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Ten new trainers have been added to the list of those with pending violations for controlled substances on the public disclosures section of the website for the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU), the enforcement arm of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA).

Trainer Peter Miller had three runners test positive for acepromazine, a tranquilizer. Two of the horses were claimed; one has been listed as voided on the Equibase chart.

Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen faces a $3,000 fine for his first-time violation of the intra-articular injection rule within seven days of a timed workout. HISA updated its rules for violations of this rule in mid-July; a second violation would see the trainer face a $6,000 fine and 10-day suspension. The updated regulations for the intra-articular injection rule can be found here.

Trainer Christophe Clement had a trainee test positive for dantrolene, a muscle relaxant, following a workout. The filly, 4-year-old My Royal Vow, has never started.

Trainer Arnoud Dobber is now a two-time offender. A closed case against the trainer for a phenylbutazone positive saw 1.5 Penalty Points assigned to his record; the accumulation of those points can lead to suspensions (6-7 points leads to a 30-day suspension).

Last week's edition of the HIWU Weekly Roundup is available here, and all public disclosures can be found on the HIWU website.

New Case Resolutions

The following cases have recently been resolved by HIWU, either by early admission and acceptance of consequences (EAAC) or by final decision (FINAL).

• Trainer Roberto Lopez – Hardly Working tested positive for lidocaine after winning a claiming race at Finger Lakes on July 18. Lopez will serve a seven-day period of ineligibility beginning on Aug. 16, pay a $1,000 fine, and be imposed 2 Penalty Points.  Hardly Working was disqualified from the win, with purse money ordered returned. (EAAC)

Pending Violations – Controlled Substances

The following cases include pending violations for controlled substances, those that are permitted for therapeutic purposes (new cases in italics at top of list).

• Trainer Steve Asmussen – violation of the intra-articular injection rule with Bramito, for breeze within seven days of injection date (July 31).
• Trainer Kenneth Cox – Not As Lucky As Us tested positive for phenylbutazone after winning a maiden claiming race at Colonial Downs on July 21. 
• Trainer Arnoud Dobber – Coyote Runner tested positive for acepromazine after a workout at Presque Isle Downs on July 20. 
• Trainer David Reid – Grand Hideaway tested positive for phenylbutazone after winning a claiming race at Hawthorne on July 19.
• Trainer Troy Smith – Rattleme tested positive for phenylbutazone after winning a claiming race at Finger Lakes on July 17.
• Trainer Christophe Clement – My Royal Vow tested positive for dantrolene after a workout at Belmont Park on July 13.
• Trainer Candice Cryderman – Dontforgethesugar tested positive for methocarbamol after finishing third in a claiming race at Emerald Downs on July 7.
• Trainer Jorge Rosales – Youonlylivetwice tested positive for dexamethasone after winning a claiming race at Emerald Downs on June 24. 
• Trainer Peter Miller – three runners tested positive for acepromazine
  • Forgiving Spirit finished second in an allowance optional claiming race at Santa Anita on June 11. A claim on the horse was voided.
  • Anmer Hall won a claiming race at Santa Anita on June 4; the horse was claimed by Steve Knapp. The claim will be voided under HISA rules.
  • Giver Not A Taker finished fourth in an allowance optional claiming race on June 4 at Santa Anita. The horse has since finished third in an allowance optional race at Los Al and second in the Real Good Deal Stakes at Del Mar.
• Trainer Lynn Rarick – Calzone tested positive for methocarbamol after finishing third in an allowance race at Canterbury Park on June 11.
• Trainer Sergio Alvaraez – Mischief Mame tested positive for methocarbamol after finishing third in a maiden claiming race at Emerald Downs on July 8.
• Trainer Chad Brown – Forced Ranking tested positive for omeprazole after a work at Monmouth Park on July 7.
• Trainer Jeff Flectcher – Tier One tested positive for flunixin (banamine) after a win at Thistledown on July 6.
• Trainer Benjamin Feliciano – Orville Street tested positive for both phenylbutazone and methocarbamol on June 25. (horse appears to be based at Laurel Park, but has not started and no workout was record on that date.)
• Trainer William Martin – Alkalinization or use of an alkalinizing agent (TCO2) on Wild Agent prior to his win in a claiming race at Presque Isle Downs on July 3.
• Trainer Samuel Calvario – Griffith Park tested positive for triamcinolone after a work at Pleasanton on June 30.
• Trainer Mario Serey, Jr. – Harper's Do tested positive for phenylbutazone after finishing seventh in a claiming race at Delaware Park on June 28.
• Trainer Jose Camejo – Fire King tested positive for promazine sulfoxide and methocarbamol after a work at Monmouth Park on June 11.
• Trainer Javier Hernandez – two trainees tested positive for salicylic acid
  • Chief Mystique won a claiming race at Belterra Park on June 10
  • Fast Fall won a maiden special weight at Belterra on June 10
• Trainer Dennis VanMeter – Templement tested positive for phenylbutazone in an allowance race at Thistledown on June 7, 2023 (finished sixth after clipping heels at the start). VanMeter is also provisionally suspended as Templement returned a positive test for the banned substance isoxsuprene in the same race.

