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Bishops Bay runs down Mika to win Saturday's Cigar Mile at Aqueduct.

📸: Sue Kawczynski / Eclipse Sportswire
Aqueduct: Bishops Bay runs down Mika to win Cigar Mile
Bishops Bay runs down Mika to win Saturday's feature at Aqueduct.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Zany romps in Demoiselle, becoming 10th winner of the race for Todd Pletcher.

📸: Sophie Shore / Eclipse Sportswire
Kentucky Oaks trail: Pletcher wins 10th Demoiselle with Zany
Zany romps in Demoiselle, becoming 10th winner of the race for Pletcher.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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After 133 years, Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver has run its last race.

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📸: Hastings Racecourse
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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LIGHTING LAST CIGAR AT BIG A
It is the last time the Cigar Mile will be run at Aqueduct. Get a preview and tips for today’s card from Kaylie Shapiro, Gregg Sacco & Mike Shutty plus your feedback, all on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Head to Head: Our handicappers have a split decision on who to back in the Demoiselle, Saturday's Kentucky Oaks points race.

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📸: NYRA / Adam Coglianese
December 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Saturday guide: A dozen promising juveniles line up Saturday in the Remsen with Kentucky Derby points at stake.

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December 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Friday works: Undefeated Disco Time returns, leads 16 graded-stakes winners on the tab.

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Friday works: Undefeated Disco Time returns, leads 16 on the tab
Undefeated Disco Time returns after Dwyer score, leads 16 graded runners.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Sacco hopes to win the Cigar Mile for the first time on his first try.

📸: Bill Denver / EQUI-PHOTO & Chelsea Durand / Coglianese Photo - edited composite
Crazy Mason could give Gregg Sacco his 1st Cigar Mile win
Trainer Gregg Sacco hopes Crazy Mason can close into a Cigar Mile win at Aqueduct.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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WEEKEND IN NEW YORK
NYRABets’ Kaylie Shapiro, Crazy Mason’s trainer Gregg Sacco & Super Screener handicapper Mike Shutty discuss Aqueduct’s last running of the Cigar Mile. Hear them on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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“When we had Courting … you knew this horse was going to bring multiple millions of dollars.”

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Courting chases legacy of sister Clairière on Ky. Derby trail
$5 million colt Courting chases legacy of sibling Clairière on Saturday in Remsen at Aqueduct.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Fair odds: The longest shot on the board can key some serious payouts in the Cigar Mile.

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📸: Joe Labozzetta / NYRA photo
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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This year's Remsen features a deep field of 12 high-priced auction colts, blue-blooded pedigrees and proven stakes performers.

📸: Gary Johnson / Eclipse Sportswire
Head to Head: Differing views on large Remsen field
Ross and Tamulonis both like Talkin (at left) in the Remsen, but neither picks him to win.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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SMOKE ’EM NOW
Aqueduct hosts its final Cigar Mile day tomorrow. Hear NYRABets’ Kaylie Shapiro, trainer Gregg Sacco & Super Screener’s Mike Shutty talk about it on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Himika is the most accomplished of the trio, with three wins from six starts.

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Los Alamitos: Baffert enters 3 in attempt to extend Starlet streak
Himika is 1 of 3 entries for Bob Baffert in Saturday's Starlet Stakes.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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“He’s got some dirt pedigree to him, and we just didn’t want to pigeonhole him as strictly a turf horse.”

📸: Jason Moran / Eclipse Sportswire
McPeek's Chambersville tries dirt for 1st time in Remsen
McPeek will try Chambersville on dirt for the 1st time in Saturday's Remsen.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Your HorseCenter hosts offer top picks and analysis for the last big weekend of racing from New York.

📸: Gary Johnson / Eclipse Sportswire
HorseCenter: Cigar Mile and Remsen Stakes top picks
Matt Shifman and Brian Zipse offer top picks for Cigar Mile, Remsen.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Fair odds: @ejxd2.bsky.social says this Chad Brown trainee has a lot in common with Sierra Leone.

📸: Coglianese Photo
Fair odds: Remsen favorite has a Kentucky Derby feel to him
DeRosa believes the likely Remsen favorite could be one to watch on the Triple Crown trail.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Chip Gehrke believes no horse has proved herself as the best 2-year-old filly.

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Division rankings: Who leads the murky 2-year-old filly division?
Explora holds the top spot among 2-year-old fillies, but Chip Gehrke isn't sure she deserves it.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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“It was a last-minute decision,” Ortiz said. “… He ran a fantastic race in his last start.”

📸: NYRA / Susie Raisher / Coglianese Photo & Carolyn Greer
Cigar Mile: Doc Sullivan wheels back for Ortiz, who wants rain
Trainer John Ortiz wants wet N.Y. weather for Doc Sullivan, who wheels back in Cigar Mile.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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What's not to like about Penalty Box? @ejxd2.bsky.social explains.

📸: Carson Blevins / Eclipse Sportswire
Fair odds: Beating vulnerable chalk is key to Turfway Pick 5s
The only race that's in both Pick 5s Wednesday at Turfway has an obvious favorite. Buy or sell?
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December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Looking at the data, Ron Flatter finds that December preps are unlikely to mean much come May.

📸: Ron Flatter & Santa Anita
Kentucky Derby 2026: December is when future winners rest
Historically, races this month are short on producing Kentucky Derby winners.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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"We had a very, very good year last year, and I thought my phone would ring a little bit more, but it really didn't."

📸: Benoit Photo
Barn Tour: Jonathan Thomas does a lot with a little
With 4 graded wins this year, Jonathan Thomas has done a lot with his small string.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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This will be the final time that this race will be run at Aqueduct as winter racing will move next year to the newly renovated Belmont Park.

📸: Gary Johnson / Eclipse Sportswire
Cigar Mile: Odds and analysis for last go-round at Aqueduct
The field includes 3 graded-stakes winners, and 1 of them is the pick here
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December 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Fastest firsters: Cannoneer shows star potential in blowout win at Churchill Downs.

📸: Candice Chavez / Eclipse Sportswire
Fastest firsters: 62 maiden winners post 100+ speed figures
Cannoneer shows star potential in blowout win at Churchill Downs.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Prospect Watch: Impressive maidens step up into stakes this week at Aqueduct.

📸: Susie Raisher / NYRA
Prospect Watch: Courting, Zany lead Pletcher stakes prospects
Impressive maidens step up into stakes this week at Aqueduct.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM