New York Special (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

30-Apr-23

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Curlin

Dam

Achalaya

Prize Money

110331

Owners

Gary Barber

About

New York Special is a 3yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Mark E. Casse. It is by Curlin out of Achalaya and has logged one win in its career. On 8 June 2026 at Saratoga, it captured its most valuable victory, collecting the $100,000 Md purse. The horse has been a profitable pick for bettors, and a career‑long backing would have returned 117% on investment.

Raced At

Saratoga Aqueduct

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Saratoga 08-Jun-26 1710m FIRM R2 Md $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.980, SP: 4.33 1st New York Special ( E J Zayas 120 ) 2nd Morning Prayer ( R S Jr 120 ) 0.10L 3rd Factory Setting ( F Prat 120 ) 2.60L See full resultsE J Zayas 54.4kg1 (12)
Aqueduct 25-Apr-26 1408m R6 Md $15,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.030, SP: 3.00 was hustled from the gate, contested the pace on the inside of two rivals, vied along the rail while asked for more on the turn, dropped back into upper stretch, kept on in pursuit of the winner to the finish and was second best. 1st Our Preferred Pal ( R Silvera 126 ) 2nd New York Special ( E Zayas 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Factory Setting ( M Franco 120 ) 1.75L See full resultsE Zayas 54.4kg 2.00L2 (8)