Pending Violations – Provisional Suspensions For Banned Substances

The following cases include pending violations for banned substances, those that are not permitted in horses. New cases are listed in italics at the top of the list, and active suspensions have the trainer's name listed in bold.

Postponed suspensions, those for substances yet to be confirmed by split sample, have the trainer's name underlined and are listed with an asterisk (*).

• Trainer Dick Clark – possession of Levothyroxine, three runners have tested positive for methamphetamine (one horse was positive three times)
  • Kissed a Cadet tested positive after finishing first in a maiden special weight at Prairie Meadows on July 22.
  • Colonel Klink first tested positive after finishing second in an allowance optional claiming race at Prairie Meadows on June 19. The 7-year-old gelding has since raced three more times, finishing first in a claiming race on July 3, third in a starter allowance on July 9, and second in a claiming race on July 22. Colonel Klink also tested positive on July 3 and 22.
  • My Heart's On Fire tested positive after finishing first in a maiden special weight race at Prairie Meadows on June 19.
• Trainer Randy Preston – Fly Home tested positive for methamphetamine after winning a maiden claiming race at Belterra Park on July 20.
• *Trainer Jim Lewis – Hughie's Holiday tested positive for clenbuterol after winning a claiming race at Ruidoso Downs on July 8.
• Trainer Ramon Rechy – Night Livin tested positive for methamphetamine after winning a claiming race at Horseshoe Indianapolis on July 7.
• Trainer Milton Pineda – seven runners have now tested positive for the vasodilator diisopropylamine
  • Wegonahaveagoodtime won a $12,500 claiming race at Los Alamitos on July 4, after which he tested positive.
  • Keep Your Coil won a $25,000 claiming race at Los Alamitos on July 2, after which she tested positive.
  • Catbernay won a $10,000 claiming race at Los Alamitos on July 1, after which he tested positive.
  • Chollima won an $8,000 claiming race at Los Alamitos on June 23, after which she tested positive, and has since finished second in a $12,500 claiming race
  • Big Splash won a $16,000 waiver claiming event at Santa Anita on June 10, after which he tested positive. Big Splash has since finished third in an allowance optional claiming race at Los Alamitos on June 24.
  • Flatterwithjewels finished second in a $12,500 claiming race at Santa Anita on June 9 and was claimed by Flurry Racing Stables and trainer Phil D'Amato. The claim will be voided under HISA rules.
  • Bella Renella won a $20,000 claiming race at Santa Anita on June 2, after which she tested positive. The 6-year-old mare has since won a starter optional claiming race at Santa Anita on June 18.
• Trainer Natalia Lynch – possession of Levothyroxine, and a gelding in her care tested positive for altrenogest.
  • Motion to Strike tested positive for altrenogest after the gelding finished fourth in a claiming race at Monmouth Park on June 24. He was claimed from that race by owner/trainer Silvino Ramirez, and has since finished third in a claiming race at Monmouth on July 14. Under HISA rules, the claim will be voided.
• *Trainer Bruno Tessore – Tenebris, a gelding, tested positive for altrenogest on July 18 (no races or workouts listed on that date by Equibase).
• Trainer John Pimental – Golovkin tested positive for methamphetamine after finishing last (sixth) in a claiming race at Monmouth Park on May 29. A claim on the horse was voided from this race.
• Trainer Lorenzo Ruiz – three runners have tested positive for the vasodilator diisopropylamine
  • Kant Beat The Rock tested positive after finishing second in a starter allowance race at Los Alamitos on July 4.
  • American Cat tested positive after winning a $16,000 claiming race at Los Alamitos on June 25. The 4-year-old gelding has since finished third in an allowance optional claimer at Los Al on July 9.
  • Facts Matter tested positive after winning a starter allowance race at Los Alamitos on June 23. The 8-year-old gelding has since finished fifth in a claiming race at Los Al on July 8.
