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A pair of Grade 3 stakes on tap Saturday at Churchill Downs
05/28/2020 A pair of Grade 3 stakes on tap Saturday at Churchill Downs By New York Hot List Staff Full fields and two Grade 3 stakes for fill
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A renaissance of some great betting opportunities
5/21/20 By NY Hot List Staff With the much-welcomed return of racing across the nation, there’s been a renaissance of some great betting oppor
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Special Saturday Pick 3 at Gulfstream Park – May 16, 2020
5/15/20 Special Saturday Pick 3 at Gulfstream Park – May 16, 2020 By New York Hot List Staff With racing still on hold at Belmont Park, the
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War of Will will make his first start in six months on turf
05/07/2020 By NY Hot List Staff It was a year ago at this time, that War of Will was in between the two most important races of his career. He w
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Special Saturday Pick 3 at Oaklawn Park includes the Arkansas Derby
04/30/2020 Special Saturday Pick 3 at Oaklawn Park includes the Arkansas Derby By New York Hot List Staff Belmont Park was scheduled to open
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Horse racing fans find some refuge with top-level racing at Oaklawn and Gulfstream
04/23/20 Horse racing fans find some refuge with top-level racing at Oaklawn and Gulfstream By NY Hot List Staff During another weekend of
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Picks and analysis for the graded stakes at Oaklawn Park
04/17/20 Picks and analysis for the graded stakes at Oaklawn Park By New York Hot List Staff With the latest announcement that the opening of
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With most tracks across the nation closed due to coronavirus, there are benefits for the handful of them that are still open for business.
April 9, 2020 By NY Hot List Staff With most tracks across the nation closed due to coronavirus, there are benefits for the handful of them that
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Two talented New York Hot List horses run on Saturday
4/3/20 Two talented New York Hot List horses run on Saturday By New York Hot List Staff Racing at Aqueduct has been shut down since March 15,
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The Florida Derby will be run on Saturday at Gulfstream Park
03/27/20 The Florida Derby will be run on Saturday at Gulfstream Park By New York Hot List Staff In these difficult times of the coronavirus
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Racing at Aqueduct continues with the Cicada
3/19/20 Racing at Aqueduct continues with the Cicada By NY Hot List Staff At a time when the world struggles to deal with the fear and isolat
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New York-bred Kept True tackles the Correction at Aqueduct
3/12/20 New York-bred Kept True tackles the Correction at Aqueduct By New York Hot List Staff A field of seven was drawn for Saturday’s six
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Gotham brings Derby hopefuls to Aqueduct
03/06/2020 Gotham brings Derby hopefuls to Aqueduct By NY Hot List Staff It’s the first Saturday in March and the New York racing scene wil
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Aqueduct’s long distance Bernardini Stakes draws a field of nine
02/27/2020 Aqueduct’s long distance Bernardini Stakes draws a field of nine By New York Hot List Staff The $100,000 Bernardini Stakes, whic
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Mr. Buff seeks third straight win in Haynesfield
02/19/2020 Mr. Buff seeks third straight win in Haynesfield By NY Hot List Staff This could be a big year for New York State-breds, especial
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Cash Offer goes for a third straight win in Saturday’s Broadway at Aqueduct
02/13/2020 Cash Offer goes for a third straight win in Saturday’s Broadway at Aqueduct By New York Hot List Staff Cash Offer comes to Satur
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Newstome tops Aqueduct’s Jimmy Wakefield
2/6/20 Newstome tops Aqueduct’s Jimmy Wakefield By NY Hot List Trainer Michael Trombetta figures to have his hands full Saturday at Tampa B
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The Withers brings the Kentucky Derby trail back to Aqueduct
01/30/2020 The Withers brings the Kentucky Derby trail back to Aqueduct By New York Hot List Staff The $250,000 Grade 3 Withers drew a field
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Belmont Stakes winner may resurface in Jazil Stakes
