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Last Gunfighter continued his upward ascent with a sharp-looking score on Saturday in his graded stakes debut, Aqueduct Racetrack’s Grade 3, $150,000 Excelsior for 3-year-olds and up.Read More
Heart Butte, ninth in the Grade 3, six-furlong Tom Fool in his first start in 13 months, will return to his preferred game when he stretches out in distance for the Grade 3, $150,000 Excelsior at 1 1/8 miles on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack.Read More
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Marilyn's Guy earned his second career stakes victory Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, holding off a resurgent San Pablo to take the 100th running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Excelsior by a neck.Read More
Inherit the Gold tries to make it two straight wins in the Grade 3 Excelsior at Aqueduct on Saturday. Read More
Though he sported the requisite winner’s circle attire - jacket, white shirt, tie - Jimmy Hooper couldn’t have looked more out of place. The shirt was unbuttoned at the collar. The red tie was crooked. His hair - a color not too dissimilar from the brilliant white of his charge - was covered by a wo...Read More
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  • susanne.grace · What a wonderful article. Now I'm choked up! I do want to say thank you for Jim and myself for the recognition and also that there are many, many others behind the scenes that made this win possible. I wish I could name all the vets, farriers, grooms, exercise riders, friends, and family here! It's great to be appreciated. · 778 days ago ·
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  • BigAConfidential · Susanne, thank you so much for the kind words. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to properly introduce myself Saturday (I was the guy in the track suit and jeans who was late to the winner's circle because I forgot they'd moved it upstairs ;-) You and your husband have done an outstanding job with the horse. I congratulate you both. I would love to stop by the barn and talk with you both before ITG's next start. Can you shoot me an e-mail at jdepaolo85@gmail.com, and let me know the best way to get in touch with you? Thanks so much. · 778 days ago ·
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Inner track dynamo Inherit the Gold reeled off a fifth consecutive win Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, brilliantly transferring his form to the main track to take the 99th running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Excelsior.   It was the first graded stakes victory for the 5-year-old son of Go...Read More
The New York State motto, Excelsior, means “ever upward” in Latin. Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, a select field of older horses will strive for Grade 3 honors in the $100,000, 1 1/8-mile Excelsior, the first graded race to be run over the main track at Aqueduct this year.   The 5-y...Read More
EXCELSIOR QUOTES Michael Hushion, winning trainer of Goldsville (No. 4): “Getting a mile and an eighth for the first time was a relief. He held them safe. I can't say I wasn't nervous. There's a reason my teeth are half the size – from grinding them down. “After the allowance win … this was the...Read More
Surging to the lead at the quarter pole, Goldsville held off a late run by Nite Light and stiff resistance from front-runner Seniors Pride to win the 98th running of the Grade 3, $200,000 Excelsior on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack.   Owned by Marc Ferrell and ridden by New York’s leading jocke...Read More
NYRA is guaranteeing the Wood Memorial pick 4 pool this year to be $500K; NYRA does this to let the players know that they expect $500K in the pick 4 pool. It looks like they drew up this number long before they drew the card. Pool guarantees are a marketing technique that usually helps inform...Read More
Goldsville, a sharp allowance winner March 6, National Pride, second in the Stymie the following day, and graded winner Nite Light headline a field of six on Saturday for the 98th running of the Grade 3, $200,000 Excelsior, a 1 1/8-mile dirt race for 3-year-olds and up on the outer dirt course at A...Read More
Yet another great day at the Big-A. While others choose to waste hundreds of dollars to go to taxpayer park A & B($1.8 Billion in public debt)the smart discretionary money was at the Big-A. FreeRead More
The Excelsior was the first graded stakes triumph for Giant Moon, who was last of nine in the 2008 Gotham S. (G3), fourth in the Wood Memorial S. (G1) and eighth in the Preakness S. (G1) in his prior graded stakes appearances. ...Read More

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View Details03/23/13Aqu91 1/8 mD03+ MExcelsior-G3Last GunfighterMordi's MiracleIsn't He Perfect1:50.78
View DetailsView Video03/17/12Aqu91 1/8 mD03+ MExcelsior-G3Marilyn's GuySan PabloNorman Asbjornson1:52.54
View DetailsView Video04/02/11Aqu91 1/8 mD03+ MExcelsior-G3Inherit the GoldModern CowboyUnderstatement1:50.34
View Details04/03/10Aqu81 1/8 mD03+ MExcelsior-G3GoldsvilleNite LightSeniors Pride1:51.43
View Details04/04/09Aqu81 1/8 mD04+ MExcelsior-G3Giant MoonCool Coal ManBarrier Reef1:50.90
View Details04/05/08Aqu81 1/8 mD03+ MExcelsior-G3Temporary SaintNite LightAngliana1:51.13
View Details04/07/07Aqu101 1/8 mD03+ MExcelsior-G3Magna GraduateNaughty New YorkerAccountforthegold1:48.10
View Details06/14/19Jam41 1/16 mD03+ MExcelsiorNaturalistStar MasterBoniface1:45.40