  • Ruiz is a multiple stakes-winning Quarter Horse trainer based at Los Al, though he has not started any Quarter Horses since 2022. Since HISA/HIWU have no jurisdiction over Quarter Horse racing, whether or not Ruiz would be able to race Quarter Horses will be up to the state racing commission and/or local racetrack. Ruiz has not started any horses, Thoroughbred or Quarter Horse, since July 9.
• *Trainer David Reid – Maligator tested positive for venlafaxine (an anti-depressant and nerve pain medication) after winning a claiming race at Hawthorne on June 25. The 8-year-old gelding has since finished second in a claiming race at Hawthorne on July 16.
• *Trainer Javier Morzan – Lady Liv tested positive for metformin (a commonly used prescription drug that treats diabetes) after finishing third in a starter optional claiming race at Delaware Park on June 24.
• *Trainer Mary Pirone – Benny The Jet tested positive for altrenogest after the gelding finished fifth in a claiming race at Emerald Downs on June 24. He was claimed from that race and moved to the barn of trainer Jorge Rosales, and has since won a claiming race at Emerald on July 14. Under HISA rules, the claim will be voided.
• Trainer Joseph Taylor – two runners have tested positive for both methylphenidate and clenbuterol
  • Classy American finished second in a starter allowance at Parx on June 20
  • Cajun Cousin finished second in a claiming race at Parx on June 18. The 4-year-old filly has since won a claiming race at Parx on July 12, prior to the positive being called. Cajun Cousin was claimed out of that race by trainer Michael V. Pino for Smart Angle LLP; the claim will be voided under HISA rules.
• *Trainer Donald H. Buckner – In the Midst tested positive for clenbuterol after finishing fifth in an allowance race at Thistledown on June 15.
• *Trainer Guadalupe Munoz Elizondo – Quinton's Charmer tested positive for metformin, a medication commonly prescribed in humans for type 2 diabetes, on June 11, 2023 (the New Mexico Racing Commission's Izzy Trejo confirmed that the positive test was incurred after a work before the state veterinarian in an attempt to remove Quinton's Charmer from the vet's list).
  • Munoz Elizondo is also a multiple graded stakes-winning Quarter Horse trainer. Since HISA/HIWU have no jurisdiction over Quarter Horse racing, Munoz Elizondo will still be able to train and race Quarter Horses in New Mexico. Trejo said that HISA gave guidance last year that jockeys suspended for whip violations on a Thoroughbred could ride in Quarter Horse races, so the NMRC has applied the same logic to a trainer with a HIWU suspension. Thus, Munoz Elizondo is permitted to participate in Quarter Horse races. Trejo added that the commission is pushing for a state rule that will apply reciprocity at the NMRC level for HISA suspensions, but that isn't in place yet.
• *Trainer Reed Saldana – Ice Queen tested positive for the vasodilator diisopropylamine after finishing third in a starter allowance at Santa Anita on June 16
• Dr. Luis Jorge Perez, DVM – possession of levothyroxine (violation date June 9)
• Trainer Dennis VanMeter – Templement tested positive for isoxsuprine after finishing sixth in an allowance race at Thistledown on June 7, 2023 (see above, horse also returned positive test for controlled substance phenylbutazone)
• Trainer Jeffrey Poole – possession of levothyroxine (violation date June 2)
• Trainer Jonathan Wong – Heaven and Earth tested positive for metformin after winning a maiden race at Horseshoe Indianapolis on June 1.
• Trainer Ray Handal – HIWU has lifted the provisional suspension of trainer Raymond Handal, who was told June 30 a horse in his care tested positive for the banned substance zeranol, but the equine anti-doping notice has not been withdrawn. (Attorney Clark Brewster told the Paulick Report that literature shows mycotoxins found on corn or grain can produce zearalenone. Zeranol is a metabolite of zearalenone.)
• Trainer Mario A. Dominguez – Petulant Delight tested positive for cobalt after winning a claiming race at Parx on May 24.

