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NYRA Partners With Ellis Park For Special Sunday Cross Country Pick 5

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will host a Cross Country Pick 5 with Ellis Park on Sunday, with historic Saratoga Race Course hosting the first and third legs and the Henderson, Kentucky-based track offering stakes action, including the Runhappy Ellis Park Derby, in the other three races.

Live coverage of all the sequence's races will be available with Saratoga Live on FOX Sports and MSG Networks. Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence are now available for download at https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/cross-country-wagers.

The Spa will start the sequence in Race 7 at 4:43 p.m. Eastern with a claiming race for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up going 5 ½ furlongs on the turf. Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will send out Florida-bred Aunt Nadine, who ran second at Saratoga on July 16. Saratoga meet-leading trainer Christophe Clement will saddle Stretchthestory, a New York-bred who ran fourth in the Tepin on December 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack to cap her juvenile year before starting her sophomore campaign with a seven-place effort off a layoff on June 5 at Belmont Park.

Ellis Park will commence the stakes action in Race 8 at 5:10 p.m. with the first running of the $100,000 Runhappy Audubon Oaks for 3-year-old fillies. An 11-horse field will compete at seven furlongs in the main track. Offering 10-4-2-1 qualifying points to the Kentucky Oaks on September 4 at Churchill Downs, the Audubon Oaks lists Ocean Breeze and Sconsin among the contenders.

Saratoga will be the site of the third leg with Race 8 at 5:17 p.m. Nine sophomores will run at 1 1/8 miles on the inner turf in the allowance tilt, with Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano aboard the George Weaver-trained Our Country from post 2. Clement will send out Shamrocket and City Man, while four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown will saddle Forever Poe. Hall of Famer Bill Mott trains Will Sing for Wine, who drew the outside post.

Ellis Park will conclude the action with the final two races. A full 12-horse field was drawn for the $100,000 Groupie Doll for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up in Race 9 at 5:40 p.m. The one-mile main track route will see Street Band, from post 12, allowing Ellis Park fans the chance to witness the 2019 Grade 1 Cotillion winner in action in her first race in nearly four months, when she ran fourth in the Grade 1 Apple Blossom on April 18 at Oaklawn Park.

The finale will feature the third running of the $200,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Derby for 3-year-olds going 1 1/8 miles in Race 10 at 6:10 p.m. The race offers 85 points [50-20-10-5] to the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on September 5. After the Grade 1, $1 million Runhappy Travers on Saturday at Saratoga, the Runhappy Ellis Park Derby is the next-to-last points race on the revised prep schedule, with only the Pegasus [20-8-4-2] on August 15 at Monmouth Park remaining.

In the Runhappy Ellis Park Derby, Grade 2 Blue Grass-winner Art Collector will look to add more points for the “Run for the Roses.” The Thomas Drury, Jr. trainee is 4-1-0 in eight career starts.

The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is also available on ADW platforms and at simulcast facilities across the country. Every week will feature a mandatory payout of the net pool.

The Cross Country Pick 5 will continue each Saturday throughout the year. For more information, visit NYRABets.com.

Cross Country Pick 5 – Sunday, August 9:
Leg 1 – Saratoga Race Course, Race 7: (4:43 p.m.)
Leg 2 – Ellis Park, Race 8: Runhappy Audubon Oaks (5:10 p.m.)
Leg 3 – Saratoga Race Course, Race 8: (5:17 p.m.)
Leg 4 – Ellis Park, Race 9: Groupie Doll (5:40 p.m.)
Leg 5 – Ellis Park, Race 10: Runhappy Ellis Park Derby (6:10 p.m.)

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NYRA To Host Cross Country Pick 5 With Woodbine On Travers Day At Saratoga

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will host a Cross Country Pick 5 with graded stakes action from historic Saratoga Race Course as well as three races from Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday, Runhappy Travers Day.

Woodbine will start the sequence in Race 8 with a full field of fillies and mares 3-years-old and up going six furlongs on the main track in Race 8 at 4:49 p.m. Eastern. Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse will see Roman d'Oro, who ran fifth in the Grade 3 Mazarine in October at the Rexdale, Ontario-based track, break from post 2. Trainer Kevin Attard will send out Princess Fabiana from the inside post.

The stakes action will start at the Spa when six fillies and mares compete in the Grade 3, $150,000 Waya for older fillies and mares going 1 ½ miles on the inner turf in Race 9 at 5:02 p.m. Fools Gold will look to defend her title in the turf marathon and become the first repeat Waya winner since Source in 1993-94. The Chad Brown trainee will have the services of Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano from the outside post. Her stablemate, the French-bred My Sister Nat, earned North American graded stakes black type in her last two efforts when finishing a close second in the Grade 3 Long Island on November 30 at Aqueduct and the Grade 2 New York in June at Belmont Park.

