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Good Morning and Happy Saturday! 🏇☕️ The largest winning margin across North America yesterday came from the 1st race at #Saratoga, where Accelerated News broke her maiden by 12 3/4 lengths for trainer @melgidd1 with veteran jockey Shaun Bridgmohan in the irons! For more…

Rick Violette Stakes • Leon Blue • Christopher Elliott • Melanie Giddins #Saratoga 📸 @coglianesephoto

Soooo many good things this week for our team👏🏻. This⬇️ is what we aim for every year! Saratoga🎪 our home away from home and I couldn’t be prouder of my whole team 🙏🏼 This one ☝️ is for you BLU🩷

Third times the charm for Olivia's Grace, who graduates in R5 at Saratoga! 🤩 Melanie Giddings trains and Shaun Bridgmohan was up.

Back-to-back #NYbred winners of the Down Broadway Retired Racehorse of the Year Award! What a joy to see Mel's Baby Sister in the #Saratoga winner's circle. She was bred by Windhorse, trained by @melgidd1 for August Dawn, and retired through ReRun.

🎙️ @acacia_clement interviews @melgidd1 after a meaningful win in the Rick Violette Stakes with Leon Blue. ⤵️

Futuro Eclipse Award Aprendiz Christopher Elliott se Pierde De Vista 🏆🥇 Great Job Santos Jr @joesantos_33 ✅ Congratulations To One of My Favorites Melanie Giddings 🥂💞 @melgidd1 🏆

Christopher Elliott takes the 2nd @FlGaming aboard Unity Dreams! Thank you to @melgidd1 and her team for the win

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎈@BridgmohanShaun We are thankful for you in so many ways! Chef 👨‍🍳 jockey 🏇 and friend 🤗. Hope it’s been a great day and many more years of celebrations

Here are your Five Fastest Maidens, presented by @TMStallions, for the Week of June 2-9 🔥 5️⃣ Asbury Park (Frankel) @JuddmonteFarms Trainer: Chad Brown 4️⃣ Ragtime (Union Rags) @LanesEndFarms Trainer: Bill Mott 3️⃣ Hit the Post (Kantharos) @HillnDaleFarm Trainer: @melgidd1…

Voting is open for the 2025 Down Broadway Award! A pair of NY-breds & quartet of aftercare orgs that are crucial to the Empire State are on the ballot. The winner will be celebrated on July 17 at #Saratoga during Thoroughbred Aftercare Day. Details/voting: tinyurl.com/3sztz4rd

If you've heard me talk for 5 mins you know how much Baby Sis means to me. In a time we really needed her, she was there for us. 💗💗 Please vote for her!!

Huge congratulations to apprentice jockey CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT on his first career win at Saratoga!!! 👏 Elliott dominated the 14th race yesterday at 'The Spa' by 6 3/4 lengths aboard Hit the Post at odds of 13-1 for trainer @melgidd1's 30th career victory!! Check out his…

🚨 Can’t wait for opening day of Belmont week!!! 2️⃣ in the entries LFG 🙏🏼🐎

Christopher Elliott takes the opener @TheNYRA’s Belmont at Aqueduct meeting aboard Lady Firefoot! Thank you to @melgidd1 and her team for the win

Incredibly sad 😔 to read this today. His operation has been nothing but top class and the horses showed it on track. While I didn’t know him personally he would always extend a good morning and was nothing short of a great horseman. May he rest in peace 💙💛

Christopher Elliott takes the 2nd @FlGaming aboard Sweet Lilac! Thank you to @melgidd1 and her team for the win

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