Last week's edition of the HIWU Weekly Roundup is available here, and all public disclosures can be found on the HIWU website.

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For the second year, Kentucky Downs is offering a pair of $250,000 allowance races restricted to 2-year-olds that went through the sales ring at the prior year's Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Both races – one for fillies and one for colts and geldings – are at 6 1/2 furlongs and are on the opening-day card, Thursday Aug. 31. The seven-day all-grass FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs also races Sept. 2, 3, 7, 9, 10 and 13 over America's only European course.

Horses are eligible for the lucrative allowance races if they were either sold at the 2022 Keeneland September Sale or were offered but did not reach their predetermined minimum selling price, known as an RNA (reserve not attained). Entries for the Keeneland sales races and the rest of Kentucky Downs' opening card will be taken this Saturday, Aug. 26.

Last year's male division produced G1 Arkansas Derby winner Angel of Empire, who finished third in the Kentucky Derby, and Mo Stash, who finished fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and won Keeneland's Grade 3 Kentucky Utilities Transylvania this past spring.

“At Keeneland, we work hard to promote the success of our sales grads,” said Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy. “These races are a great way to publicize sales grads who are just starting their careers, especially in a segment of the market that is growing, the turf aspect. Kentucky Downs has been a great partner and there is terrific synergy between the racing and sales operations of our two organizations. Once horses walk through the Keeneland sales ring — exiting either as a sale or an RNA — they are qualified to participate in the race.”

Ted Nicholson, Kentucky Downs' Vice President for Racing, said that every year he hears from owners after they win a Kentucky Downs race that they now have more money to spend at the Keeneland sale.

“That's the beauty of this: We offer some of the largest purses in the world. But no matter where those owners are from, chances are that at least a good chunk of what a horse earns will be reinvested right back into the Kentucky Thoroughbred industry,” he said.

Lacy agreed, calling the need for a strong racing product to support the sales and vice versa “a very delicate ecosystem we continually want to strengthen. Locally and indeed around the country, it's a huge economic driver.”

The Keeneland sales races were moved from later in the meet last year to opening day this year, raising the possibility that a horse could run in the allowance event and go back in one of Kentucky Downs' 2-year-old stakes. The Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile and Global Tote Juvenile Fillies at a mile are Sept. 10; the Pepsi Juvenile Sprint and Pepsi Untapable for 2-year-old fillies at 6 1/2 furlongs are Sept. 13, closing day. The four 2-year-old stakes carry a total purse of $500,000, with $250,000 coming from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund for registered Kentucky-bred horses.

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The FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs, 2023 edition: seven days, $24 million in purses, 11 of 17 stakes worth at least $1 million apiece — and three dozen sponsors.

FanDuel leads the way, returning as the meet's title sponsor but also assuming sponsorship of the $1.7 million, Grade 2 FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup, the 1 1/2-mile stakes that anchors the six pack of graded stakes each worth at least $1 million for Kentucky-breds on Sept. 9. The sponsorship includes the Aug. 31 opening-day $500,000 FanDuel TV Tapit Stakes for 3-year-olds & up that have not won a stakes in 2023 and the FanDuel VIP Chalet, which provides air-conditioning in an upscale environment with a spectacular view of the races.

“The FanDuel Group is excited to sponsor the FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs for the third consecutive year,” said Andrew Moore, General Manager of Racing, FanDuel Group. “This unique meet has gained momentum and popularity with horseplayers each year and, thanks to Ron Winchell, Marc Falcone and their team, they continue to put on a top-class meeting with horsemen and women from across the globe.

“The FanDuel Group has an ongoing commitment to promoting and covering horse racing, and we are looking forward to showcasing every race, every day from the meet on FanDuel TV, including the $1.7 million FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup, a Breeders' Cup Challenge race, and the FanDuel Tapit Stakes.”

From gaming vendors to prominent breeding and stallion farms to boutique bourbons to products ranging from eclectic to iconic, each of the meet's seven days is packed with corporate support.

“How do you measure the upward trajectory of a race meet?” said Ted Nicholson, Kentucky Downs' Vice President for Racing. “There's obviously record purses, record betting and among the largest fields in America. But there's also the response from sponsors — not just our marquee industry entities but corporate America. The names and numbers speak for themselves, and we couldn't be more proud and appreciative of the companies and product owners who want to be associated with America's most unique race meet.”