January 22, 2020 Belmont Stakes winner may resurface in Jazil Stakes By New York Hot List Staff Seeing a Belmont Stakes winner at Aqueduct in
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Mind Control returns in Saturday’s Grade 3 Toboggan at Aqueduct
01/16/20 Mind Control returns in Saturday’s Grade 3 Toboggan at Aqueduct By New York Hot List staff The two-time Grade 1 stakes winner Mind
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My Boy Tate seeks an encore in Aqueduct stakes
1/09/20 My Boy Tate seeks an encore in Aqueduct stakes By NY Hot List Staff My Boy Tate will try to make it twice as nice in the Say Florida
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Streaking Pauseforthecause tops Saturday’s LaVerdad at Aqueduct
01/03/2020 Streaking Pauseforthecause tops Saturday’s LaVerdad at Aqueduct By New York Hot List Staff The 5-year-old mare Pauseforthecause
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Racing resumes at Aqueduct with Robb Stakes
12/26/19 Racing resumes at Aqueduct with Robb Stakes By NY Hot List Staff Now that Santa Claus has come and gone, it’s time to put those gi
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Aqueduct regular returns in the Queens County on Saturday
12/20/19 Aqueduct regular returns in the Queens County on Saturday By New York Hot List Staff Stan the Man returns to action after a five-mon
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Rich stakes for 2-year-olds tops Big A card
12/13/19 Rich stakes for 2-year-olds tops Big A card By NY Hot List Staff As much as the 2019 graded stakes have come and gone in New York, t
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Maximum Security can clinch championship in Cigar Mile
12/6/19 Maximum Security can clinch championship in Cigar Mile By New York Hot List Staff Maximum Security was named the 3-2 morning line fav
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The menu at Aqueduct will shift from turkey to stakes
11/27/19 By NY Hot List Staff The menu at Aqueduct will shift from turkey to stakes as a trio of added-money events will highlight Saturday’
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The Red Smith at Aqueduct anchors the Saturday Special Pick 3
11/22/19 The Red Smith at Aqueduct anchors the Saturday Special Pick 3 By New York Hot List Staff The mile and three-eighths $200,000 Red Smi
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Key Cents Stakes tops card at Aqueduct
11/15/19 Key Cents Stakes tops card at Aqueduct By NY Hot List Staff Welcome to the post-Breeders’ Cup blues. In the aftermath of the No
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Breeders’ Cup horses highlight the Saturday stakes at Aqueduct
11/8/19 Breeders’ Cup horses highlight the Saturday stakes at Aqueduct By New Hot List Staff The Saturday card at Aqueduct has three turf s
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Breeders’ Cup features intriguing edition of BC Classic
11/1/19 Breeders’ Cup features intriguing edition of BC Classic By NY Hot List Staff The big day is finally at hand. It’s time for rac
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Maximum Security makes his first New York start in the Bold Ruler at Belmont Park
10/25/19 Maximum Security makes his first New York start in the Bold Ruler at Belmont Park By the New York Hot List Staff Leading 3-year-old
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State-breds take center stage at Belmont Park
10/18/19 State-breds take center stage at Belmont Park By NY Hot List Staff Empire Showcase Day will never be confused with the Breeders’ C
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Saturday’s Floral Park at Belmont Park could produce a Breeders’ Cup runner
10/11/19 Saturday’s Floral Park at Belmont Park could produce a Breeders’ Cup runner By New York Hot List Staff The $100,000 Floral Park
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March to the Breeders’ Cup continues at Belmont
10/4/19 March to the Breeders’ Cup continues at Belmont By NY Hot List Staff The march to the Breeders’ Cup continues in full force at Be
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Top 3-Year-Olds face a new challenge in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park
9/27/19 Top 3-Year-Olds face a new challenge in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park By New York Hot List Staff Code of Honor and Tacitus
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Milers square off in Kelso Handicap at Belmont Park
9/19/19 Milers square off in Kelso Handicap at Belmont Park By New York Hot List Staff Memories of one of the sport’s greatest stars will b
