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The 22nd annual Pennsylvania's Day at the Races at Parx Racing took place on Monday, August 21st and featured 13 races worth over $1 million in purses, highlighted by seven $100,000 stakes. Each of the 13 races represented a different winning breeder.

The lid lifter on the PA Day card featured a $60,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies. Dewey Doit, a daughter of Coal Front bred by George Elser's Elser Farms Corp, held off the rally of heavily favored Ringer Card for a gate-to-wire 2 ¼ length score in the 5 ½ furlong contest. Dewey Doit was a first-time starter purchased by Tilted Shamrock Racing Stable for $85,000 at this year's OBS June Sale, and she secured the 2,000th career victory for trainer John Servis.

The second race featured juvenile colts and geldings going 5 ½ furlongs for a $60,000 maiden purse. The longest shot on the board at 17-1, first-time starter Notice of Action took them gate-to-wire for an easy four-length victory. Bred by Bryan Minnich, the son of Hoppertunity was purchased for $15,000 as a yearling by AJ Hawthorne.

In the third race, Twist Her broke through in her third start to take the $60,000 maiden for 3-year-old and up fillies and mares over 7 furlongs. The daughter of Uptowncharlybrown went to the post as the odds on favorite and romped by 9 ½ lengths for breeder Richele Grieb.

The fourth race featured a purse of $70,000 for 3-year-old and up filly and mare allowance runners over 6 ½ furlongs. Closing from 13 lengths last in the field of 11, Warrior's Ransom circled the field and drew away for a powerful 8 ¾ length score. The daughter of Warrior's Reward was bred by Warrior's Reward LLC.

In the fifth race $60,000 maiden for 3yo+, last year's Pennsylvania Nursery runner-up Veeson finally broke through in his eighth start to win the 6-furlong contest by a length. The son of Il Villano was bred and owned by Mr. And Mrs. Chuck Russo.

Stakes action kicked off in the sixth race with the $100,000 Dr. Teresa Garafalo Memorial Stakes over 6-furlongs for fillies and mares. The second longest shot in the field at 12-1, Kate Demasi-trained Mia Tosca rallied from fourth place to sweep by the dueling pair of favored Golden Tabby and Gunfyre Gal to post a 1 ¼ length upset. The 4-year-old daughter of Animal Kingdom out of Queen Scheherazade was bred by Blackstone Farm LLC and captured her first stakes win in the Dr. Teresa Garafalo Memorial. The riders up call and trophy presentation were made by Frank Farry, State Senator from Bucks County.

The Marshall Jenney Handicap was conducted over 5-furlongs on turf. Talented Man dueled with Fore Harp through the early stages before putting that rival away. Confronted by odds-on favorite Witty turning for home, Talented Man gamely held off his rival for the duration of the stretch to post a head victory. The 4-year-old son of Talent Search bagged his first stakes victory for breeder, owner, and trainer Michael Moore. The riders up call and trophy presentation were made by Kathleen Tomlinson, State Representative from Bucks County.

The first leg of the 2023 PA-Sired, PA-Bred 2yo Stallion Series for fillies kicked off with the $100,000 Miss Blue Tye Dye Stakes over 5 ½ furlongs. Third-time starter Jody's Ruby rallied inside frontrunner One Eyed Jackie and stablemate Sirani to post a 1 ¼ length maiden-breaking victory for trainer John Servis. The daughter of Talent Search out of the Broken Vow mare Mary Cole is bred and owned by Gilman Hallenbeck, and she's a full sister to Hallenbeck's stakes performer Uncle Ernie. The riders up call and trophy presentation were made by Shelby Labs, State Representative from Bucks County.

The $100,000 Banjo Picker Sprint over six furlongs featured a rematch between Twisted Ride, Uncle Ernie, and Beren, the top three finishers from the Page McKenney Handicap in April. Twisted Ride sat off the early pace of longshot Magicnthemoonlight before taking the lead approaching the quarter pole. Approached by Beren at the head of the stretch, Twisted Ride fought gamely to the wire to post a half-length victory over his old rival, with Uncle Ernie another seven lengths back in third. The victory was the fifth of the year and fourth career stakes victory for the son of Great Notion. Bred and owned by Kasey K Racing Stable, Twisted Ride is also owned by Final Turn Racing Stable and Michael Day. The riders up call and trophy presentation were made by Christina Sappey, State Representative from Chester County.

The other half of the PA Stallion Series kicked off with the $100,000 Whistle Pig Stakes over 5 ½ furlongs featured a field of ten colts and geldings. The early pace was set by first-time starter and longshot Chilling Hassle. Still maintaining the lead into the stretch, he was overtaken by a wide rallying Gamboling Ghost, who ended up drawing clear by three lengths at 8-1 odds. The gray son of Weigelia was no worse for wear only 12 days following his maiden-breaking effort at Presque Isle. Bred by Cindy Bartkowski and Scott Bunker, Gamboling Ghost was purchased for $9,500 as a yearling by owner and trainer Jason DaCosta.

