Quality Road Receives Patch for Second Quarter Crack
Sunday, April 26, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

Quality Road
 Kentucky Derby hopeful Quality Road returned from a mile and three-quarter gallop on the Belmont Park training track with a tinge of blood from a newly-patched quarter crack, but his connections remain optimistic he will make the May 2 “Run for the Roses.” A five-furlong breeze Monday morning will be the determining factor on whether the Elusive Quality colt makes the trip to Churchill Downs ... more
Belmont Park Opens With Over 50 Facility Improvements
Saturday, April 25, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

Belmont Park
 Belmont Park will open its Spring/Summer Meet on Wednesday, April 29 with more than 50 improvements to the facilities, including upgrades to the spacious main building, the beautiful backyard, the vibrant backstretch area, and the legendary racetrack surfaces ... more
Mr. Fantasy Rebounds for Withers Victory
Saturday, April 25, 2009
By Francis LaBelle Jr.

Mr. Fantasy
 Mr. Fantasy, thwarted in the Gotham by the overpowering performance of Kentucky Derby-bound I Want Revenge, turned back to a mile Saturday afternoon and got help from hard-to-handle Supreme Summit as he rode the rail to a 1 ¾-length victory over favored This Ones for Phil in the 130th running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Withers for three-year-olds ... more
Conference Call with Trainer Jimmy Jerkens
Saturday, April 25, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

Jimmy Jerkens
 Opening Statement from Jimmy Jerkens, trainer of Quality Road: “It was decided just to give him a jog today because he hadn’t had much time for the crack to dry out. So, instead of galloping him, which probably would have put a little too much stress on him ... more
NYRA to Provide Belmont Shuttles for LIRR Patrons
Friday, April 24, 2009
By Jenny Kellner

Beginning on Wednesday, April 29, The New York Racing Association, Inc. will provide free shuttle bus service between Belmont Park and the Queens Village station of the Long Island Rail Road for its patrons affected by ... more
Jerkens Hopeful After Quality Road Quarter Crack is Treated
Friday, April 24, 2009
By Jenny Kellner

Quality Road
 Trainer Jimmy Jerkens expressed optimism Friday afternoon that Quality Road, a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby, would be able to make the May 2 “Run for the Roses” after noted hoof specialist Ian McKinlay treated a second quarter crack in the colt’s ... more
Logo Unveiled for 2009 Shadwell Travers
Friday, April 24, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

The logo for the 2009 Shadwell Travers Stakes (G1) features the roofline of the Saratoga Race Course Clubhouse entrance on Nelson Avenue suspended above the race name and year and speaks to the race’s heritage as the cornerstone of the summer meeting. The $1 million Shadwell Travers, also known as “The Mid-Summer Derby," ... more
G3 Withers a Major Test for Up-and-Coming 3-Year-Olds
Thursday, April 23, 2009
By Francis LaBelle Jr.

This Ones for Phil
 The horse grabbing most of the headlines in Doug O’Neill’s barn these days is Square Eddie, who made an improbable comeback from a shin injury suffered earlier this year to earn a berth in next Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. But there’s no mistaking the enthusiasm in O’Neill’s voice when he starts talking about another 3-year-old colt in his stable ... more
Get Up, Get Out and Get Back To Big-Time Racing at Belmont
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
By Francis LaBelle Jr.

A potent stakes schedule run at one of Thoroughbred racing’s grandest facilities awaits fans when Belmont Park begins its 64-day Spring/Summer Meet on Wednesday, April 29. With its historic paddock, spacious backyard, playground, picnic facilities and tree-shaded paths, Belmont Park allows its fans to enjoy a day outside and get close to the horses as they savor... more
Aqueduct Racetrack Notes
Saturday, April 18, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

Mr. Fantasy
Kentucky Derby hopeful Quality Road was in fine form Saturday morning, one day after turning in a bullet six-furlong work on Belmont Park’s training track. “He’s fine, everything is good,” said trainer Jimmy Jerkens, adding that the Grade 1 Florida Derby winner will have... more
Smooth Sailing for Seattle Smooth in Bed O’ Roses
Saturday, April 18, 2009
By Francis LaBelle Jr.

