SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Earlier this year, Pietro Moran accepted the Eclipse Award as North America's outstanding apprentice jockey of 2025. It was a humbling honor for the then 20-year-old from Kilkenny, Ireland. Friday, the baby-faced Moran will get yet another career highlight when he rides in his first-ever race at Saratoga Race Course. Moran

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With a perfectly timed ride up the fence, Stars and Stripes (Not This Time–Pearl River, by Quality Road) swiped the Birdstone Stakes on a rainy afternoon at Saratoga Race Course. The 4-year-old colt remained close to the pace throughout the race, but it was fellow Bill Mott trainee Parchment Party (Constitution) who struck the front

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When Golden Gate Fields formally closed two years ago, public details surrounding what the future held for The Stronach Group-owned property were scant to none. Over the past few months, however, a picture has gradually formed filling in that gap. The non-profit Trust for Public Land has the option to purchase the property for $175

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An ultra-consistent performer, MGSP Shoot It True (Munnings–To the Moon Alice, by Malibu Moon) returned to the winner's circle after clearing an optional claimer at Saratoga Race Course on Thursday. Named a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard,' the 4-year-old filly raced in third up the backstretch. The New York-bred launched her bid around the

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Angel Quiroz, the trainer at the center of a recent rash of suspicious winners after layoffs, was charged Thursday with an alleged vets' list medication violation for albuterol, a banned substance, in a sample collected from the horse Bonita Rough on July 10 at Fair Hill Training Center, according to Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit

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