NYRA/Chelsea Durand by Sarah Mace La Verdad (Yes It’s True), winner of five straight before finishing a game second in her stakes debut in the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie at Laurel Park on February 22, achieved her first stakes victory…
Linda Rice to win NY Bred Trainer of The Year for 2013
Laurel Park: Palace invades for General George Handicap
While six New York-bred sprinters tackle the $100,000 Hollie Hughes Stakes at Aqueduct, the talented New York-bred Palace will take his show on the road to Laurel Park for Monday’s Grade 3, $250,000 General George Handicap. In addition to seeking…
Gaining Ground – Fall/Winter NYTHA Newsletter
By: Andy Belfiore Only four trainers in the last dozen years have been able to capture a championship at Saratoga: Kiaran McLaughlin, Bill Mott, Todd Pletcher, and Linda Rice. It was a ground-breaking milestone for Rice, who took down her first training title when she bested…
Aqueduct: Miss Narcissist gets two-turn test in East View
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – One of trainer Linda Rice’s concerns with running Miss Narcissist in the East View Stakes at Aqueduct was having to run her back three weeks after a hard-fought neck victory in a division of the New…
Aqueduct notes: Rice notches first 100-win season
By David Grening OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Along with the usual satisfaction that goes with winning three races on one card, trainer Linda Rice had further reason to be excited about going 3 for 3 Thursday at Aqueduct. When La Verdad…
Miss Narcissist commands attention in redrawn East View
By Jon Forbes | 12/19/2013 05:02 PM ET Miss Narcissist PHOTO/ADAM COGLIANESE The $100,000 East View Stakes will now be run on Sunday, December 22 at Aqueduct Racetrack after racing was cancelled this past Sunday due to inclement weather. The field, initially…
Palace continues Aqueduct campaign in Gravesend
By Jon Forbes | 12/18/2013 05:09 PM ET Palace PHOTO/ADAM COGLIANESE Palace, who became a graded stakes winner in his most recent start, heads a field of six sprinters entered in the $100,000 Gravesend Handicap, which will be contested at six furlongs…
TRRN Sirius Radio Interview With Linda Rice
Palace continues hot streak with Fall Highweight victory
By Jon Forbes | 11/28/2013 04:04 PM ET Palace, claimed for $20,000 in the fall of 2012, won his third straight stakes on Thursday at Aqueduct Racetrack, posting a 1 ½-length victory in the 100th edition of the Grade 3, $300,000 Fall…