Seattle Smooth
 Mercedes Stable’s Seattle Smooth might not have been fully cranked for Saturday’s Grade 2, $150,000 Bed O’Roses, but it turned out she didn’t have to be. As luck would have it, she caught an easy spot to make her 2009 seasonal debut and waltzed away to 5 ¾-length victory in this 53rd renewal of the seven-furlong ... more
Quality Road Breezes Three-Quarters at Belmont Park
Friday, April 17, 2009
Contact: Jenny Kellner

Quality Road
 Trainer Jimmy Jerkens said all systems are “go” for Kentucky Derby hopeful Quality Road, who Friday morning breezed three-quarters of a mile on Belmont Park’s fast training track in 1:12.03. Daily Racing Form clockers caught the strapping bay son of Elusive Quality and exercise rider Juan Moreno galloping out in 1:25.55 ... more
With Real-Time View, NYRA EMTs Improve First Response Efforts
Friday, April 17, 2009
By Ashley Herriman

As part of continued efforts to enhance the safety and welfare of jockeys and horses, The New York Racing Association, Inc. will now broadcast live, head-on video of all NYRA races directly into the chase ambulance that follows the horses around the track during each race. This real-time video feed, shown on a monitor mounted ... more
Save Your Bucks at Belmont Park; $1 Off Special Announced
Friday, April 17, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

In order to make a day at the races more affordable, The New York Racing Association has announced the Save Your Bucks deal for the opening month of the 2009 Belmont Park Spring/Summer Meet. Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from April 29 through May 29, fans will receive $1 off general parking, admission, beer, soda, hot dogs, hamburgers and... more
Aqueduct Notes
Thursday, April 16, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

Anna Rose Napravnik
 Jockey Anna Rose Napravnik will bring her first season riding in New York to a close this weekend. Napravnik, who moved her tack to New York in late November, enjoyed success over Aqueduct’s inner track, finishing 5th in the standings with 39 victories, just two behind 4th place rider Eddie Castro. “It was a real introduction period when we first got here,” Napravnik ... more
They Love New York (and Vice-Versa)
Thursday, April 16, 2009
By Jenny Kellner

Commentator
 Tracy Farmer’s Commentator, who at age 7 thrilled racing fans last summer when he won the Grade 1 Whitney for a second time and who is aiming towards a three-peat this summer, has been named 2008 Horse of the Year by the New York Thoroughbred Breeders. Scheduled to make his 8-year-old debut ... more
Santagata Keeping Busy in Retirement - At The Track
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
By Ashley Herriman

Nick Santagata
 After 4,143 wins – among them multiple New York stakes including the Bay Shore, the Bold Ruler, and the Whirlaway – and career earnings of more than $74 million, jockey Nick Santagata decided last November it was time to call it a career. “Sometimes it costs more money to ride than it does to stay home,” said the Brooklyn-born ... more
Help Wanted for Belmont Stakes Day, Saturday, June 6
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Contact Julie Levine

It is New York’s most exciting day of Thoroughbred racing, and the New York Racing Association is looking for plenty of help to make Belmont Stakes Day, Saturday, June 6, the most enjoyable day for its fans at Belmont Park ... more
NYRA's Pat Mahony Continues a Family Legacy
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
By Ashley Herriman

Pat Mahony
 While his surname is virtually synonymous with the development of pari-mutuel wagering in the United States, the New York Racing Association’s newly appointed Senior Vice President of Mutuels, Pat Mahony, 62, doesn’t consider his 40-plus-year career in pari-mutuel operations an exercise in destiny ... more
Dream Play Takes Lead and Rings Up Comely
Friday, April 11, 2009
By Francis LaBelle Jr.

Dream Play
 Stewart L. Armstrong’s Dream Play, making her first start on Aqueduct’s main track, put away Grade 1 winner Laragh on Saturday afternoon, then splashed home to a 5½-length victory in the 60th running of the Grade 2, $150,000 Comely for three-year-old fillies at a mile ... more
Patrick Mahony promoted to NYRA Senior Vice President
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Contact: John Lee

Pat Mahony
 A respected expert in Pari-Mutuel operations, Patrick Mahony has been promoted to the post of Senior Vice President of Mutuels, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced today. His previous title had been Vice President of Pari-Mutuel Operations. Mahony joined NYRA in 2003 after a distinguished career at Gulfstream Park, Calder, Hialeah, Atlantic City Race Track, Garden State Race Track, and Monmouth Park ... more
Wood Memorial Day Follow-Up Notes
Sunday, April 5, 2009
By NYRA Press Office

I Want Revenge
 Despite his troubled trip in Saturday’s 85th running of the Grade 1, nine-furlong Wood Memorial, IEAH Stables and David J. Lanzman’s I Want Revenge was feeling no ill-effects on Sunday morning. “He came out the race real well,” said trainer Jeff Mullins ... more
After All That, I Want Revenge Nails Wood
Saturday, April 4, 2009
By Francis LaBelle Jr.

I Want Revenge
 I Want Revenge overcame a horrible start, traffic problems and seven other three-year-olds Saturday afternoon to win the 85th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Rracetrack by a length and a half over West Side Bernie ... more
Kodiak Kowboy Continues NY Love Affair With Carter Win
Saturday, April 4, 2009
By Jenny Kellner

Kodiak Kowboy
 One thing is for sure -- Kodiak Kowboy loves New York. Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, the 4-year-old son of Posse added the 109th running of the $300,000 Carter Handicap to his local resume, rallying through the stretch to post a head victory over Fabulous Strike for his first Grade 1 win ... more






   
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