The $100,000 Storm Cat over a mile and 70 yards featured the heaviest favorite of the day in the form of five-time stakes winner Nimitz Class. The Arrowwood Farm bred and owned colt broke from the gate at 3-5, but he proved no match for the streaking Buy Land and See. Disregarded at 5-1 off a third-place effort in the Hard Spun Stakes at Presque Isle, Buy Land and See initially sat off frontrunner Allevare before taking control by the half mile fraction. The gray son of Cairo Prince only continued to add to his advantage, turning into the stretch with a 2 ½ length lead before finally coasting 3 ¼ lengths clear of Nimitz Class at the wire. Bred and owned by Joe Imbesi, Buy Land and See's Storm Cat victory over the dirt followed up his victory in the With Anticipation Stakes over the grass at Penn National in June. It was his sixth lifetime stakes victory.

Wrapping up stakes action was the $100,000 Mrs. Penny over 1 1/16th miles on the grass. Featuring a field of 13 fillies and mares, the wide rallying Neecie Marie closed from 10th in the early going to take the lead from frontrunner Princess Runaway in mid-stretch. The daughter of Cross Traffic cleared away to a 2 ¼ length victory over In a Spin and Eight Danzas to notch her first stakes victory. Bred by Jon Marshall and purchased by Milam Racing Stable for $25,000 as a yearling, the 3-year-old Neecie Marie is now 4-for-6 lifetime.

A $70,000 allowance race over 6 ½ furlongs closed out the 13-race card. Rallying from second-last, Keithsendshelloooo split rivals in the stretch to win going away by 3 ¼ lengths for his second career victory. Bred and owned by Uptowncharlybrown Stud LLC, the 3-year-old gelding is sired by the namesake stallion.

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The New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. will honor three more of the greatest New York-breds to compete and represent the program at Saratoga Race Course during the Saratoga New York Showcase Day program Sunday, Aug. 27.

Connections from Dayatthespa, Mind Your Biscuits and Saratoga Dew will be honored after the sixth race Sunday – the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. Honors New York-bred Legends. The trio were chosen by a distinguished panel of New York turf writers and represent the second class of honorees recognizing their importance in setting forth the New York-bred program.

They join last year's inaugural group of Fio Rito, Commentator, Fourstardave, Funny Cide and Tiz The Law.

Dayatthespa: The Eclipse Award-winning champion turf female in 2014 earned New York-bred Horse of the Year, older female and turf female titles that same season. She won three of four starts that season, including the Grade 1 First Lady at Keeneland and Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita. Bred by Castellare DiCracchiolo Stable, Cracchiolo and Goldsher and foaled at Empire Stud in Hudson, the daughter of City Zip was the first New York-bred winner of a seven-figure Breeders' Cup World Championship event. Recognized as New York-bred champion 3-year-old filly and turf female in 2012, Dayatthespa won 11 of 18 starts and earned $2,288,892 for owners Jerry Frankel, Ronald Frankel, Steve Laymon and Pete Bradley and trainer Chad Brown. She's the seventh leading New York-bred earner.

Saratoga Dew: Bred by Penny Chenery and campaigned by Charles Engel, Saratoga Dew became the New York breeding program's first Eclipse Award winner after an 11-start campaign that produced eight wins in 1992. Trained by Gary Sciacca, Saratoga Dew started her champion 3-year-old filly campaign – and career – in mid-January 1992 with a victory at Aqueduct. She rattled off five straight, including the Grade 2 Comely. The daughter of New York-based sire Cormorant later added the New York Oaks at Finger Lakes and Grade 1 Gazelle Handicap and Grade 1 Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park to her resume before a run in the 1992 Breeders' Cup Distaff at Gulfstream. Foaled at Erch-less Farm in Old Westbury She earned New York-bred Horse of the Year, champion sprinter and champion 3-year-old filly honors that same season.

Mind Your Biscuits: A globe-trotting son of New York-based sire Posse, Mind Your Biscuits won back-to-back editions of the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen along with four other stakes including the Grade 1 Malibu at Santa Anita in 2016. Campaigned for most of his career by M. Scott Summers, Daniel Summers, J Stables and trainer Chad Summers, and later in partnership with Michael Kisber, Head of Plains Partners and Shadai Farm, Mind Your Biscuits retired as and continues to be the all-time New York-bred earner with a bankroll of $4,279,566 after going 8-10-3 in 25 starts. Bred by Jumping Jack Racing and foaled at Sue and Gary Lundy's Cedar Ridge Farm in Pine Plains, Mind Your Biscuits earned back-to-back New York-bred Horse of the Year titles in 2016 and 2017, three straight champion New York-bred male sprinter titles from 2016 to 2018 and champion 3-year-old male honors in 2016 and champion older dirt male honors in 2017.

Sunday's Saratoga New York Showcase Day, a racing card complete with exclusively New York-bred restricted races, includes six stakes – the $250,000 Albany for 3-year-olds, $200,000 Fleet Indian for 3-year-old fillies, $200,000 Funny Cide presented by Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital for 2-year-olds, $200,000 Seeing the Ante for 2-year-old fillies, $200,000 West Point Handicap presented by Trustco Bank for 3-year-olds and up on the turf, and the $200,000 Yaddo Handicap for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and up on the turf.