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Runners from Brown and Clement face off in the Pebbles at Belmont Park
Runners from Brown and Clement face off in the Pebbles at Belmont Park By New York Hot List Staff The $200,000 Pebbles at Belmont Park on Saturd
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Belmont opens with Turf Triple races
9/6/19 Belmont opens with Turf Triple races By NY Hot List Staff Summer may not be officially over, but a large chunk of it came and went dur
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Yoshida seeks to win again in Saturday’s Woodward
8/30/19 Yoshida seeks to win again in Saturday’s Woodward By New York Hot List Staff The Older Male Division takes the stage at Saratoga in
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Tacitus heads a field of 12 in the Travers
8/22/19 Tacitus heads a field of 12 in the Travers NY Hot List Staff The big day is at hand at Saratoga Race Course. Twelve 3-year-olds, e
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Dunbar Road faces several graded stakes winners in the Alabama
8/16/19 Dunbar Road faces several graded stakes winners in the Alabama By New York Hot List Staff Four graded stakes winners hope to upset th
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2 ladies take on the boys in Fourstardave
8/9/19 2 ladies take on the boys in Fourstardave By Hot List Staff There will be a battle of the sexes Saturday as Saratoga as two ladies of
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The 2019 Whitney is hard to handicap
8/2/19 The 2019 Whitney is hard to handicap By New York Hot List Staff The top choices in the 2019 Whitney Stakes are some of the biggest nam
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A Jim Dandy of a Saturday at Saratoga
7.26.19 A Jim Dandy of a Saturday at Saratoga By NY Hot List Staff It’s not the Travers. It’s just a great way to get there. The $6
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Guarana looks to stay unbeaten in Sunday’s Coaching Club American Oaks
7/19/19 (WEEKEND BLOG REVISED per Saratoga cancellation for Saturday) Guarana looks to stay unbeaten in Sunday’s Coaching Club American Oaks
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Guarana looks to stay unbeaten in Saturday’s Coaching Club American Oaks
7/18/19 Guarana looks to stay unbeaten in Saturday’s Coaching Club American Oaks By New York Hot List Staff Guarana, who won her first two
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Stablemates Rushing Fall, Sistercharlie dominate Diana Stakes
7.12.19 Stablemates Rushing Fall, Sistercharlie dominate Diana Stakes By NY Hot List Staff Through an understanding of how many talented turf
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Star-studded fields assembled for Stars and Stripes Festival at Belmont Park
7/5/19 Star-studded fields assembled for Stars and Stripes Festival at Belmont Park By New York Hot List Staff The Stars and Stripes Racing F
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Dunbar Road on a path to victory in Mother Goose
6/28/19 Dunbar Road on a path to victory in Mother Goose By NY Hot List Staff With the Belmont Park meet in the homestretch, the pace will be
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Talented Chad Brown trio tops the Wild Applause at Belmont Park
6/21/19 Talented Chad Brown trio tops the Wild Applause at Belmont Park By New York Hot List Staff Chad Brown, the leading trainer at the cur
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Dancin Renee Stakes tops Belmont card
6/15/19 Dancin Renee Stakes tops Belmont card By Hot List Staff Sir Winston’s victory in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes last weekend broug
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Dancin Renee Stakes tops Belmont card
June 14, 2019 Dancin Renee Stakes tops Belmont card By Hot List Staff Sir Winston’s victory in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes last weekend
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How about a Pick 3 during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival
6/5/19 How about a Pick 3 during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival By New York Hot List Staff Wagering possibilities abound during the Belmo
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Unbeaten Fog of War heads Belmont Park’s Paradise Creek
5/23/19 Unbeaten Fog of War heads Belmont Park’s Paradise Creek By New York Hot List Staff Fog of War, who was unbeaten in two starts as a
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Even without Derby winner, Preakness should be a “War”
5/17/19 Even without Derby winner, Preakness should be a “War” By New York Hot List Staff Don’t look for the Kentucky Derby winner.
