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You’re missing out on your experiences. A meditation expert explains how to live in the moment
By Brigid Schulte

Sometimes in the crazy swirl of life, it feels like there’s no time to stop. But that’s just what Sharon Salzberg teaches people to do. Salzberg is a New York Times best selling author, a teacher of meditation and mindfulness and one of the co-founders of the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts. She explains how best to practice mindfulness here:

Q: OK, mindfulness seems to be all the rage right now, but why do it? Why meditate? Why be mindful? What does that do for us?

Salzberg: Mindfulness has a lot of benefits. One is simply connecting with our lives as we live them. If you drink your coffee while reading your paper, and checking your emails, with the TV on, that can lead to you feeling perpetually disconnected and unfulfilled. You may think, you need to get different coffee, or grind it differently, and that would make you feel more satisfied, instead of realizing, ‘Maybe the first step is really actually inhabiting our life and really connecting to it every once in awhile.’ Sometimes, just drink the cup of coffee and experience it fully.

Mindfulness is simply the perception of what’s fully happening in the moment not distorted by bias, playing old stories, usually that have something to do with regret, over and over and over, or anticipating future events that most likely will never happen.

Mindfulness helps relieve anxiety and can give us a real sense of connection and fulfillment, as well as insight and understanding. The idea is, by developing a different relationship with our experience, we get to see it differently. If an emotion comes up, and we start fighting it, there’s not a lot of learning going on. If we fall into it and become overwhelmed, there’s not a lot of learning going on. Mindfulness helps us develop a different, kinder relationship with ourselves, to see much more deeply into all of our experience.

Q: How does practicing mindfulness change people?

Look at how you speak to yourself when you make a mistake. Do you pile on endlessly, or do you have more resilience? When you talk to a stranger, are you just lost in all the emails you need to write, or can you actually listen more? Do you sometimes just drink that cup of coffee and feel fulfillment in the smaller things that come your way? Can you be less swayed by others’ impressions of somebody, and be more determined to see things for yourself? And figure things out, and how you feel about them, or whether you want to pursue them?

You’re just much more aware of when you’re there and when you’re not there, and how to bring yourself back to paying attention.

One guy came up to me and said, ‘I was going to stop meditating because I thought I wasn’t changing or benefiting from it. Then my kids told me, Please don’t stop. You’re not so angry, you really listen.’ Sometimes other people see changes in us before we see it in ourselves.

Q: Many people say they’ve tried and failed at meditating or being mindful. Studies have found some people would rather give themselves an electric shock than be alone with their thoughts. Why is hard to be where we are?

Salzberg: It’s actually not hard to do for a moment. It’s hard for more than a moment or two. That’s the work. But it’s not such an awesome skill that it’s unimaginable. It’s right here. The whole practice is – Don’t worry where your mind wandered. It’s coming back that’s most important.

People say they feel like failures. But you can’t fail. When we realize our mind has wandered off like a monkey, it’s in that moment we have a chance to be really different, instead of reinforcing old habits. Instead of lambasting ourselves that we didn’t meditate perfectly, we let go and start over. And if your mind wanders in the next ten seconds, you let go and start over. And let go and start over. That’s strength training. We’re practicing resilience.

Mindfulness is not about what’s happening. It’s how you relate to what’s happening. If you sit and think, ‘I’m sleepy. I’m restless. I’m angry. I’m bored. My knee hurts. Then something itched.’ That could be an excellent meditation, depending on how you were with each of those experiences. Or it could be a terrible meditation if you fall into old habits, if anger rises and you think, ‘I’m going to be angry the rest of my life.’ Or sadness arises and you think, ‘I spent $10,000 in therapy just last year, I shouldn’t feel this way anymore.’ We pile on judgment on what’s already a painful or uncomfortable feeling. That’s the ordinary habit of mind. We’re just so unfair to ourselves.

Q: Why is that our ordinary habit of mind, to always go to the negative?

Salzberg: Evolutionary psychologists tell me we have a negativity bias. We are always looking out for the threat in the jungle, the animal about to leap on us and eat us, even if that’s not at all realistic to our current state. It takes training to also look on the other side of things.

Q: When people are just starting out, what do you recommend they do?

Salzberg: The most important thing, as far as I can tell, is consistency. It’s much better to have a smaller, realistic commitment that you will actually fulfill, than thinking, ‘I’m going to sit and meditate for eight hours on Saturday.’ Usually, when someone’s starting out, I’ll say, try 10 minutes a day. I saw research that found meditating for 10 minutes a day for two months establishes new brain patterns. I have friends who suggest five minutes a day, but I respond by saying the first five minutes are the hardest. That’s when you think, ‘I’ve got to call this person, I forgot to call that person, what’s that sound?’ If you sit through that, there’s a big discharge of stress, which is a good thing. But after those five minutes, you have a chance to go deeper. Common sense says 10 to 20 minutes a day, if you can do it. But I think it’s the everydayness that is going to prove to be more important.

What you’re looking for, over time, is to measure what is changing in your life, not what happens in the 10 or 20 minute session. That may not feel so glorious. But you’ll find over time that you’re different in life, and that’s what counts. That’s why we practice – to have a better life.

