Enticed rebounds in Gotham at his dam’s beloved Aqueduct
by TERESA GENARO On March 3, 2012, the day of the Gotham S. (G3) at Aqueduct, a four-year-old bay filly named It’s Tricky won the Top Flight H. (G2). Of her eight lifetime wins, five […]
Gotham Stakes
Firenze Fire faces eight in Gotham
Grade 1 hero Firenze Fire returns to Aqueduct on Saturday for the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) going a mile under jockey Manual Franco. The race is part of the Championship portion of the Road to […]
Kentucky Derby Report March 8: Gunnevera, J Boys Echo surprise with convincing wins
Whether upsets or injuries, the 2017 Kentucky Derby season has been topsy-turvy to say the least. Last weekend’s Fountain of Youth (G2) and Gotham (G3) added to the mayhem as Gunnevera and J Boys Echo […]
Blue Grass shaping up to be most interesting of Kentucky Derby preps
El Areeb and Irish War Cry were heavy favorites in their respective Kentucky Derby (G1) preps at the weekend, and both suffered ignoble defeats, primarily for trying to do something they hadn’t been doing of […]
J Boys Echo, El Areeb exit Gotham in good order
J Boys Echo was doing well one day after upsetting the Gotham Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct under jockey Robby Albarado. The bay son of Mineshaft was sent off at 6-1 but easily collared and flew […]
J Boys Echo earns first stakes win in Gotham
J Boys Echo didn’t get the best of trips when third in last month’s Withers (G3), but got the right one in Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct, sweeping to the lead with a four-wide […]
El Areeb the iron-hot horse of the Gotham
Run them when their good. That’s the philosophy that finds El Areeb among the entries for Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct, a 1 1/16-mile Kentucky Derby (G1) prep in which the gray son of […]
El Areeb fires bullet for Gotham
Jerome (G3) and Withers (G3) conqueror El Areeb polished off his preparations for Saturday’s Gotham (G3) with a bullet drill Sunday at his Laurel base. The Kentucky Derby (G1) hopeful negotiated five furlongs in 1:00.80, […]
El Areeb records sharp half-mile, trainer mulling next start
Multiple Grade 3 hero El Areeb posted his first move on Saturday since taking the February 4 Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct by 4 1/4 lengths. The gray son of Exchange Rate breezed a half-mile […]
Five graded events scheduled for Aqueduct’s winter meet
Edited Press Release The New York Racing Association (NYRA) unveiled the stakes schedule for the 2017 winter meet at Aqueduct, which features 25 stakes worth more than $3 million in purses. The 48-day winter meet will host five […]