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The Man o’ War Racing Festival featured at Belmont Park on Saturday
5/10/19 The Man o’ War Racing Festival featured at Belmont Park on Saturday By New York Hot List Staff Saturday at Belmont Park, the Man o'
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Kentucky Derby no longer a day at the ‘Beach’
5/2/19 Kentucky Derby no longer a day at the ‘Beach’ By NY Hot List Staff Weeks of handicapping had to be scrapped Wednesday evening when
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Turf sprinters featured in the first Saturday stake at Belmont Park
4/26/19 Turf sprinters featured in the first Saturday stake at Belmont Park By New York Hot List Staff The $125,000 Elusive Quality drew a fi
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Saturday’s stakes close out Aqueduct meet
4.19.19 Saturday’s stakes close out Aqueduct meet By New York Hot List Staff Winter has passed and so, too, in a short matter of time, will
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Aqueduct’s Top Flight Invitational kicks off Cross-Country Pick 5
4.12.19 Aqueduct’s Top Flight Invitational kicks off Cross-Country Pick 5 By NY Hot List Staff The $200,000 Top Flight Invitational Handica
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Wide-open field of 11 contests Aqueduct’s Wood Memorial
4/5/19 Wide-open field of 11 contests Aqueduct’s Wood Memorial By NY Hot List Staff New York’s Road to the Kentucky Derby has been travel
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The 2019 Claiming Championship at Aqueduct
3/28/19 The 2019 Claiming Championship at Aqueduct By Matt Shifman The Claiming Championship makes its fifth appearance at Aqueduct and is op
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Trainer Linda Rice dominates Saturday’s stake at Aqueduct
3/14/19 Trainer Linda Rice dominates Saturday’s stake at Aqueduct By Matt Shifman The $100,000 Correction Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday dr
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Derby hopefuls tangle in Big A’s Gotham
3/8/19 Derby hopefuls tangle in Big A’s Gotham By Bob Ehalt The Road to the Kentucky Derby runs through Aqueduct on Saturday, but it remai
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Long-distance Bernardini Stakes anchors Aqueduct’s Saturday card
3/1/19 Long-distance Bernardini Stakes anchors Aqueduct’s Saturday card By Matt Shifman The mile and five-sixteenths $100,000 Bernardini St
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A ‘Hero’ returns in Aqueduct Franklin Square
2/22/19 A ‘Hero’ returns in Aqueduct Franklin Square By Bob Ehalt February is often a month when promising 2-year-olds return from a hiat
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Presidents Day Weekend at Aqueduct features three stakes for New York-breds
2/14/19 Presidents Day Weekend at Aqueduct features three stakes for New York-breds By Matt Shifman Racing at Aqueduct for Presidents Day wee
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Sprinters get the spotlight in Winkfield Stakes
2/8/19 Sprinters get the spotlight in Winkfield Stakes By Bob Ehalt Only a miniscule percentage of 3-year-olds make It to the Kentucky Derby.
