Well’ Card for Migliore Available for Signing at Belmont May 1
Saturday, April 24, 2010
By Jon Forbes

Patrons at Belmont Park on Saturday, May 1, will be able to sign a “Get Well” card for jockey Richard Migliore, who will undergo surgery next week to fuse four vertebrae in his neck. The card will be displayed by the NYRA Store in the Clubhouse from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and will be available for signing by the NYRA Store in the Grandstand from 1 – 3 p.m. After 3 p.m., the card will be walked around to various locations within the building. ... more
BelmontStakes.Com Gears Up For Triple Crown Chase
Friday, April 23, 2010
By Dan Silver

BelmontStakes.com, the award-nominated website launched last year by The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), has been given a fresh look, along with a new addition to the blogging team, to get racing fans ready for the 2010 Triple Crown chase. The website, named a finalist in the Best Website category at the 2009 American Gaming Association’s Communications Awards, ... more
Aqueduct Racetrack Notes
Friday, April 23, 2010
By NYRA Press Office

Giant Moon
Albert Fried Jr.’s Giant Moon appears to have finally overcome the foot troubles that have affected him throughout his career, but trainer Richard Schosberg faces a new challenge in finding a spot for the horse to return to the races following nearly a year layoff. Under serious consideration is the 82nd running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Westchester on Friday, April 30, Opening Day at Belmont Park, ... more
Watch and Wager on Kentucky Derby, Oaks at Beautiful Belmont Park
Friday, April 23, 2010
By Ashley Herriman

Belmont Park hosts the final leg of the Triple Crown on June 5, and it’s also the perfect place to catch all of the simulcast action from Churchill Downs during the first weekend in May, in addition to quality live racing in New York. ... more
Prado Wins Five On Thursday Card at Aqueduct
Thursday, April 22, 2010
By Ashley Herriman

Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado had a banner afternoon Thursday at Aqueduct Racetrack, riding five winners from seven mounts to move into third place in the current New York Racing Association Inc., (NYRA) jockey standings with 15 wins ... more
"Riders Up" With Anna Rose Napravnik
Thursday, April 22, 2010
By Ashley Herriman

Rosie Napravnik
 Jockey Anna Rose “Rosie” Napravnik is featured in the second installment of NYRA’s newest video series “Riders Up,” now available on demand at http://www.nyra.com/ridersup/index.shtml. The series provides fans with a comprehensive look at the riders on the NYRA circuit, from the perspective of trainers, owners, and, of course, the jockeys themselves ... more
Rule By Night Rules Again
Thursday, April 22, 2010
By Jenny Kellner

Rule by Night
 Rule by Night, who was the third horse featured in the recently introduced “New York Watch” series, located online at http://www.nyra.com/nywatch/index.html, continued his winning ways at Aqueduct Racetrack Thursday afternoon, zipping to a 2 ¼-length victory over Storm On the Moon in a six-furlong optional claimer for 3-year-olds. ... more
NYRA TV Analyst Jason Blewitt to Participate in Live Web Chat
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
By Dan Silver

Jason Blewitt
 NYRA TV Analyst Jason Blewitt will participate in a live web chat Friday, April 23, at 8 p.m. EDT on nyra.com. A native of Floral Park, N.Y., Blewitt, 32, grew up just a stone’s throw from Belmont Park. On September 19, 1998, he began working with NYRA as a press box assistant. It was the same date that Skip Away won the prestigious Grade 1 Woodward, marking his ninth consecutive graded stakes victory. ... more
Dr. W Outgames Mr. Fantasy in Billy Redcoat Stakes
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
By Jenny Kellner

Dr.W
 Seemingly beaten at the eighth pole, a tenacious Dr. W battled back through the final yards and upset heavily favored Mr. Fantasy to win the $60,000 Billy Redcoat Stakes Wednesday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack. Mr. Fantasy, last year’s Grade 3 Withers winner who was making his second start off a lengthy layoff, quickly assumed a narrow lead over Dr. W ... more
NYRA’s Joanne K. Adams Honored with Garden City and Elmont Community Awards
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
By Dan Silver

Joanne K. Adams
 Joanne K. Adams, Director of Community Relations for The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), has been named Garden City’s 2010 “Citizen of the Year” in addition to receiving an American Legion Award from the Elmont East End Civic Association. In her role with NYRA, Adams serves as a liaison between NYRA and the local communities surrounding Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course. ... more
Mr. Fantasy Hopes To Make It Snappy Vs. State-Breds
Sunday, April 18, 2010
By Jenny Kellner

Mr. Fantasy
 A graded stakes winner on the comeback trail, a son of Freud who closed out his 2009 campaign with a good-looking victory in the New York Stallion Series (NYSS), and a homebred gelding looking for his fourth straight win are all part of a wide-ranging field of 10 New York-breds assembled for Wednesday’s $60,000 Billy Redcoat Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack ... more
Tar Heel Mom Sticks On The Lead in Distaff
Saturday, April 17, 2010
By Jon Forbes

