The Mare Steal That Forged Iron

The Mare Steal That Forged Iron

Glen Eden. She says it's every bit as picturesque as it sounds. Two hundred acres across a valley in Chester, New Jersey: hunters and jumpers, 50 stalls, an indoor ring, another two outdoors. And a bunch of kids wanting to ride ponies. Nice, rural, domestic scene, a world away from the blue-collar grit of Aqueduct. Now, to be fair, horses take a ton of work wherever you are and whatever you're doing. “I mean, the sport-horse trainers, just like …

Stars of Yesterday: Looking Back at Best Wood Memorial Winners

New York’s road to the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve concludes this Saturday. Aqueduct will host the $750,000, Grade 2 Wood Memorial Stakes Presented by Resorts World Casino at 1 ⅛ miles on the dirt. Let’s take a look back at some of the best Wood Memorial winners.

Iron Honor forges ahead in Wood Memorial

Iron Honor will stretch out in distance against a field of 13 in Saturday's 101st running of the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial, a nine-furlong test for sophomores at Aqueduct. The Wood Memorial, which offers 100-50-25-15-10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top-five finishers, is the 12th race on Saturday's card with a first post of 12:40 p.m. EDT. The card also features the $300,000 Carter (G2) at seven furlongs for older horses, the $2…