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Danger’s Hour Preview: Turf Action Returns to Aqueduct

OZONE PARK, NY – A field of nine older males are entered for Saturday’s $100,000 Danger’s Hour Stakes, marking the return of turf stakes action to Aqueduct. The Danger’s Hour is a 1-mile inner turf…

Race Previews

Distaff Preview: Lady Kate Takes Much-Needed Class Drop

OZONE PARK, NY – Anderson Stables’ Lady Kate takes a much-needed class drop as she makes her 2021 debut in Friday’s $150,000 Distaff Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct. The Distaff Handicap is a 7-furlong dirt sprint restricted to fillies and mares ages 4 and up. This year’s edition is the penultimate… Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Gazelle Preview: Brown Packs 1-2 Punch with Search Results, The Grass Is Blue

OZONE PARK, NY – Trainer Chad Brown packs a solid 1-2 punch for Saturday’s $250,000 Gazelle Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct with stakes-winning stablemates Search Results and The Grass Is Blue as he seeks to saddle the race winner for the third time. The Gazelle is a 1 1/8-mile restricted to… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Risk Taking, Search Results Top Fields For Wood Memorial, Gazelle

OZONE PARK, NY – Recent Withers Stakes (G3) winner Risk Taking drew post 4 and was named the 5/2 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial Presented by Resorts World Casino (G2), and fellow Klaravich Stables-owned Search Results drew post 8 for the $250,000 Gazelle Stakes (G3), on the… Read More

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Bankit Attempts Stakes Hat Trick In Sunday’s Haynesfield

OZONE PARK, NY – Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing’s multiple stakes winner Bankit seeks a third consecutive trip to the winner’s circle against stakes company in Sunday’s sixth running of the $100,000 Haynesfield, a one-turn mile for New York-bred older horses at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Haynesfield honors Turtle Bird… Read More

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Cicada Preview: Irish Constitution Wheels Back

OZONE PARK, NY – Fresh off a local confidence-boosting victory just a week ago, Perrine Time Thoroughbreds and West Paces Racing’s Irish Constitution wheels right back for Saturday’s $100,000 Cicada Stakes at Aqueduct. The Cicada is a 6-furlong dirt sprint restricted to 3-year-old fillies. This year’s edition is the third event… Read More

Race Recaps

Excellent Timing Debuts For New Connections In Damon Runyon

OZONE PARK, NY – Highly-regarded Excellent Timing will make his first start since being acquired by his new ownership group and moved to the barn of trainer Chad Brown, competing as part of a nine-horse field of New York-bred sophomores in Sunday’s 42nd running of the 7-furlong $100,000 Damon Runyon… Read More

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Correction Preview: Amuse Invades The Big A For Final Start

OZONE PARK, NY – Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella’s Amuse invades The Big A from southern California as she makes her final career start in Saturday’s $100,000 Correction Stakes at Aqueduct. The Correction is a 6-furlong dirt sprint open to fillies and mares ages 4 and up. This year’s… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Gotham Preview: Highly Motivated Ready for 3-Year-Old Debut

OZONE PARK, NY – The Empire State’s Kentucky Derby (G1) Trail continues this weekend with the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3), which drew a solid field of eight 3-year-olds. The contest is scheduled for race 9 on a loaded card featuring three other stakes, including the Busher Invitational for the Kentucky… Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Busher Preview: Trimming A Runway To The Oaks

OZONE PARK, NY – Gary Barber’s Make Mischief headlines a field of sophomores trying to trim a runway to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) that goes through Saturday’s $250,000 Busher Invitational Stakes at Aqueduct. The Busher is a one-turn dirt mile restricted to 3-year-old fillies and has a local post time… Read More