Lookin for Trouble

Perfect Munnings Leads Barn Exacta in Rego Park

OZONE PARK, NY – JP Racing’s Perfect Munnings led a Todd Pletcher-trained exacta across the wire in Sunday’s $100,000 Rego Park Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-olds at Aqueduct. Jockey Manny Franco piloted the 7/2 third choice…

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Rego Park Preview: Perfect Munnings Swaps Surfaces

OZONE PARK, NY – After a flashy debut on turf, trainer Todd Pletcher’s Perfect Munnings swaps surfaces for Sunday’s $100,000 Rego Park Stakes at Aqueduct. The Rego Park is a 6 1/2-furlong dirt sprint restricted to New York-bred 3-year-olds. This year’s edition is the penultimate event on a 9-race card and… Read More

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Anxious Eagle Orb keeps cool in the stretch to post first stakes win in Notebook

SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – E. V. Racing Stable’s Eagle Orb was anxious to get going, leaving the starting gate early in Saturday’s $100,000 Notebook. But after the field re-loaded, the son of Orb settled down, tracked the early speed, and finished strong for a 2 3/4-length victory in a stakes… Read More

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Notebook Preview: Blue Gator Favored in NY-Bred Showdown

SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – Three Diamonds Farm’s Blue Gator is favored among a septet of youngsters born in the Empire State who will contest Saturday’s $100,000 Notebook Stakes at Aqueduct. The Notebook is a 6-furlong dirt sprint restricted to 2-year-olds foaled in New York and approved by the New… Read More

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Hold the Salsa Wins Bertram Bongard

ELMONT, NY – Richard Lugovich homebred Hold the Salsa powered his way to the front in deep stretch to win Friday’s $100,000 Bertram F. Bongard Stakes at Belmont Park. Hold the Salsa broke from post 6 under Junior Alvarado at 7/1 odds and tracked from third while Half Right posted opening fractions… Read More

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Thin White Duke Breaks Maiden in Funny Cide

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Thin White Duke ensured Lookin for Trouble did not go station to station in the Funny Cide in Race 7, running down both Eagle Orb and the pacesetter from the outside in the stretch to break his maiden at fifth asking in the 6 1/2-furlong sprint for… Read More