Valley View – Grade III mile Turf Stake Purse $400.000 Three-Year-Old Fillies. At KEE 1st Piatt Royalty Stables *1.55-1 (HRP) 4-1 (SRF) Versatile Piatt stepped up to this mile test from a string of seven sprint runs and… Read More ›
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Beach Boys Looks to Surf Home in The Hudson
About the race. The Hudson is a 6½-furlong State-Bred sprint for New York-foaled 3-year-olds and up, run on the Aqueduct dirt for a purse of $200.000. With older horses carrying 124 lbs. (three-year-olds at 121), the race annually draws seasoned… Read More ›
Rising Stars of New York—Ukraine Be Free Headlines the Maid of the Mist
AQU’s Maid of the Mist is a $200.000 State-Bred stake for two-year-old fillies going one mile on dirt (Race 5, 10/25/2025). With several proven speeds stretching out and a pair of fillies bringing graded stakes credentials, this shapes up as… Read More ›
Will Chase The Money Take the Cash in The Iroquois?
The IroquoisAQU Race #9 6 1/2f Dirt Stake$200.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Foaled In NY. 1 Line Of Flight D J C Racing Stables Husbands P 124 — Raced on speed to win a very… Read More ›
Ethereal Flame Looks to Repeat in The Mohawk
The Mohawk AQU Race #8 1 1/16m InTurf Stake$200.000 For Three Year Olds And Upward Foaled In NY. 1 Ethereal Flame Bears Stable Jimenez A 126 — The stable has shown in the past that they aren’t scared of a… Read More ›
Who Will Wake Up to Win The Sleepy Hollow?
The Sleepy HollowAQU Race #6 1m Dirt StakePurse $200.000 For Two Year Olds Foaled In NY. 1 Zions Gold Mb Stables Ortiz J L 120 — The BC may be around the corner but today is about bragging rights for… Read More ›
Twilight Derby Draws Field of Eleven
Saturday’s action at SA will feature the 20th running of the Twilight Derby, a Grade 2 on the turf for three year olds at nine furlongs. There will be eleven horses heading to the starting gate hoping to capture the winner’s portion of the $200.000 purse.
House Call in The Empire Classic?
-The Empire ClassicPurse $250,000 (3+ Foaled In NY)South Ozone Park, NY Doc Rivers from the DJC Racing Stables looks to make a house call in The Empire Classic. The “good Doc” has been knocking heads with some good ones and… Read More ›
All Systems Go for Mightiness in The Empire Distaff
-The Empire DistaffPurse $250,000 (Fillies and Mares 3+ Foaled In NY)South Ozone Park, NY Mightiness from Team Seven Illusions is a five-year-old mare looking for her third straight victory. Her numbers are improving, and the distance is no issue. Mightiness… Read More ›
Looking for a King in Fayette
On Saturday, we will have a field of seven taking part in the 21st running of the Fayette, a nine furlong Grade 3 on the main track for three year olds and upward. This race got its purse boost in 2022, from $200.000 to the current level of $350.000, but is downgraded in classification for the first time, having been a Grade 2 since 2009.