Rice Sends 16 Runners to Fall Starter Championships
The stable has horses in 10 of the 11 races on Belmont Park’s October 17 card, with Rice leading all NYRA trainers in 2026.
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115 stories matching “Linda Rice”
Rice Wraps Career-Best Saratoga Meet With 40 Wins
After a 4-for-45 start, the barn finished with 40 wins, the most of Rice’s career at the Spa and two behind champion Chad Brown.
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Scramjet Takes the Funny Cide as Rice’s Juveniles Close Out Saratoga
Two 2-year-olds, two wins on closing day: Scramjet in the $200,000 Funny Cide and first-time starter Dargham in a maiden special weight.
Read story: Scramjet Takes the Funny Cide as Rice’s Juveniles Close Out SaratogaVelora Much the Best in the $200,000 Seeking the Ante
The $300,000 juvenile purchase won her stakes debut by 2¼ lengths as the 3-5 favorite at Saratoga.
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Five Winners on One Card Ties the Saratoga Record
Rice won five of the six races she entered on August 15, matching the most wins by a trainer on a single Saratoga card.
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Rice Closes Out Aqueduct as Its All-Time Leading Trainer
Rice won 1,222 races at the Big A, more than any trainer in its history, and took its final spring/summer title. El Grande O won on the last day.
Read story: Rice Closes Out Aqueduct as Its All-Time Leading TrainerFourth Straight Aqueduct Spring Title, and Seventh Overall
Twenty-one wins from 79 starters won the spring meet, and the stable topped the owner standings again.
Read story: Fourth Straight Aqueduct Spring Title, and Seventh OverallPersonal-Best 62 Wins Earn Fourth Straight Aqueduct Winter Title
Linda Rice dominated the final Aqueduct winter meet with a personal-best 62 wins, claiming both the leading trainer and leading owner titles.
Read story: Personal-Best 62 Wins Earn Fourth Straight Aqueduct Winter TitleRecord-Setting 2025: Rice Leads NYRA Trainers and Owners
Linda Rice finished 2025 with a NYRA-record 172 wins, topping both the trainer and owner standings.
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Linda Rice Becomes the Winningest Female Trainer in Thoroughbred History
With Treaty Obligation's victory at Aqueduct on October 19, 2024, Linda Rice earned career win No. 2,511 — the most ever by a female Thoroughbred…
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A Banner 2023: Leading NYRA Trainer and a Saratoga Title
Linda Rice finished 2023 as NYRA's leading trainer, shared the Saratoga training title and topped $10 million in purse earnings for the first time.
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Options Open For Max Player After Strong Belmont Showing
George E. Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbred’s Max Player rallied from second-last in the 10-horse field to finish third in Saturday’s Grade 1 Belmont…
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