Mary Eddy

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Sacrosanct went wire-to-wire under a confident Manny Franco to notch his first stakes win in Sunday’s $125,000 Bertram F. Bongard, a seven-furlong sprint for New York-bred juveniles, at Belmont at the Big A.

Freddy Flintshire carries Stephen Mulqueen over a fence en route to victory in Thursday’s $150,000 Lonesome Glory Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack Photo courtesy of NYRA/Chelsea Durand

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Sanford Goldfarb’s Hush of a Storm pounced from off the pace under Flavien Prat to score in Friday’s $125,000 Ashley T. Cole, a nine-furlong inner turf route for New York-breds 3-years-old and up, at Belmont at the Big A.

No trainer has won the Grade 2, $200,000 Miss Grillo more than Chad Brown, and the four-time Eclipse Award-winning conditioner will have three chances to secure his 10th win in Sunday’s 1 1/16-mile inner turf test for juvenile fillies at Belmont at the Big A with Virgin Colada, Opulent Restraint and Marvelous Madison.

By Mary Eddy / New York Racing Association news release

Ways and Means splashing to the finish. (Adam Coglianese/NYRA)

Ways and Means splashing to the finish. (Adam Coglianese/NYRA)

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Donegal Racing’s Donegal Momentum scored a wire-to-wire victory under Kendrick Carmouche in Thursday’s $135,000 Gio Ponti, a one-mile inner turf route for sophomores, at Belmont at the Big A.

By Mary Eddy / New York Racing Association news release

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb and Louis Lazzinnaro’s Child of the Moon aced her first stakes test in Saturday’s Listed $150,000 Athenia, a nine-furlong inner turf route for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up, at Belmont at the Big A.