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The Withers brings the Kentucky Derby trail back to Aqueduct
2/1/19 The Withers brings the Kentucky Derby trail back to Aqueduct by Matt Shifman The road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby returns to Aqueduct o
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Gulfstream’s Pegasus has fans seeing double
1/25/19 Gulfstream’s Pegasus has fans seeing double By Bob Ehalt If you liked the first two runnings of the Pegasus World Cup, then Saturda
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Graded stakes racing returns to Aqueduct with the Toboggan
1/17/19 ~ revised post Graded stakes racing returns to Aqueduct with the Toboggan by Matt Shifman A field of five was drawn for the Toboggan
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‘King’ rules in Say Florida Sandy at Aqueduct
1/11/19 ‘King’ rules in Say Florida Sandy at Aqueduct By Bob Ehalt As winter rolls on in New York, another New York State-bred stakes top
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Two Hot List horses featured in Saturday’s La Verdad Stakes at Aqueduct
1/4/19 Two Hot List horses featured in Saturday’s La Verdad Stakes at Aqueduct by Matt Shifman The feature race on the first Saturday of 20
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State-breds stakes top year-end Big A card
12/28/19 State-breds stakes top year-end Big A card By Bob Ehalt A long and memorable year will come to an end in a few days with an extended
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Queens County kicks off holiday racing schedule at Aqueduct
12/20/18 Queens County kicks off holiday racing schedule at Aqueduct By Matt Shifman The $125,000 Queens County to be run at Aqueduct on Satu
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Sassy Agnes seeks 4th straight win in Big A stakes
12/14/18 Sassy Agnes seeks 4th straight win in Big A stakes By Bob Ehalt As much as winter racing may lack the charisma of a Saturday afterno
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Dream Pauline is preferred in the Garland of Roses
December 7, 2018 Dream Pauline is preferred in the Garland of Roses By Matt Shifman The 2018-2019 Aqueduct Winter Meet kicks off on Friday an
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Cigar Mile closes out Grade 1 stakes in New York
11/30/18 Cigar Mile closes out Grade 1 stakes in New York By Bob Ehalt The last hurrah on the 2018 New York Racing Association stakes schedul
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Gronkowski returns in the Discovery at Aqueduct
11/23/18 Gronkowski returns in the Discovery at Aqueduct By Matt Shifman The European import Gronkowski returns to the races on Saturday in t
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Wet conditions could impact Aqueduct’s Red Smith
11/16/18 Wet conditions could impact Aqueduct’s Red Smith By Bob Ehalt There were 16 horses that were entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Red
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The Artie Schiller draws a full field of quality turf milers
11/8/18 The Artie Schiller draws a full field of quality turf milers By Matt Shifman The $150,000 Artie Schiller, which is slated t
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Breeders’ Cup Day has arrived
November 2, 2018 Breeders’ Cup Day has arrived By Bob Ehalt It’s time for the big showdown. On Saturday, nine Breeders’ Cup races wi
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Belmont closes for 2018; Aqueduct opening corresponds with Breeders’ Cup
10/25/18 Belmont closes for 2018; Aqueduct opening corresponds with Breeders’ Cup By Matt Shifman Racing wraps for the Belmont Park Fall Ch
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Belmont Park showcases New York-breds
10/19/18 Belmont Park showcases New York-breds By Bob Ehalt If you like New York racing, then Saturday’s Empire Showcase Day at Belmont Par
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New York horses are on their way to Breeders’ Cup 2018
10/11/18 New York horses are on their way to Breeders’ Cup 2018 By Matt Shifman With the Breeders’ Cup just
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Champagne tops big slate of stakes at Belmont
10/5/18 Champagne tops big slate of stakes at Belmont By Bob Ehalt One big weekend of Breeders’ Cup preps down, one more to go at Belmont P
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Happy 100th birthday to the Jockey Club Gold Cup
9/27/18 Happy 100th birthday to the Jockey Club Gold Cup By Matt Shifman The Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, one of Belmont Park’s iconic rac
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Battle of Midway continues comeback in Kelso
9/21/18 Battle of Midway continues comeback in Kelso By Bob Ehalt One of the added rewards for winning a Breeders’ Cup race can often be a
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The Summer Rain Continues in New York
September 13, 2018 The Summer rain continues in New York By Matt Shifman It seems like it has rained every day this week in the New York Metr
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Racing returns to Belmont Park
