From the Barn
Stakes wins, records and the everyday comings and goings of a busy New York stable.
11 stories matching “Withers”
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 TrainerGeorge 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…
Read story: Options Open For Max Player After Strong Belmont ShowingLinda Rice is as meticulous as they come in preparing her horses. The conditioner knows every detail about each and every horse in her care and maps…
Read story: Not Even A Pandemic Can Push Rice Off CourseIn the days following Max Player’s victory in the Grade 3 Withers Stakes on Feb. 1 at Aqueduct, while many were starting to talk Kentucky Derby…
Read story: Max Player Has Shorter Route to Belmont Stakes VictoryWhen Linda Rice was 17 and she told her father, Clyde, of her ambition to follow in his footsteps by becoming a trainer, his reply said much about…
Read story: Rice Aims For Historic Belmont Win With Max PlayerIf Max Player improves as much in the afternoon as he has in the morning, he just might have a chance to pull an upset in next Saturday’s $1 million…
Read story: Max Player On Top of His Game In Final Work For Belmont StakesTrainer Linda Rice notched 40 wins for her second consecutive winter meet crown, while jockey Manny Franco posted 64 victories to win his third…
Read story: Rice Wins Second Straight Aqueduct Winter Meet TitleTrainer Linda Rice already has her horse for the Wood Memorial. Now, she has her horse for the Gotham as well.
Read story: Montauk Traffic Goes Last to First in Jimmy Winkfield S.Max Player went from maiden winner to graded winner by outstaying his competition in Saturday’s GIII Withers S. His victory was both the first…
Read story: Max Player Captures the WithersAfter a stellar body of work over the course of 29 years, Linda Rice has compiled a resume that would evoke envy among most trainers – regardless of…
Read story: Is ‘monumental force’ Linda Rice about to scale even greater heights?Dayatthespa, already winner of the Eclipse Award as North America’s champion turf female of last year, was named New York’s 2014 Horse of the Year on…
Read story: Linda Rice named NY-Bred Trainer of the Year for 2014