The 2023 season at Saratoga Race Course continues through Labor Day, Monday, September 4.

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Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 146 entries for its August Digital Sale, which may now be viewed at digital.fasigtipton.com. Bidding is now open and closes Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m. ET.

The catalog features horses of racing age, breeding stock, yearlings, and weanlings. The offerings are located in 14 states, as well as Ontario, Canada.

“This is our largest digital sale to date since launching the platform in March of 2022,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales. “We have a particularly strong group of racehorses, as this sale works well as an outlet for stables as the summer race meets draw to a close.  We are also pleased to welcome several new consignors to the platform, which demonstrates the increasing popularity of Fasig-Tipton Digital.”

Entries include:

– More than 50 horses of racing age, including stakes and graded stakes performers, as well as maiden, allowance, stakes, and claiming level horses. Several prominent racing stables are represented, including 14 entries from DJ Stable.

– More than 50 broodmares, including mares in foal to Good Magic, Dialed In, McKinzie, and War of Will.

– Broodmare prospects by Arrogate, Curlin, Gun Runner, Empire Maker, Munnings, More Than Ready, and Nyquist.

To create an account or register to bid, prospective buyers should visit digital.fasigtipton.com.

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The New York Racing Association, Inc. today announced that the remains of Hall of Fame filly Ruffian have been transported from Belmont Park to the grounds of Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., where the 1970s-era champion was foaled and raised.

Ruffian was buried on Thursday at Claiborne's Marchmont Cemetery, the final resting place of numerous legends of the sport. The move to Claiborne will dramatically expand public access to her gravesite, in contrast to Belmont Park, where Ruffian's site was clearly visible from the grandstand but inaccessible to fans.

The move to Claiborne will ensure the preservation of Ruffian's remains, buried shortly after her death in 1975 at the base of the flagpole near the finish line at Belmont Park, where NYRA is beginning the installation of a one-mile synthetic track.

Bred by Stuart Janney, Jr. and his wife, Barbara Phipps Janney, owners of Locust Hill Farm in Glyndon, Md., Ruffian was sired by Reviewer, a son of Bold Ruler, out of the Native Dancer mare Shenanigans. In her brief two-year career, Ruffian won all 10 races she finished, including the Acorn, Mother Goose and Coaching Club American Oaks, then known as the American Triple Tiara.

“I'd like to thank NYRA for preserving and protecting Ruffian's gravesite at Belmont for close to 50 years,” said Stuart Janney, who made the decision to move the remains jointly with Claiborne and NYRA, where he is a board member. “We have been working with NYRA and Claiborne for months, and this is a wonderful outcome that will increase the public's ability to visit the site and pay tribute to Ruffian and her incredible legacy. Claiborne is one of the most beautiful and revered thoroughbred farms in America and the home of some of the greatest horses in racing history, and the ideal place for Ruffian.”

Ruffian was dominant from the beginning, winning her first start as a 2-year-old by 15 lengths and equaling the Belmont Park track record for 5 1/2 furlongs. She led the field at every post in every race she ever ran and set records in each of her eight winning stakes races. Named champion filly as a 2-year-old in 1974 and as a 3-year-old in 1975, Ruffian died in July 1975 from injuries sustained in a race at Belmont Park, where she was buried that month. In 1976, she was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

“We are honored that Ruffian will be returning home,” said Walker Hancock, president of Claiborne Farm. “She is known throughout racing as one of the greatest fillies of all time and it's only fitting that she returns to her birthplace and will lie alongside other great mares such as Personal Ensign, Inside Information and Moccasin, among others, in our Marchmont Cemetery.”

In the 48 years since her death, Ruffian's legend has flourished. BloodHorse ranked her 35th in its list of the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century. She is the highest-rated filly or mare on the list.

Since 1976, NYRA has hosted the Grade 2 Ruffian Handicap for fillies and mares, 4-year-olds-and-up, at one mile on the dirt. Just outside Belmont Park, the Cornell Ruffian Equine Hospital provides medical services ranging from acute care for race-related injuries to preventative and primary care. At Aqueduct, an oversized mural of Ruffian and her regular jockey, Jacinto Vasquez, greets visitors at the Clubhouse entrance.

NYRA has also relocated the plaque from Ruffian's gravesite at Belmont Park to Claiborne Farm.

In addition, the remains of Timely Writer, winner of the 1981 Hopeful and Champagne, will be transferred from the infield area at the top of the stretch at Belmont Park to Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, Ky.

Owned by Peter and Francis Martin, Timely Writer began his career as a claimer at Monmouth Park and at year's end was named the 1981 Florida bred Horse of the Year. In 1982, at age three, he won the Florida Derby but missed the Triple Crown due to injury. For his career, Timely Writer won nine races from 15 starts, earning $605,491.

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