NEW YORK (AP) – Samitar beat Somali Lemonade by a head Saturday in the $300,000 Garden City Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on the turf at Belmont Park. After running 10 times in Europe, Samitar missed by only a neck in … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Sunny Desert stretched her winning streak to four with a 61/4 length romp on Friday in the $85,000 Judy Soda Stakes for New York bred 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park. Shaking off a bump at the … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Spring to the Sky beat Sum of the Parts by a half-length Thursday in the $80,000 Groovy Stakes for 3-year-olds on the turf at Belmont Park. Javier Castellano was aboard for trainer Bruce Brown as Spring … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Madame Giry, the 2-1 favorite, extended her winning streak to four on Wednesday, beating Sweet Cat by 21/2 lengths in the $80,000 Smart N Fancy Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park. Making her stakes debut, … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Hessonite and Lubash won the $150,000 stakes for New York breds Sunday over the soggy turf at Belmont Park. Hessonite, the 3-5 favorite, captured a third straight state bred stakes with a 5 1/4-length victory over … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Air Support, the 7-5 favorite, nipped Bombaguia by a head on Saturday in the $196,000 Bowling Green Stakes on the turf at Belmont Park. John Velazquez was aboard for his second win in the first three … Continue reading →

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – Shanghai Bobby rallied to the lead with less than a furlong to run and won the $300,000 Hopeful Stakes for 2-year-olds by 33/4 lengths at Saratoga Race Course on Monday. Rosie Napravnik rode the Todd … Continue reading →

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – A year after sweeping the Jim Dandy and Travers Stakes as a 3-year-old, Stay Thirsty returns to the scene of his last victory in Saturday’s $750,000, 1 1/8-mile Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Stay … Continue reading →

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – A bit of Travers history unfolded at the finish line at Saratoga Race Course when Alpha caught Golden Ticket at the wire and the two finished in a dead heat for the win Saturday. It … Continue reading →

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – Why not, Gary Contessa figured. With the best 3-year-olds either retired or ailing, the trainer’s long shot, Speightscity, might have just as good a chance at winning the $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga on … Continue reading →