Action returns to Woodbine in Race 9 at 5:22 p.m. when 10 3-year-olds and up compete in a 7 ½-furlong inner turf challenge. Federal Law, who won the Queenston last year at Woodbine, will be sent out by Casse. Florida Won, condition by Martin Drexler, has ran second in two of his last three starts.

Race 10 at Woodbine, a 5 ½-furlong maiden sprint set to go off at 5:56 p.m., will see Marjorie's Dream, who ran a competitive second last out on July 12 going 6 ½ furlongs at Woodbine, break from post 3 for trainer Randy Thompson. The 12-full horse field also includes Trading Bay, who was third in his debut on November 16 at Woodbine.

The concluding leg will be the 151st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Runhappy Travers for some of the country's top 3-year-olds at the Spa in Race 11 at 6:15 p.m. on FOX.

A talented eight-horse field is highlighted by morning-line even-money favorite Tiz the Law, the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes-winner for trainer Barclay Tagg and to be ridden by Manny Franco. Tiz the Law, who drew post 6, is the leader on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard and will look to add more points as the Travers will award 100-40-20-10 qualifying points to the top-four finishers. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will send Uncle Chuck, 2-for-2 in his career, into the Travers, breaking from post 3 with Luis Saez aboard. Max Player, the third-place finisher in the Belmont Stakes conditioned by Linda Rice, drew post 4. Others in the field for the 1 1/4-mile Runhappy Travers include Country Grammer, Shivaree, South Bend, Caracaro and First Line.

The Cross Country Pick 5 will continue each Saturday throughout the year. For more information, visit NYRABets.com.

Cross Country Pick 5 – Saturday, August 8:
Leg 1 – Woodbine, Race 8: (4:49 p.m.)
Leg 2 – Saratoga, Race 9: Grade 3 Waya (5:02 p.m.)
Leg 3 – Woodbine, Race 9: Grade 1 Whitney (5:22 p.m.)
Leg 4 – Woodbine, Race 10: (5:56 p.m.)
Leg 5 – Saratoga, Race 11: Grade 1 Runhappy Travers (6:15 p.m.)

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NYRA Partners With Woodbine on Cross Country Pick 5

The New York Racing Association will host a Cross Country Pick 5 with graded stakes action from Saratoga and three races at Woodbine Saturday. Live coverage of all the sequence’s races will be available with Saratoga Live on FOX Sports and MSG Networks.

Woodbine will start the sequence in race eight. Stakes action starts next at the Spa with the GIII Waya S. Action returns to Woodbine for races nine and 10. The final leg is the GI Runhappy Travers S.

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$13,744.50 Payout In NYRA’s Cross Country Pick 5

Saturday's Cross Country Pick 5 paid $13,744.50 for selecting all five winners for the 50-cent wager that encompassed live racing from Saratoga Race Course, Monmouth Park and Woodbine Racetrack. The sequence's total pool was $113,192.

Woodbine commenced the wager when Olliemyboy defeated Belichick by two lengths to capture a maiden special weight in Race 9. Trained by Sid Attard, Olliemyboy returned $15.50 on a $2 win wager, completing 1 1/8 miles on the all-weather track in 1:51.69 under jockey Patrick Husbands.

Monmouth started the stakes action when Hopeful Growth pulled of an 11-1 upset in the Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks in Race 11. Trained by Anthony Margotta, Jr., Hopeful Growth, ridden by Antonio Gallardo, pulled away by four lengths in the 1 1/16-mile trek that awarded 50-20-10-5 qualifying points to September's Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. Project Whiskey, Eve of War and Dream Marie rounded out the superfecta to acquire those points.

Saratoga hosted the first of its two legs in the sequence when Improbable posted a two-length win in the prestigious Grade 1, $750,000 Whitney for 4-year-olds and up going 1 1/8 miles in Race 9. Off at 3-1, Improbable bested the five-horse field and gave Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his second consecutive Whitney win [McKinzie last year], paying $8.50. Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. won his second Whitney in the last three years, as Improbable tracked Mr. Buff's early speed before finishing strong, hitting the wire in 1:48.65 for his second consecutive Grade 1 win.

Artistico won an optional claiming race in Woodbine's Race 10 in the fourth race of the Cross Country Pick 5. Conditioned by Sylvain Pion and ridden by Rafael Hernandez, Artistico returned $10.90 for the 1 3/8-mile turf route.

Saratoga concluded the wager when Echo Town notched a 3 ½-length score in the Grade 1, $300,000 H. Allen Jerkens presented by Runhappy in Race 10. Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, Echo Town completed the seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds in 1:22.53 under Ricardo Santana, Jr. Echo Town paid $16.40.

The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is also available on track, on ADW platforms, and at simulcast facilities across the country. Every week will feature a mandatory payout of the net pool.

The Cross Country Pick 5 will continue each Saturday throughout the year. For more information, visit NYRABets.com.

Echo Town winning the H. Allen Jerkens Stakes

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