{Friday, September 30, 2011} Juveniles line up in Belmont dirt, turf preps for Breeders' Cup Despite winning the Tyro Stakes in July at Monmouth Park by two lengths, She Digs Me was sent off at lukewarm odds of 4-1 in his next start at the Jersey

{Tuesday, September 27, 2011} BC PREP RACES HEAT UP AS 2011 BREEDERS' CUP DRAWS NEAR By Noel Michaels The 2011 Breeders' Cup is just around the corner and the fall Thoroughbred stakes racing season is all about prep races for this year's Breeders'

{Monday, September 26, 2011} To Honor and Serve Eyes BC Classic Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott was at his Belmont Park barn Sunday morning and pleased, albeit not altogether surprised, with TO HONOR AND SERVE's (Bernardini) record-setting victory

{Sunday, September 25, 2011} FAIRPLEX KEEPS CHUGGING ALONG The Ralph M. Hinds Pomona Invitational Handicap wraps up the stakes action at the Fairplex Park meet Sunday with an entertaining bunch of older runners. But with its purse of only $75,000

{Wednesday, September 21, 2011} BELMONT FALL MEET HANDICAPPING UPDATE By Noel Michaels There are few race meets as important as the Belmont fall meet, which contains all of New York's key prep races for the Breeders' Cup, which

{Monday, September 19, 2011} Winter Memories strutting her stuff following Garden City victory It was a bright and lively WINTER MEMORIES (El Prado [Ire]) and an emotionally drained but happy Jimmy Toner who received a stream of congratulatory

{Friday, September 16, 2011} TIZWAY WORKS FOR GOLD CUP Trainer James Bond flew home from the Keeneland sales Wednesday night, not getting to his Saratoga home until around midnight. Bond said he got about three hours of sleep before he got

{Thursday, September 15, 2011} GARDEN CITY CLASH LOOMS SATURDAY Winter Memories, Hungry Island clash in Garden City An outstanding field of three-year-old fillies will vie for their first Grade 1 victory Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park in

{Monday, September 12, 2011} BELMONT PARK REPORT Winter Memories turned in her final workout in preparation for her Grade 1 debut in next Saturday’s Garden City, breezing five furlongs in 1:03.48 Sunday morning over the inner turf course at

{Friday, September 09, 2011} UNCLE MO HEADED FOR KELSO Uncle Mo, beaten a nose in the Grade 1 King’s Bishop in his first start in 140 days, will “most likely” make his next start in the Grade 2, $200,000 Kelso Handicap at Belmont Park on Oct.

{Friday, September 09, 2011} BELMONT PARK FALL MEET PREVIEW, 2011 By Noel Michaels "The summer wind came blowin' in from across the sea . . .
All summer long we sang a song . . .
Like painted kites, those days and nights

{Thursday, September 08, 2011} Belmont fall meet commences; Bowling Green highlights opener With 21 graded stakes worth $5 million, Belmont Park's fall meet will showcase a stellar lineup of champions-in-the-making when it opens for its 37-day

{Monday, September 05, 2011} Brilliant Speed thrives back on turf in Saranac Live Oak Plantation's homebred BRILLIANT SPEED (Dynaformer) looked like a smart turf horse in the making this winter, but his last-to-first heroics in the Blue Grass S. (G1) over Keeneland's

{Sunday, September 04, 2011} Jackson Bend mows them down in Forego Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito has been an infrequent visitor to the Saratoga winner's circle this summer, but was able to enjoy a stakes win by his long-suffering colt JACKSON

{Thursday, September 01, 2011} Havre de Grace takes shot against boys in Woodward Rachel Alexandra paved the way two years ago becoming the first female winner in the illustrious history of the Woodward S. (G1), and on Saturday at Saratoga HAVRE