Videos tagged with "spotlight"

New York Watch: Cocalero [02:39]
A sluggish start couldnt stop Cocalero from breaking his maiden on debut and becoming the 10th horse featured in the New York Watch series, which shines the spotlight on promising colts and fillies that have recently cleared the maiden and allowance ranks at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, or Saratoga Race Course. By AP Indy and out of Grade 1 winner Got Koko, Cocalero, a $175000 yearling, topped the 2009 OBS Spring Sale as a juvenile when he was purchased for $675000 by John Ferguson, agent for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who raced the colt at Belmont Park under the colors of Darley Stable. Despite being coupled in the wagering along with fellow first-time starter Stratford Hill, another well-bred son of AP Indy, Cocalero received only mild betting support at 5-1. Cocalero, after loading reluctantly, reared in the starting gate. He stood still for the break, but was away several lengths slowly. It was unexpected, trainer Tom Albertrani said of Cocaleros gate problems. First time out, you never know what to expect or how they are going to act. He was really tense in the gate. Jockey Alan Garcia didnt panic, however, and let the Cocalero bide his time at the back of the pack. The bay raced with his head held high through the far turn, but got down to business once he was swung out at the top of the stretch, splitting rivals and closing strongly to win by 1 ¾ lengths. [Garcia] was really patient, and the horse was able to recover for him, said Albertrani. He ...

NYRA Spotlight - On-Air Talent [04:24]
NYRA TV Handicappers Jason Blewitt, Eric Donovan and Andy Serling address the challenges and highlights of their various jobs both on-and-off-air, from handicapping the races in advance to working on nyras in-house television programs and MSG Plus shows, to setting the morning line odds for a race card.
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NYRA Spotlight - Horse ID [04:00]
NYRA has one of the most thorough horse identification procedures of any racing jurisdiction. Chief identifier Reid works with a team of four others - identifiers Carol Dolan and Anthony Jaccino, photographer Diane Connor, and clerk Karen Brady - to ensure that every horse running is exactly who the connections claim it to be.
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Return of the king of horses [03:34]
't successful. The last hope was stem cell therapy. RNL BIO injected him with fat-derived stem cells isolated his own body. Several months later he appeared in a race track. He was spotlighted and finished his race at fourth place. More recently, he ran again and was the first runner up. Last month he took his third race out of injury. He finally made it. He passed all his competitors and crossed the finish line first. ... horse race "horse race" "stem cell" therapy "stem cell therapy" "rnl ...
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NYRA Spotlight - Track Announcer Tom Durkin [04:11]
-and-personal with track announcer Tom Durkin and watch him call a race in his booth high atop the grandstand at the Big A. Durkins job is to call the races accurately and appropriately, and in this video, Durkin shares some of the tricks of the trade (including a thesaurus, a French-English dictionary and a hand-written list of more than 1600 adjectives) that have made him the premier race-caller in America. ... nyra spotlight track announcer tom durkin aqueduct belmont park saratoga horse ...
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