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The 31-year-old Ortiz, Jr. currently ranks as the leading North American rider by wins with 335 and in purse earnings with $37,456,989.

1st-$52,000, Maiden Claiming $40,000, Three-Year Old and Up Maidens, Six and One Half Furlongs #7 RIDE UP (6/5): Malibu Moon colt refused to take a step down until now and Rice knows the talent this one has. Puts Jose back aboard after a far-back 7th-place finish earlier in the meet but he was shut off […]

1st-$88,000, Maiden Special Weight, Two-Year Old Maidens and Fillies, One and One Sixteenth Miles (Inner Turf) #8 ALITTLEBITNAUGHTY (6/1): Purchased at the Saratoga Sale last August for $350k and sired by Oscar Performance, who gets over 14% with juvenile debut runners and more than 20% for first-time turfers. He could also run; he earned more […]

Bound for Nowhere, a well-travelled 8-year-old, owned and trained by Wesley Ward, shipped in from Kentucky this July to take down the Grade 2 Highlander Handicap over 6 furlongs of Woodbine’s E.P. Taylor Turf Course.

Friday’s program at Saratoga Race Course will feature a $1 Pick 6 carryover of $120,364 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Opening Day Thursday’s 10-race program.

Sponsored by: Trainer Rafael Schistl at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, NJ. Photo By Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO The global journey that has taken Rafael Schistl from his home in Itajai, Brazil, to being a successful jockey in nearly a dozen countries has added yet another geographical twist: Monmouth Park. Thats where the 32-year-old will call home this summer – that and a 30-foot boat he purchased to live on throughout the meet – as he continues trying to make inroads in his ...

Philip Antonacci grew up in one of the most prominent harness racing families, but he has always been fascinated by the world of Thoroughbreds. His father, Frank Antonacci, whose Lindy Farms has won five Hambletonians, has been inducted into the Harness Hall of Fame’s Hall of Immortals. Yet, the 26-year-old Connecticut native has opted for a change of pace and embarked on a quest to succeed as a Thoroughbred trainer. Antonacci, who has worked for several of the world’s most respected Thorou...

Philip Antonacci, Grandson Of Harness Hall Of Famer, Celebrates First Thoroughbred Winner Sponsored by: Philip Antonacci Philip Antonacci grew up in one of the most prominent harness racing families, but he has always been fascinated by the world of Thoroughbreds. His grandfather, Guy “Sonny” Antonacci, whose Lindy Farms has won five Hambletonians, has been inducted into the Harness Hall of Fames Hall of Immortals. Yet, the 26-year-old Connecticut native has opted for a change of ...