The FanDuel Turf Cup carries a base purse of $1.3 million, with the additional $400,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF). A registered Kentucky-bred winner will earn more than $1 million; even a winner born outside the commonwealth will reap almost $800,000.

The only stakes that is more lucrative is the $2 million, Grade 3 Mint Millions, which has a base purse of $1 million and another $1 million in KTDF money and is sponsored by The Mint Gaming Hall.

Kentucky Downs' nine stakes worth $1 million carry base purses of $600,000 with another $400,000 for registered Kentucky-breds.

The five $1 million graded stakes on the super-sized Sept. 9 card are sponsored by the companies who create the historical horse racing gaming terminals used at Kentucky Downs' The Mint Gaming Hall properties in Franklin, Bowling Green, Williamsburg and Corbin, Ky. Those HHR-sponsored stakes in 2023 are:

• $1 million Castle Hill Gaming Ladies Turf (G3) at a mile
• $1 million Aristocrat Ladies Marathon (G3) at 1 5/16 miles
• $1 million Exacta Systems Franklin-Simpson (G2) for 3-year-olds at 6 1/2 furlongs
• $1 million AGS Ladies Sprint (G2) at 6 1/2 furlongs
• $1 million Ainsworth Turf Sprint (G2) at six furlongs

The new National Thoroughbred League — an evolving concept designed to create a glamorous lifestyle experience at the track and beyond — kicks off its season at Kentucky Downs on Sunday Sept. 3. As such, the NTL is the day sponsor, including the $1 million National Thoroughbred League Dueling Grounds Derby (G3) and the $500,000 NTL Handicap.

Another new day sponsor is Jeff Ruby's, the renowned steakhouse whose locations include nearby Nashville and the Kentucky thoroughbred markets of Louisville, Lexington and Greater Cincinnati. Jeff Ruby's Day is Sept. 7, headlined by the $500,000 Jeff Ruby's One Dreamer for fillies and mares that have not won a stakes in 2023. Jeff Ruby's also sponsors the meet's leading jockey award.

Returning day sponsors:

• Sept. 2: Lexington-based Big Ass Fans, the world's best-selling big fans, sponsor of the $1 million Big Ass Fans Music City (G3) and a major Breeders' Cup sponsor.

• Sept. 10: Global Tote/BetMakers, sponsor of the $500,000 Global Tote Juvenile Fillies. Global Tote, which provides pari-mutuel technology and services to horse-race betting operators around the world (including Kentucky Downs), is owned by BetMakers, Kentucky Downs' official morning-line odds-maker and presenter of the “King of the Turf” handicapping tournament and trophy.

• Sept. 13: PepsiCo products are enjoyed more than a billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world — including at Kentucky Downs. The track's official soft drink brand is sponsor of the $500,000 Pepsi Juvenile Sprint and the $500,000 Pepsi Untapable for 2-year-old fillies.

Featured bourbons of the day include newcomers Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon (Sept. 2), Kentucky Senator (Sept. 3), Heaven's Door (Sept. 7) and Blackwood Toasted Bourbon (Sept. 13).

Produced at Buffalo Trace's distillery in Frankfort, Ky. Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon created a genre after being launched in 1984 by legendary Master Distiller Elmer T. Lee, who started his career in the 1940s under Col. Albert B. Blanton. Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon also is distinguished by its eight trademarked versions of a horse and jockey atop its bottle stoppers.

The Kentucky Senator brand, whose most recent bottle honors the revered U.S. Senator John Sherman Cooper of Somerset, was first distilled by Crigler & Crigler in Covington and revived in 2019 by Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer and equine lawyer Andre Regard.

Heaven's Door is a trio of American whiskeys developed in collaboration with famed singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, hence the name. The Heaven's Door Distillery, which has been producing small batches of bourbon since 2018, is scheduled to open in September in Pleasureville, Ky., in Henry County on property once owned by Squire Boone, brother of another legendary figure: frontiersman Daniel Boone.

Three years after he won the 2019 Kentucky Derby as a partner in Country House, Woodford County horseman Guinness McFadden launched Blackwood Toasted Bourbon, named after his Blackwood Stables and Blackwood Training Center.

