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The New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) will honor the 2021 New York-Bred Divisional Champions during in-person events Friday, Aug. 12 at Saratoga Race Course and Fasig-Tipton Co. in Saratoga Springs.

McCourt Racing’s recent allowance winner Big Engine may step back up to stakes company after returning to winning form in an optional claiming sprint on Feb.  19 at Aqueduct racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y. Trained by Rudy Rodriguez, the son of Not For Love earned a pair of stakes placings in 2021 for former trainer Linda Rice, finishing second to My Boy Tate in the Hollie Hughes and third to Bank On Shea and eventual 2022 Hollie Hughes winner Wudda U Think Now in the Affirmed Success.

The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday featuring stakes races from Aqueduct Racetrack, Tampa Bay Downs and Oaklawn Park.

Veteran New York-bred My Boy Tate will seek an eighth career victory at Aqueduct Racetrack when he bursts from the gate at the Ozone Park, N.Y., racetrack on Saturday in search of a third triumph in the $100,000 Hollie Hughes. Trained, bred and co-owned by Michelle Nevin with Little Red Feather Racing, My Boy Tate is one of seven horses to have conquered multiple editions of the six-furlong event for New York-breds 4-year-olds and up.

Communities are rallying behind a family that tragically lost one of their own in the line of duty Wednesday morning.

Friday’s feature is the Tale of the Cat Stakes, run over six furlongs of the main track. Of the six 4-year-olds entered for the race, the one with the most…

Donato’s Saratoga selections for Thursday, July 29, 2021 | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS The ninth race Thursday will be the John Morrissey Handicap, run over 6 1/2 furlongs on the main track. It features a close field in what seems like it could be anyone’s race. Our Last Buck (7-2) has thrived since moving to trainer Michelle Nevin, winning five of his six career races with her. He returns from a layoff, but his recent workouts have been promising. At 123 pounds, he is carrying the most weig...

Sponsored by: Petes Play Call winning the Gravesend under Jorge Vargas Jr. Michael Dubbs Petes Play Call started his 8-year-old campaign the same way he concluded 2020, saving his best for the stretch in registering a victory in Saturdays 62nd running of the $100,000 Gravesend for 4-year-olds and up at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y. Petes Play Call outkicked Stan the Man by 2 1/2 lengths to win his first start since being claimed for $62,500 out of a win on November 27 at the ...