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No Fairy Tale- Rachel Alexandra best in Mother Goose
ELMONT, N.Y. – For a brief second, it looked like Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra might be in for a tough race, but on the far turn jockey Calvin Borel asked his filly for run and with an explosive move she quickly opened up for an authoritative 19 ... Read the full article

Super Filly Rachel Alexandra to Run in Mother Goose
LEXINGTON, KY—Rachel Alexandra, will race in the 1 1/8 -mile Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park, Saturday, June 27. She is expected to arrive at Belmont Park on Tuesday, June 23. The race will mark the first competition for the super filly since de ... Read the full article

Free Admission for Women, Bracelet Giveaway for 'Rachel's' Belmont Debut
ELMONT, N.Y. – In honor of Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra’s Belmont Park debut in the 53rd renewal of the Grade 1, $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes on Saturday, June 27, the New York Racing Association, Inc. will give away pink bracelets emboss ... Read the full article

Rachel Alexandra arrives at Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. – Following an uneventful flight from Louisville, Ky., Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra arrived safely at Belmont Park late Tuesday afternoon for her next start, Saturday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. ... Read the full article

Calvin Borel Autograph signing Saturday at Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. – Jockey Calvin Borel, regular rider of Preakness and Mother Goose winner Rachel Alexandra, will autograph photos at Belmont Park on Saturday, July 4 from 2-2:45 p.m. Borel will sign 8x10 glossy, color copies of Rachel Alexandra from ... Read the full article

Rachel Alexandra Website launches at NYRA.com
ELMONT, N.Y. – Fans of Rachel Alexandra can connect with the star 3-year-old filly on her own website, “Rachel’s Sandbox” (www.nyra.com/rachel), set up by The New York Racing Association, Inc., as she prepares for a summer campaign beginning with Sat ... Read the full article

"Rachel" takes up Summer Residence in Saratoga Springs
ELMONT, N.Y. – Scarcely 12 hours after her record-setting victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Mother Goose at Belmont Park, Rachel Alexandra stepped onto a van that carried her up the Northway to Saratoga Race Course, which will be the base for h ... Read the full article

Rachel Alexandra to "Race for a Cure"
LEXINGTON, KY—Rachel Alexandra, who last month became the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness, will “race for a cure” in the remainder of her 2009 campaign. A $20,000 donation to a breast cancer nonprofit, the Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure ... Read the full article

It's Time for the Rachel Alexandra Show!
ELMONT, N.Y. – She walks like a supermodel and runs like an Olympic champion, and Saturday afternoon, Rachel Alexandra will make her New York debut when she puts her six-race winning streak on the line in the 53rd running of the Grade 1, $300,000 Mot ... Read the full article

NYRA matches money raised during Calvin Borel Autograph Signing
ELMONT, N.Y. – Fans lined up at Belmont Park Saturday afternoon to get autographs from jockey Calvin Borel, resulting in more than $4,000 being raised for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). The proceeds from the signing, with autographs ... Read the full article

Turf Course updates on Nyra.com
ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has introduced turf course updates to NYRA.com in order to provide the most accurate and timely information on each day’s grass races. Racing fans can go to NYRA.com, click on the web ban ... Read the full article

Kensei powers away impressively in Dwyer
ELMONT, N.Y. – Kensei, ridden by Edgar Prado and trained by Steve Asmussen, made a powerful move on the far turn en route to an impressive 3-1/4 length victory in the 92nd running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Dwyer at Belmont Park on Saturday, July 4. Th ... Read the full article

2007 Coaching Club American Oaks Results
The $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) wraps up the Triple Tiara, which began with the Acorn and the Mother Goose. A crowd of 7,758 was on hand for the last graded stakes race of the Belmont spring meet, with New York racing moving to Saratoga ... Read the full article

Simple Grooming Advice to Help Horse Owners Combat Winter Grime
Nearly every horse owner can imagine that moment of despair when they bring their horse in from the pasture -- he’s got mud caked from head-to-hoof, his tail is a knotted, wet mess and it’s far too chilly for a bath. Keeping horses’ coats clean in the winter can be a daunting task for even the most expert groom. W.F. Young, Inc., the makers of Absorbine(R) products, offers horse owners advice for maintaining a healthy, sleek coat when a bath is not possible. ... Read the full article

"Rachel" out of Belmont Stakes; Borel to ride "Bird"
ELMONT, N.Y. – Preakness heroine Rachel Alexandra will skip the 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6, freeing jockey Calvin Borel to ride Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in the 1½-mile “Test of the Champio ... Read the full article

Small Junior Hunters 16-17 Years Start at WEF
The Small Junior Hunters 16-17 years started Saturday at the CN Winter Equestrian Festival presented by Zimmerman Advertising in the Grand Hunter Field at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Rachel Koggan and Farewell had a great ... Read the full article

2007 Suburban Handicap and Mother Goose Stakes Results
It was a "grey" day on Saturday at Belmont Park but not because of the weather. Grey horses swept the two Grade 1 stakes races under sunny skies, before an on-track crowd of just 7,116. The main event was the $400,000 Suburban Handicap (G1) for older ... Read the full article

Carly Anthony wins the R.W. "Ronnie" Mutch Equitation Classic at HITS Thermal
For Carly Anthony, Saturday evening was perfect. Thanks to a wind storm that pushed back the conclusion of the R.W. "Ronnie" Mutch Equitation Classic at HITS Thermal from Saturday night to Sunday morning she enjoyed an entire night without any communication with her mother. ... Read the full article

Save your Horse from Summer Skin Irritations
With the summer season comes longer days, warmer weather and—unfortunately—a host of insects that wreak havoc on our horses. Not only do insects torment our horses, they also spread disease and parasites, cause skin irritations and infect wounds. ... Read the full article

If Rice is Right, Turf may bring out Trio's Best
ELMONT, N.Y. – Early in her career, trainer Linda Rice was known for her ability to develop young horses. She certainly proved that in 2000, when she sent out City Zip to sweep all three of the important two-year-old races at Saratoga Race Course, th ... Read the full article