NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: Shuvee Stakes (G2) at Saratoga   Date: Sunday, July 21st (Race 5 at 3:17 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet:  $20 to win on Just Katherine    The Reason: Just Katherine has been just outstanding in her efforts...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   The New York Stallion Series today at Saratoga is a fitting start to the stakes slate this week, as Saturday features a pair of prep races for the King’s Plate. Both the New York Stallion Series and King’s Plate are restricted races in that where...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   You know how I try to get you to bet certain races by writing about them (and, yes, I realize that some of you just bet the opposite of what I say)? Well, breeding programs have similar incentive programs. So it goes with the New York Stallion...

NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $175,000 Soaring Softly Stakes (G3T) from Belmont at Aqueduct      Date: Sunday, May 12 (Race 8, 4:43 pm ET)        What to do with a $20 Bet:   $10 win and $10 place on #9 Pipsy (IRE)   The Reason:  The lightly raced...

NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $200,000 New York Stallion Stakes at Aqueduct      Date: Sunday, April 14 (Race 8, 5:04pm ET)        What to do with a $20 Bet: $3 exacta box bet – select horses #5 Jay’s Love, #6 Sohana, and #8 Sunday Girl to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Showing Some Sparkle Shimmering Allure (4-5) has her sights set on another stakes score when she takes on four competitors in this Saturday’s $100,000 Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct. The accomplished youngster has already performed admirably at the graded...

NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: $135,000 Forever Together Stakes   Date: Sunday, November 19 (Race 7)   Why to watch: The 1 1/16-mile turf tilt for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, features a combination of established talents and some interesting...

NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon There is plenty of exciting Thoroughbred action across the globe this weekend, including a pair of high-stakes stakes races at Belmont Park. Here is a closer look at two races that will deliver the winning connections a golden ticket to the upcoming...

NEW YORK — The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2023 fall meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, which will offer 33 stakes, 10 of them graded events, worth a total of $6.385 million. Following the conclusion of Belmont at the Big A fall...