9/7/18 Racing returns to Belmont Park By Bob Ehalt And so it’s back to Belmont Park. After 40 fabulous days at Saratoga, the New York ra
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In 2018, it’s a wide-open Woodward Stakes
August 30, 2018 In 2018, it’s a wide-open Woodward Stakes For handicappers who like stakes races with large fields and wide-open possibilities
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Battle of the Sexes highlights 149th Travers
8/24/18 Battle of the Sexes highlights 149th Travers By Bob Ehalt The biggest weekend and most eagerly awaited race of the 40 fabulous days a
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The fillies must go ten-furlongs in the Alabama Stakes
8/16/18 By Matt Shifman The fillies must go ten-furlongs in the Alabama Stakes The 2018 Alabama Stakes marks the 138th running of this Sarato
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Mother Nature strengthens weekend Spa cards
8/8/18 Mother Nature strengthens weekend Spa cards By Bob Ehalt Sometimes Mother Nature taketh away. Sometimes she giveth. After a storm w
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New York-breds are favored in Saturday’s Whitney
8/2/18 New York-breds are favored in Saturday’s Whitney By Matt Shifman The Older Male division takes center stage on Saturday at Sarato
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3-year-olds return to the spotlight
7/26/18 3-year-olds return to the spotlight By Bob Ehalt Goodbye, Justify. Hello …. Good Magic? …. Vino Rosso? With Triple Crown wi
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Meet Matt Shifman - Monomoy Girl and Midnight Bisou meet again
7/19/18 Meet Matt Shifman - Monomoy Girl and Midnight Bisou meet again ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To start the Saratoga 2018 meeting, Matt Shifman has join
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Forbidden Apple helps to close out Belmont
7/13/18 Forbidden Apple helps to close out Belmont By Bob Ehalt One and done. That is where it stands. One more weekend at Belmont Park
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Dog Days to Independence Day to Saratoga Days...
7/5/18 Dog Days to Independence Day to Saratoga Days... By Shawn Rychling Last time I wrote for this space we talked about the Dog Days of Su
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Midnight Bisou headlines Mother Goose at Belmont
6/29/18 Midnight Bisou headlines Mother Goose at Belmont By Bob Ehalt As soon as Justify crossed the finish line in the Belmont Stakes, aside
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The Dog Days of Summer ahead & Pick 4 now
The Dog Days of Summer ahead & Pick 4 now 6/22/18 By Shawn Rychling The old expression “The Dog Days of Summer” goes back to ancient
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Holiday Disguise can’t hide from bettors in Dancin Renee
6/15/18 Holiday Disguise can’t hide from bettors in Dancin Renee By Bob Ehalt After Justify’s Triple Crown sweep and a card with 10 stake
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A closer look at Saturday's Belmont Pick 4
6/8/18 By Shawn Rychling Forty-five years ago, when Secretariat decimated four opponents by 31 lengths in the Belmont Stakes, he became the firs
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Undefeated Analyze It tops Pennine Ridge field
6/1/18 Undefeated Analyze It tops Pennine Ridge field By Bob Ehalt There’s little doubt over the top 3-year-old in the country. If you are
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Justify out-dueled Good Magic
5/24/18 By Shawn Rychling I heard a rumor last Saturday night that Justify won the Preakness. The problem is nobody actually saw him win the rac
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Justify seeks an encore in Baltimore
Justify seeks an encore in Baltimore By Bob Ehalt Don’t look now, but there just might be an encore in Baltimore. Two weeks after Justify s
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Peter Pan, Pick 4 & some Triple Crown thoughts
By Shawn Rychling When Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973 he snapped a 25-year drought becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown since
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There could be some 'Magic' in the Kentucky Derby
5/4/18 There could be some ‘Magic’ in the Kentucky Derby By Bob Ehalt Finally, it’s here. After all of the preps, all of the twists
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The Return of Racing at Belmont Park
4/27/18 By Shawn Rychling Just as the weather begins to break a little bit here in the Northeast, we horseplayers get a most certain sign of spr
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The curtain comes down at Aqueduct
4/20/18 The curtain comes down at Aqueduct By Bob Ehalt After a marathon six-month-long stay in Ozone Park, New York racing fans will say goo
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NYRA's Pick 5 includes NYHL Pick 3 Special
By Shawn Rychling With all the chilly weather it’s hard to believe it, but the long Aqueduct meet is starting to wind down. After Friday we hav
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Derby preps conjure visions of …. winter?