Back to be celebrated at Kentucky Downs are Louisville-based Jefferson's Ocean (Sept. 9), a very small-batch bourbon aged at sea and its sister bourbon Jefferson's Reserve (Sept. 10). Trey Zoeller co-founded the Jefferson's brands in 1997 with his father, Chet, a famed bourbon historian. The family whiskey tradition goes back to Trey's eighth-generation grandmother who was arrested in 1799 for the “production and sales of spiritous liquors.”

Also back is as a bourbon of the day is Angel's Envy (Aug. 31), aged in hand-selected port-wine barrels by three generations of Louisville's Henderson family.

Other sponsors include:

• Wright Implement — established in 1936 on a farm in Harned, Ky., and with 15 locations throughout Kentucky and Indiana — is the “Official Track Conditions” sponsor. Kentucky Downs uses Wright Implement's John Deere tractors and other equipment to keep the turf course in peak condition.

• Clark Distributing is the “Official Beer, Cider & Seltzer” sponsor. Since 1903, C.C. Clark Inc. has represented the best beverage products available throughout Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.

• Also: Grey Goose vodka, used in Kentucky Downs' signature drink, The Mint Millions; the international stallion, breeding and racing concern Coolmore joins iconic Central Kentucky farms Claiborne, Darby Dan, Gainesway and Three Chimneys as a sponsor; Foundation Risk Partners; Franklin-Simpson Tourism; J&M Digital Print; National Thoroughbred Racing Association; and Racing Expressions, which makes the hand-decorated bottles of the meet's bourbon of the day to go to winning connections.

In other partnerships:

• Keeneland sponsors a pair of $250,000 allowance races on opening day, Aug. 31, for 2-year-olds that were offered for sale at last year's Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Last year's race for 2-year-old males produced the winner of this year's G1 Arkansas Derby (Angel of Empire) and G3 Transylvania (Mo Stash).

• The Breeders' Cup made the FanDuel Turf Cup and the $1 million FanDuel Turf Sprint on Sept. 9 “Win and You're In” Challenge Series qualifiers for their corresponding races on Nov. 4 at Santa Anita.

• The Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund is providing more than $10 million in supplemental purse money for registered Kentucky-breds, making it possible for Kentucky Downs to offer among the richest purses on the planet, including a world-best $150,000 for maiden races.

• The Kentucky HBPA, which represents thoroughbred owners and trainers at the commonwealth's five racetracks, underwrites food and beverages for horsemen.

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Racing officials at Finger Lakes & Gaming and Racetrack in Farmington, NY, hope the third time is the charm when it comes to entries for the New York Oaks, which is now scheduled for Sept. 11. 

A staple of the stakes season at Finger Lakes, the $75,000 New York Oaks for 3-year-old New York bred fillies has twice failed to fill when entries were taken for the original date of July 24 as well as the following week. 

The hope is that the September date for the 1 1/16-mile race will be a better fit on stable calendars, since the Saratoga meet will have concluded. 

“We're going to give it one last go,” said Racing Secretary Jerry Richards. “The New York Oaks is an important race for us on our stakes schedule and we're hoping now that Saratoga has closed down for their season, we'll get a few more entries to make the race go.” 

The Sept. 11 card also will feature the third leg of the innovative North Warning Claiming Series of extended distance races. 

This leg will be for $8,000 claimers and will be run at a mile and a quarter, with a purse of $20,000. There will be a $300 starting fee for horses that did not start in at least one of the first two legs. 

The top four finishers in each leg earn points, with the highest point earners returning for the $25,000 (guaranteed) finale on Oct. 23. The North Warning Series finale will be run at a 1 11/16 miles. 

There is no claiming in the finale of the series, which is named for North Warning, a tireless competitor on the Finger Lakes oval in the 1990s who holds track records for 1 3/8 miles and 1 5/8 miles. Entries for the New York Oaks and North Warning Claiming Series will be taken on Sept. 4. For questions pertaining to entries, contact the race office (585-924-3232, ext. 271).   

About Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack: In operation since 1962, the facility added gaming to its  offering in 2004 and expanded again in 2013 by adding 33,000 square feet with a $12 million expansion.  FLGR is highlighted by over 1,100 gaming machines, the 448-seat Buffet, Remedy Bar & Lounge, as well as  live and simulcast thoroughbred racing. Gaming doors open at 8 a.m. and racing doors open at 11:30 a.m.  daily. For more information, visit www.fingerlakesgaming.com. 

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