Tar Heel Mom
 Tar Heel Mom set all of the fractions in the Grade 2, $150,000 Distaff Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack on Saturday to earn her first graded stakes victory. Away sharply under leading jockey Ramon Dominguez, the 9-5 favorite led through a half of 44.93 and rebuffed a challenge from Hour Glass at the top of the stretch to prevail by 2 ½ lengths ... more
Aqueduct Racetrack Notes
Friday, April 16, 2010
By NYRA Press Office

D’ Funnybone
 Mill House’s Trappe Shot will work this weekend for an expected start in the Grade 3, $150,000 Withers on Saturday, April 24, the final graded stakes race at Aqueduct this spring. Racing returns to beautiful Belmont Park on Friday, April 30, with the Grade 3, $100,000 Westchester carded for opening day ... more
New York Watch: Zio Tony
Friday, April 16, 2010
By Ashley Herriman

Zio Tony
 After drawing away to a 4 ½-length maiden victory Friday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, Zio Tony joins NYRA’s “New York Watch” series, which shines the spotlight on promising colts and fillies that have recently cleared the maiden and allowance ranks at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, or Saratoga Race Course ... more
Spotlight on NYRA Peace Officer Rudy Baffa
Friday, April 16, 2010
By Ashley Herriman

Rudy Baffa
 The eighth installment of The New York Racing Association, Inc.’s (NYRA) “Spotlight Series” is now available on demand at NYRA.com and profiles NYRA Peace Officer Rudy Baffa. Baffa, 83 years old and still going strong, has worked for NYRA for more than 30 years and is a familiar face – and voice – to patrons and employees at all three NYRA tracks. ... more
NYRA to Again Provide Belmont Shuttles for LIRR Patrons
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
By Jenny Kellner

Beginning on Opening Day, Friday, April 30, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will once again provide free shuttle bus service between Belmont Park and the Queens Village station of the Long Island Rail Road on live racing days.The shuttles will run through the end of Belmont Park’s 59-day spring/summer meet, with the exception of Friday, June 4 and Belmont Stakes Day, Saturday, June 5, ... more
NYRA Director of TV Production and Racecaller John Imbriale to Participate in Live Web Chat
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
By Ashley Herriman

John Imbriale
 John Imbriale, NYRA’s director of TV production and race announcer for much of the Aqueduct Racetrack Winter/Spring meet, will participate in a live web chat Friday, April 16, at 8:00 p.m. EST on nyra.com. A native New Yorker, Imbriale joined NYRA in 1979 after winning a New York Daily News contest for aspiring racecallers which provided a job in the NYRA Press Office as part of the grand prize. Imbriale learned the art of racecalling from Marshall Cassidy, ... more
Personal Ensign's 11 NYRA Races Uploaded to Youtube Channel
Sunday, April 11, 2010
By Dan Silver

Personal Ensign
 The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has uploaded the replays from all 11 races that the brilliant Personal Ensign won on the NYRA circuit, from her dominant 2-year-old debut to her stirring Maskette victory over Winning Colors. The races are available on NYRA’s official YouTube site ... more
Touching Beauty Holds On To Win Comely
Saturday, April 10, 2010
By Jenny Kellner

Touching Beauty
 Touching Beauty came from just off the pace to take the lead in midstretch and then held on through the final yards to score a half-length victory over Speightful Affair in the 61st running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Comely Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack ... more
Aqueduct Racetrack Notes
Friday, April 9, 2010
By NYRA Press Office

Banrock
 Rudy Rodriguez, who wrapped up his 18-year riding career with 221 winners from 3,900 starts, has gotten off to a flying start in his new career as a trainer. On Thursday, Rodriguez saddled Chromospere to win the sixth race on the turf at Aqueduct, his second straight winner on the heels of Aegean Breeze’s victory on March 31. The 37-year-old trainer is now 2-2-1 from eight starts with earnings of $34,530. ... more
2010 NYRA Media Guide Now Available
Friday, April 9, 2010
By Jenny Kellner

Containing valuable new features, including record mutuel payoffs by year and an expanded Belmont Stakes section, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) 2010 Media Guide is now available in hard copy, with fans being able to purchase it for the first time, and also on the web at NYRA.com ... more
Aqueduct to Host “Jamaica Day” Saturday, April 10
Friday, April 9, 2010
By Ashley Herriman

The Islands come to Aqueduct on April 10, when The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), hosts “Jamaica Day” at the Big A, brought to you by the Jamaica Tourist Board, Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill, Irie Jam Media Group, Inc. and JAM-X/ The Coral Sea Entertainment Group ... more
Trainer and NYTHA President Rick Violette to Participate in Live Web Chat
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
By Ashley Herriman

Rick Violette Jr.
 Rick Violette Jr., longtime New York trainer and president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, will participate in a live web chat Friday, April 9, at 8:00 p.m. EDT at http://www.nyra.com/livechat. Violette, a native of Worcester, Ma., showed hunters and jumpers on the East Coast circuit before a client who also owned thoroughbreds brought him to the track ... more






   
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