4/6/18 Derby preps conjure visions of …. winter? By Bob Ehalt Spring may be the time of year for the major preps and the Kentucky Derby, bu
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Easter, Claiming Championship, Wood & more!
Easter, Claiming Championship, Wood & more! 3/30/18 By Shawn Rychling It’s an early Easter this year as we celebrate on April Fools Day
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Rice has powerful hand in Aqueduct stakes
3/23/18 Rice has powerful hand in Aqueduct stakes By Bob Ehalt The Triple Crown Trail will be well-traveled this weekend, with Saturday’s L
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Aqueduct Late Pick 4 & NYHL P3 Special
3/16/18 By Shawn Rychling Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of our Irish friends – and aren’t we all Irish on this day – out there in the N
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Gotham returns to its old roots at a mile
3/9/18 Gotham returns to its old roots at a mile By Bob Ehalt The notion of everything old being new again should be the theme for Saturday
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The Friday card is in jeopardy
The Friday card is in jeopardy 3/1/18 By Shawn Rychling Don’t look now, but we are into March as NYRA’s Aqueduct meet slows down a little
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Franklin Square Stakes tops Aqueduct card
2/23/18 Franklin Square Stakes tops Aqueduct card By Bob Ehalt Winters in New York are a great time for state-breds to earn big chunks of pur
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NY-bred stakes on tap
2/16/18 By Shawn Rychling Presidents Day weekend is upon us and here in New York that means the rarest of rare winter sights – a 5-day racing
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3-year-old sprinters get showcase in Jimmy Winkfield
2/9/18 3-year-old sprinters get showcase in Jimmy Winkfield By Bob Ehalt A week ago, the Triple Crown set occupied center stage at Aqueduct.
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Derby trail winds its way through Ozone Park - Withers
2/3/18 By Shawn Rychling Don’t look now, but the calendar has hit February and as of this writing, NYRA has gone 13 straight days without havi
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Gunner runner seeks Pegasus victory in final start
1/25/18 Gun Runner seeks Pegasus victory in final start By Bob Ehalt One of the goals when the Pegasus World Cup was created in 2016 involved
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Saturday @NYHotList Pick 3 Special Debuts
1/19/18 By Shawn Rychling Two weeks ago we were talking about the deep freeze that New York racing was in. Snowstorms and an early winter cold
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Rescheduled Jerome tops Big A card
1/12/18 Rescheduled Jerome tops Big A card By Bob Ehalt Mother Nature permitting, the 2018 Triple Crown season will begin at Aqueduct on Satu
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Deep freeze - literally and figuratively
1/5/18 By Shawn Rychling Here we are in the deep freeze – both literally and figuratively. The literal is an easy one. Just take a look out
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Damon Runyon helps close out 2017 at Aqueduct
12/29/17 Damon Runyon helps close out 2017 at Aqueduct By Bob Ehalt Times Square is getting ready for its big night, and at Aqueduct Racetrac
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The larger picture is the overall future of NYRA
12/21/17 By Shawn Rychling If you have been out to Belmont Park on a regular, run-of-the mill racing day – say on a Wednesday in mid- to late-
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State-bred fillies clash at Aqueduct
12/14/17 State-bred fillies clash at Aqueduct By Bob Ehalt It’s another Saturday at frigid Aqueduct and New York State-bred fillies will ge
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Take a look back
12/8/17 By Shawn Rychling Just a little more than two weeks to go until Christmas and a little more than three weeks until we take down the old
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Cigar Mile closes out Grade 1 racing in New York
12/1/17 Cigar Mile closes out Grade 1 racing in New York By Bob Ehalt It’s now December and 2017 is on its last legs. So, too, is the Ne
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Happy Thanksgiving weekend
11/24/17 By Shawn Rychling A belated Happy Thanksgiving to all horse racing fans and horseplayers out there in the Interbets world! And since
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A Big A turf party in the ‘Artie’
11/17/17 A Big A turf party in the ‘Artie’ By Bob Ehalt With Thanksgiving less than a week away, the clock is ticking on grass racing in
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And so it ends... 2017 Thoroughbred season comes to a close.
