Photo by Adam Coglianese/NYRA The third time was the charm for SIOUXSE, who made it to the winner’s circle at Aqueduct after her maiden special triumph this afternoon. Jaime Rodriguez was aboard for the 1 1/16 miles route on the turf. Siouxse gave him his second win on today’s card. It was a bit of […]
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Laurelin (IRE) Still Undefeated
Photo by Coglianese Photos/NYRA Yesterday morning, our former groom Thomas Cook posted on Facebook, “Hoping Herringswell has winners from east to west.” Well Tom, we thank you for the good wishes – and are thrilled to report we did exactly that. It started in the east when Newstead Stables LLC’s undefeated LAURELIN (IRE) kept her […]
Laurelin (IRE) Earns Her Stripes in Tepin Stakes
Photo by Susie Raisher/NYRA As iconic New York Yankee Yogi Berra famously said, “It’s like deja vu all over again.” LAURELIN (IRE) followed the lead of Jack and Jim yesterday, shipping up to Aqueduct for a stakes debut in just her second career start. Like Jack and Jim, the 2-year-old filly by Zarak (FR) won […]
Summer Girl
Photo by Adam Coglianese/NYRA On the America’s Day At The Races broadcast, Richard Migliore called her “absolutely the horse to beat.” Co-hosts Laffit Pincay and Rajiv Maragh agreed with him. And SUMMER WHIRL rewarded their faith in her with a dazzling late run under John Velazquez to break her maiden in the nightcap at Saratoga […]
Soiree On A Sunday Afternoon
Photo by Adam Coglianese/NYRA “You just don’t see it.” No, Laffit Pincay Jr., you sure don’t. A) You rarely see first-time starters going a mile and a half, and B) you don’t see them charging down the stretch to win. But SUN KISSED SOIREE did exactly that at Saratoga today. We held our breath as […]
Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational to Trikari
Photos by Susie Raisher/NYRA “I don’t know what his distance limitations are, but I said to Johnny (Velazquez), ‘We’ve got to ride him like he’s going to handle the distance,’ and I really thought he would. He’s a special horse, he really is.” – Graham to Maggie Wolfendale after Trikari’s win in the Belmont Derby […]
Jhirsch Graduates in New York
JHIRSCH wrapped up a very productive Saturday for Herringswell with his authoritative maiden-breaking victory at Belmont At The Big A. There was a full field of twelve entered in the 8 1/2 furlong contest on the turf, and Jhirsch had Manny Franco aboard. He stalked the leader throughout, settled in second until the upper stretch. […]
Memorialize Wins Aqueduct’s Tepin Stakes
It was a productive afternoon for Gainesway at Aqueduct, with MEMORIALIZE capturing the Tepin Stakes. She was ridden again today Manny Franco, who was aboard in her last start, the Miss Grillo Stakes-G2 on October 4. After a bothersome trip that day, she finished 5th to eventual Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf-G1 winner Hard To […]
Toupie Wins Aqueduct’s Stewart Manor Stakes
Wertheimer & Frere have yet another promising homebred youngster in TOUPIE, winner today of the Stewart Manor Stakes at Aqueduct. The 2-year-old filly by Uncle Mo out of the Tapit mare Ameritume was making her fourth career start at her fourth different track. Jockey Jorge Ruiz made the trip up to New York to ride […]
Queen For A Day
She had none of it to deal with at Belmont at the Big A today, as QUEEN OF THE MUD (IRE) broke her maiden on Aqueduct’s firm outer turf course in brilliant sunshine. Her first start was three weeks ago at Delaware Park, going five furlongs on the grass under Daniel Centeno. The pair were […]