Aqueduct Racetrack Notes
Friday, November 20, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

Quality Road
 Schooling sessions for Edward P. Evans’ Quality Road continue Saturday morning at Aqueduct Racetrack, where the 3-year-old son of Elusive Quality will go through the paddock and load into the gate with jockey John Velazquez aboard as his connections ponder a start in the Grade 1, $300,000 Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile here on November 28. ... more
Three-Day Holiday Fest Features Six Graded Stakes
Friday, November 20, 2009
By Brian Skirka

Aqueduct Racetrack’s annual Holiday Fest, presented by the New York Lottery, is a three-day racing celebration featuring a total of six graded stakes on November 26-28. Holiday Fest begins on Thanksgiving Day with a special first race post time of 11:25 a.m. and the last of nine races on the card scheduled for 3:10 p.m. Parking lots open at 9:15 a.m. and admission gates open at 9:30 a.m. As always, general parking and admission are free ... more
Solid Six Line Up For Discovery
Thursday, November 19, 2009
By Ashley Herriman

Haynesfield
 Six starters, including multiple graded stakes winner Gone Astray and hometown favorite Haynesfield, have drawn in for Saturday’s 65th running of the Grade 3, 1 1/8-mile, $100,000-added Discovery Handicap over the main track at Aqueduct. ... more
BST to Again Sponsor B.E.S.T Holiday Dinner
Thursday, November 19, 2009
By Jenny Kellner

For many of the grooms, hotwalkers and exercise riders who work on the backstretch at Belmont Park and Aqueduct Racetrack, Thanksgiving is just another day in the year-round cycle of caring for racehorses. But this year, more than 500 backstretch workers will be able to share in the true spirit of America’s holiday when Bollam, Sheedy, Torani, & Co (BST), ... more
NYRA Introduces Photostream On Flickr
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
By Brian Skirka

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has launched its own photostream page on flickr.com. By logging on to http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyraphoto, fans can view colorful, exhilarating photos from a majority of NYRA’s premier stakes races and popular promotional events. ... more
New York Horsemen Mourn Loss of Hall of Famer Bobby Frankel
Monday, November 16, 2009
By Jenny Kellner

Bobby Frankel
 New York horsemen and racetrack executives Monday mourned the passing of Hall of Famer Bobby Frankel, a city kid from Brooklyn who began his career at Aqueduct Racetrack and went on to become one of the most successful thoroughbred trainers in the nation. Frankel, 68, died early Monday at his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif., after a lengthy battle with lymphoma ... more
Dominguez, Maragh Score Riding Doubles in NYSS
Sunday, November 15, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

Uncle T Seven
Uncle T Seven gave jockey Ramon Dominguez a stakes double Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack, rallying on the turn and going on to a 4 3/4-length victory over Mr. Windjammer in the $75,000 Thunder Rumble Division to cap off the New York Stallion Series ... more
Florida Invader Captures Aqueduct Handicapping Challenge
Sunday, November 15, 2009
By Brian Skirka

Robert Gianquitti
 Robert Gianquitti, a 58-year-old contractor from Lake Worth, Fla., topped 227 other players and took home the $40,000 first prize in the 2009 Fall Handicapping Challenge this weekend at Aqueduct Racetrack. Gianquitti finished the two-day contest with a mythical bankroll of $1,193, just $55 more than runner-up Michael Labriola of Richmond, Calif., who won second prize of $13,000 ... more
Dominguez Passes Cordero; Takes Over 2nd in NYRA Yearly Wins
Friday, November 13, 2009
By Dan Silver

Ramon Dominguez
Jockey Ramon Dominguez’s assault on the NYRA record books continued today when he piloted Freight Forward to victory in Aqueduct Racetrack’s 2nd race to register his 341st New York win in 2009, passing Angel Cordero, Jr. to move into sole possession of second place for wins in a year by a jockey at Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga. ... more
NYRA Spotlight Series Takes Fans Behind The Scenes
Friday, November 13, 2009
By Jenny Kellner

The New York Racing Association, Inc.’s new “Spotlight Series” videos will offer racing fans an exclusive look at the people who work behind the scenes at Saratoga Race Course, Belmont Park and Aqueduct Racetrack. The first video in the series can be viewed online at http://www.nyra.com/nyraspotlight/nyraspotlight.html and at NYRA’s official Youtube site. ... more
Aqueduct Racetrack Notes
Friday, November 13, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

Quality Road
 Edward P. Evans’ Quality Road, whose fiery antics caused him to be scratched at the gate prior to the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita, is scheduled to return to his Belmont Park stall Tuesday and be back on the track Wednesday morning, according to trainer Todd Pletcher. ... more
NY Racing Insider Blog Goes Behind The Scenes Year-Round
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Contact: Jenny Kellner