11/10/17 By Shawn Rychling And so it ends. With the conclusion of the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar last week, the 2017 Thoroughbred racing seas
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A ‘Classic’ showdown at the Breeders’ Cup
11/3/17 A ‘Classic’ showdown at the Breeders’ Cup By Bob Ehalt After all of the months, all of the prep races, all of the hours of hand
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May you live in interesting times.
10/28/17 By Shawn Rychling The Chinese are purported to have a saying and it goes something like this: “May you live in interesting times.”
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State-breds get their day at Belmont Park
10/20/17 State-breds get their day at Belmont Park By Bob Ehalt On Saturday at Belmont Park, a time normally reserved for graded stakes, New
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Where we're at. Where we're headed...
10/13/17 By Shawn Rychling Super Saturday, the climactic moment for the Belmont Fall Championship Meet is now in our rearview mirror and countin
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A Gold-en weekend at Belmont Park
10/06/17 A Gold-en weekend at Belmont Park By Bob Ehalt The Breeders’ Cup is about a month away and the New York contingent for the World C
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First of Two Big Saturday Cards
9/29/17 By Shawn Rychling Don’t look now, but we are just about half way through the Fall Championship Meet at Belmont Park as NYRA gears up for th
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3-year-old title chase heads to Parx
9/22/17 3-year-old title chase heads to Parx By Bob Ehalt The chase for a division championship continues Saturday with the last major stakes
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Belmont 38-day Fall Championship meet
9-15-17 By Shawn Rychling It’s the second weekend of action at Belmont as the 38-day Fall Championship meet continues a ‘soft launch’ with a
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Bob Baffert is living some kind of charmed life isn’t he?
2/3/17 By Shawn Rychling The inaugural $12 Pegasus World Cup went off at Gulfstream Park last week and Baffert’s new superhorse not only won, but d
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A pair of Grade 3 stakes on tap Saturday at Churchill Downs
Click here for recent posts You can check out all of our New York Hot List picks here 05/28/2020 A pair of Grade 3 stakes on tap Satu
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January and NYRA is plugging away with the inner track meet at Aqueduct
1/20/17 By Shawn Rychling Don’t look now, but we have hit mid- (dare I say late-) January and NYRA is plugging away with the inner track meet at Aqu
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Will it be a Sweet 16 for Royal Posse?
1/13/17 By Bob Ehalt Consistency is a highly coveted virtue in horse racing, and when it comes to reeling off one sharp effort after another it’s h
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Happy New Year!
1/5/17 By Shawn Rychling We said good bye to 2016 last week and hello to 2017…Happy New Year! It was out with the old and in with new last Saturd
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Arrogate rings in the new year
12/30/16 By Bob Ehalt A new year is around the corner and 2017 is scheduled to begin in grand style. America’s latest wonder horse, Arrogate, will u
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While Aqueduct is on hiatus and there is almost...
12/22/16 By Shawn Rychling While Aqueduct is on hiatus and there is almost* no racing this upcoming weekend our tireless Hot List Team is taking a m
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
12/16/16 By Shawn Rychling Before we get going on this week’s blog entry all of us here at the New York Hot List want to wish all of you fans of New
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Garland of Roses tops first inner track weekend
12/9/16 By Bob Ehalt The inner track is now open at Aqueduct, bringing with it the official start of winter for New York racing. You can say goodbye t
