Captain Bombastic

New York-Breds Shine on Special Memorial Day Card at Belmont Park

ELMONT, NY – Bankit secured millionaire status with a powerful score in the $200,000 Commentator on a holiday Monday card devoted to New York-breds featuring 6 state-bred stakes worth a combined $900,000 at Belmont Park.…

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Bank On Shea Kicks Off Belmont Park Spring/Summer Meet with Affirmed Success Victory

ELMONT, NY – Shea D Boys Stable’s Bank On Shea led through every point of call, fending off Wudda U Think Now’s challenge the entire way to post a 1-length win in Friday’s $100,000 Affirmed Success for New York-breds 4-years-old and up going 6 furlongs at Belmont Park. The ninth… Read More

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Winners Laugh has Serious Chance in Affirmed Success

ELMONT, NY – Barry Schwartz’s Winners Laugh will step up to stakes company for the first time in Friday’s $100,000 Affirmed Success, a 6-furlong main track sprint for New York-breds 4-years-old and up at Belmont Park in the first stakes of the 48-day spring/summer meet. Trained by Horacio DePaz, the… Read More

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New York-Bred Stars Shine on Empire Showcase Day

ELMONT, NY – A total of 109 New York-bred horses competed across 11 races at Belmont Park on Saturday in the annual Empire Showcase Day, which includes 8 stakes totaling $1.2 million in purses. $175,000 Empire Classic Handicap Horses 3 and up going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt “The… Read More

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Yaupon Breezes in Chick Lang

BALTIMORE, MD – William and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Yaupon breezed home an easy winner of Thursday’s $200,000 Chick Lang Stakes (G3) at Pimlico. Yaupon was the 3/5 favorite as he broke from post 9 under John Velazquez and soon bumped with Arkaan, who bore inward from his outside stall. No worse for the… Read More

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Chick Lang Preview: Yaupon Looms Large

BALTIMORE, MD – William and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Yaupon and his lightning-quick feet loom large in Thursday’s $200,000 Chick Lang Stakes (G3) at Pimlico. The Chick Lang is a 6-furlong dirt sprint restricted to 3-year-olds. This year’s edition is the penultimate event on a 10-race card and has a local post time… Read More

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Captain Bombastic Rocks NYSSS Times Square

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Team Hanley’s Captain Bombastic rocked his fellow New York-bred rivals with a dominating effort in Friday’s $100,000 New York Stallion Stakes Series (NYSSS) Times Square division at Saratoga. Captain Bombastic was the 3/5 favorite under Luis Saez as he broke from post 2 and was the innermost… Read More

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NYSSS Times Square Preview: Captain Bombastic a Potential Lock

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Team Hanley’s Captain Bombastic looks like a potential lock as the heavy favorite in Friday’s $100,000 New York Stallion Stakes Series (NYSSS) Times Square division at Saratoga. The Times Square is a 6 1/2-furlong dirt sprint restricted to 3-year-olds eligible for the NYSSS. This year’s edition is the… Read More

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Echo Town Erupts Late to Take Jerkens

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – L and N Racing’s Echo Town erupted in mid-stretch and drew off convincingly to win Saturday’s $300,000 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. Echo Town broke alertly from post 4 at 7/1 odds under Ricardo Santana, Jr., and initially went for the lead, but his rider soon… Read More