Racing fans can now go behind the scenes year-round at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course with the launch of The New York Racing Association, Inc.’s (NYRA) latest on-line offering, “NY Racing Insider.” The blog is located at www.nyracinginsider.com. ... more
NYRA Launches Community Relations Blog
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Contact: Jenny Kellner

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has launched a new community relations blog to underscore its commitment to working with organizations in the areas surrounding Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack, and Saratoga Race Course. ... more
Minus Pool Alert for NYRA Rewards Internet Wagering
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Contact: Dan Silver

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has introduced a minus pool alert to its NYRA Rewards Internet Wagering platform. The alert will only be displayed for races at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course. ... more
Aqueduct Racetrack Notes
Saturday, November 7, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

Gone Astray
 Phipps Stable’s Pennsylvania Derby and Ohio Derby winning Gone Astray will make his next start at Aqueduct Racetrack in the Grade 3, $100,000 Discovery Handicap for 3-year-olds on November 21, said Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey ... more
Expansion Pulls Upset in Red Smith
Saturday, November 7, 2009
By Jenny Kellner

Expansion
 Gary and Mary West’s Expansion made his stakes debut a winning one, rallying from last to first to upset the 50th running of the Grade 2, $150,000 Red Smith Handicap Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack ... more
Juveniles Step Up In Nashua, Tempted
Saturday, November 7, 2009
By Ashley Herriman

Buddy’s Saint
A pair of late-developing 2-year-olds had their chance to shine at Aqueduct Racetrack Saturday afternoon, with Buddy’s Saint running off with the Grade 2, $150,000 Nashua and Ailalea victorious in the Grade 3, $106,500 Tempted for fillies. In the Nashua, Kingfield Stables’ Buddy’s Saint officially broke his maiden in style, ... more
Fresh Faces Join Big A Jockey Colony
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
By Brian Skirka

David Cohen
 With a week in the books at Aqueduct Racetrack’s 39-day Fall Meet, one new face in the jockey colony has already begun to make an impact, while more are on the way. With five racing days completed, 25-year old David Cohen, the leading rider at the recently concluded Delaware Park meet, is fifth in the jockey standings at the Big A with four wins ... more
NYRA to Live Stream "Talking Horses" Year Round on NYRA.com
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
By Dan Silver

The popular daily handicapping show “Talking Horses” will be available for live viewing online at www.nyra.com beginning on Wednesday, November 4. Fans who are not on-track will be able to watch and listen to the show live online and get all the day’s handicapping selections from the program’s prognosticators. “Talking Horses” runs from approximately 11:35 – noon on live racing days, always starting approximately an hour before first post ... more
Rainy Belmont Fall Meet Sees Handle and Attendance Declines
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Contact: Dan Silver

The 2009 Belmont Park Fall Championship Meet, permeated by inclement weather and races washed off the turf, saw declines in handle and attendance figures. The 2009 Meet ran 33 days, four fewer than the 2008 Meet, yet saw 81 percent more races taken off the turf (38 in 2009 compared to 21 in 2008). A total of 119 turf races were run at the 2009 Fall Meet compared to 143 in 2008. ... more
Betfair to Offer NYRA Pools Globally
Monday, November 2, 2009
Contact: Dan Silver

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has reached an agreement with Betfair Games Limited to permit common-pool pari-mutuel wagering on its races to Betfair’s global customers. Betfair boasts a worldwide customer base of more than 2.5 million people who will now have access to the Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course pari-mutuel pools via www.betfair.com ... more
Winning Finale For Criticism In Long Island
Sunday, November 1, 2009
By Ashley Herriman

Criticism
 On November 1, 2008, making just her second start in the United States, Darley Stable’s Criticism (GB) won the Grade 3, $150,000 Long Island Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack, the first of five graded stakes she would go on to win in this country. Exactly one year later, it was déjà vu at Aqueduct Racetrack Sunday afternoon as the 5-year-old Machiavellian mare won the 53rd running of the Long Island in the final start of her accomplished career ... more
Unbridled Belle Goes Out a Winner in New York Finale
Saturday, October 31, 2009
By Brian Skirka

Unbridled Belle
 Team Valor International’s Unbridled Belle made her Empire State finale a winning one Saturday by taking the 15th running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Turnback the Alarm at Aqueduct Racetrack.The 6-year-old daughter of Broken Vow, who has now earned $1.88 million in her 24-race career, has maintained her form very well since her victory in the Grade 1 Beldame at Belmont Park in 2006. ... more
Le Grand Cru Surprises (Sort Of) In Bold Ruler
Saturday, October 31, 2009
By Jenny Kellner

Le Grand Cru
 When Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens glanced at the tote board at Aqueduct Racetrack prior to Saturday’s 34th running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Bold Ruler, he was somewhat perplexed that his Kelso winner, Le Grand Cru, was being sent off as the longest shot in the five-horse field. “I thought he was a shorter price than he was on the board,” said Jerkens, who trains Le Grand Cru for Judson Streicher ... more






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