Max Player went from maiden winner to graded winner by outstaying his competition in Saturday’s GIII Withers S. His victory was both the first black-type and graded for sire Honor Code (A.P. Indy), whose Lane’s End barn mate Tonalist was…
Max Player Captures the Withers
Rice Scores Milestone 2000th Victory
Trainer Linda Rice secured her 2,000th career win when Alpha Delta Stables homebred Scilly Cay rolled to victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Rego Park at Aqueduct Racetrack. Rice, who leads all trainers at the Big A Winter meet with 23 wins,…
Nicodemus Wins the GIII Westchester S.
Nicodemus got up just in time to deny front-running Stan the Man and earn his black-type badge in the GIII Westchester S. at Belmont on Kentucky Derby day. Stalking from a two-wide third as Stan the Man registered an opening…
Rice Earns Aqueduct Winter Meet Training Title
Trainer Linda Rice (45 wins) won her first NYRA meet title since 2017, jockey Manny Franco paced all riders with 98 victories and Michael Dubb led all owners with 15 wins for the winter meet at Aqueduct Racetrack that spanned…
Voodoo Song & ‘Disguise Sisters’ Win NY-Bred Awards
The other multiple winner of the night was Holiday Disguise, who took home the hardware for Champion Female Sprinter and Champion Older Dirt Female. Her half-sister Midnight Disguise was honored as Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. Both champions were bred by Dr.…
Startwithsilver Tops Rice Quartet in Correction
The odds were that, with four entries in a field of six older fillies and mares, Linda Rice would take a trip to the winner’s circle after Aqueduct’s featured $100,000 Correction Stakes. In the end it was her lone New…
Voodoo Song Leads Talented Field in Return of Hawthorne Derby
STICKNEY, IL – After a year hiatus, the $100,000 Hawthorne Derby returns to Hawthorne on Saturday with the 51st running of the race. To be contested at 1 1/8 miles on the Hawthorne turf course, the Hawthorne Derby will go as…
Voodoo Song puts Four-Race Win Streak on the line in Commonwealth Derby
Voodoo Song and jockey Jose Lezcano capture the Saranac Stakes (G3) at Saratoga on Saturday, September 2, 2017 (c) NYRA/Chelsea Durand/Adam Coglianese Photography Voodoo Song has been unbeatable since transferring to trainer Linda Rice, and on Saturday the English Channel sophomore…
Voodoo Song Joins Elite Company With Grade 3 Saranac Win
Barry and Sheryl Schwartz’ 3-year-old homebred Voodoo Song joined some pretty rarified company at Saratoga Racetrack on Woodward Day. Successfully completing a front-running mission to win the $300,000 Grade 3, Saranac Stakes, the chestnut English Channel colt posted his fourth…
McPeek, Rice Send Out First American-Trained Runners In Korea
The Korea Autumn Racing Carnival 2017 (September 9th-10th) will see the first ever American-trained runners in Korea. New York-based Papa Shot will take his chance in the Keeneland Korea Cup, while Kentucky-trained The Truth or Else runs in the Keeneland Korea Sprint.…