MEDIA ADVISORY Equibase News Service Jockey Club Thoroughbred Racing Economic Indicators For December 2011 Editor’s Note: The year-over-year increase in U.S. wagering from December 2011 — when compared to December 2010 — represented the first increase since February 2008 (46 months ago). Of note was the closure of New York City…
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St. Johns River Is Eyeing the Alabama
Her groom calls her Princess. Her farm family calls her River (Queen). Some call her Di. Most of us call her St. John’s River. After a determined victory in the G2 Delaware Oaks on July 9, 3-year old St. John’s River has brought her game to the Saratoga Race Course where she will prep for…
New York Breds’ Sale Back on Track
A sale of Preferred Thoroughbred yearlings born in New York, NY breds, was held August 7 and 8, a few days after the Select Sale, at the Fasig-Tipton grounds in Saratoga Springs, NY. The NY Preferred Sale is to the Select Sale what Bloomingdales is to Bergdorfs. Both sales have quality offerings, but the price…
Racing Haut Monde Drops $32 Million On Elite Yearlings
The upper echelons of international Thoroughbred horse racing convened this week at the annual summer rite of the Saratoga Select Sale held by Fasig-Tipton Co. at its handsomely renovated Pavilion and grounds in Saratoga Springs, NY. One hundred and sixty-four Thoroughbred yearlings were offered over two nights to the trainers and owners whose names are…