Sharon Salzberg is the author of Real Happiness, and Real Happiness at Work. Learn more about her work and her teaching schedule here

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WOODBINE WEDNESDAY OCT 5TH ENTRIES
Race #1:
Distance: 7 Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Claim: $32,000
Conditions: MAIDEN CLAIMING. Purse $28,700 (plus $5,700 Other Sources plus $5,700 State Bred plus $5,775 Other Sources) FOR MAIDENS, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs., Older, 123 lbs. Claiming Price $32,000, if for $30,000, allowed 2 lbs.
Available Wagers: ROLLING DOUBLE / EXACTA / .20 TRIFECTA / .20 PICK 3 (RACES 1-2-3)
Post Time: 6:45 PM ET
1 Guatemala City 1 5/2 Johnson Kirk Mcknight Norman
2 Skylander Boy 2 3 Bahen S R Gerl Robert
3 Master Gray 3 15 Crawford J Carston Lorna
4 Augusto B (Ont-C) 4 10 Alderson Jeffrey Ian Brnjas Ashlee
5 Distinctive Style 5 4 Da Silva Eurico Katryan Abraham R
6 Conquest Too Smart (Ont-C) 6 2 Contreras Luis Dipasquale Sam

Race #2:
Distance: 7 Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Claim: $20,000
Conditions: CLAIMING. Purse $24,100 (plus $4,800 State Bred) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS OR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs., Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners of a race since September 5 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $20,000, if for $19,000, allowed 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $16,000 Or Less Not Considered For Allowances).
Available Wagers: ROLLING DOUBLE / EXACTA / .20 TRIFECTA / .20 SUPERFECTA, .20 PICK 3 (RACES 2-3-4) / .20 $50,000 GUARANTEED PICK 5 (RACES 2-3-4-5-6)
Post Time: 7:15 PM ET
1 Vegas Strip 1 4 Hernandez Rafael Manuel Baker Reade
2 Bear Skinned (Ont-C) 2 2 Moran David Doyle Michael J
3 Bettin' Aces (Ont-C) 3 10 Boulanger G Mcclachrie Denyse
4 Fortis 4 20 Crausaz Fanny Birtch Daniel R
5 Jimmies Truck 5 8 Husbands P Mattine Michael
6 He's No Saint (Ont-C) 6 5/2 Da Silva Eurico Fournier Mark
7 Mister Nada (Ont-C) 7 6 Singh S Cotey David

Race #3:
Distance: 6 Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Claim: $40,000
Conditions: STARTER ALLOWANCE. Purse $45,600 (plus $9,100 State Bred plus $9,100 Other Sources plus $6,825 Other Sources) FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE STARTED FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $40,000 OR LESS IN 2015 - 2016. Three Year Olds, 112 lbs., Older, 116 lbs. For Each Race Won Since October 5, 2015 Additional 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $32,000 Or Less Not Considered For Penalties).
Available Wagers: ROLLING DOUBLE / EXACTA / .20 TRIFECTA / .20 SUPERFECTA, .20 PICK 3 (RACES 3-4-5)
Post Time: 7:45 PM ET
1 Jean's A Lady (Ont-C) 1 20 Alderson Jeffrey Ian Jones Roy C
2 Geocentric 2 8 Da Silva Eurico Mcknight Norman
3 Veaisha (Ont-C) 3 8/5 Contreras Luis Attard Larry
4 Classyshadesofgrey (Ont-C) 4 5/2 Boulanger G Ross John A
5 Estrada's Girl 5 6 Campbell J M Attard Jamie
6 Casablanca Kiss 6 7/2 Hernandez Rafael Manuel Drexler Martin
7 Generous Consort (Ont-C) 7 12 Husbands P Glennon Darren C

Race #4:
Distance: 9 Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Claim: $10,000
Conditions: CLAIMING. Purse $20,000 (plus $4,000 State Bred plus $4,000 Other Sources plus $810 Other Sources) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs., Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race At A Mile Or Over In 2016 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $10,000, if for $9,500, allowed 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $8,000Or Less Not Considered For Allowances).
Available Wagers: ROLLING DOUBLE / EXACTA / .20 TRIFECTA / .20 SUPERFECTA, .20 PICK 3 (RACES 4-5-6) / .20 $100,000 GUARANTEED PICK 4 (RACES 4-5-6-7)
Post Time: 8:15 PM ET
1 Simon's Siesta 1 12 Ryan Sheena England Phillip
2 Seize The Bay (Ont-C) 2 4 Olguin G L Howard I
3 Sleek Idea (Ont-C) 3 15 Maragh Tony Baker Reade
4 March To My Tune 4 3 Singh S Cotey David
5 Mind Magic 5 10 Wong Tommy Attard Tino
6 Bold Aljabr 6 20 Mcaleney J S Leblanc Warren
7 Piston Broke 7 6 Contreras Luis Desruisseaux Allen
8 Dr. Philan (Ont-C) 8 10 Alderson Jeffrey Ian Robinson Lorenzo
9 Gluten Free 9 20 Crawford J Dominguez Ramon Jr
10 Seedavalley 10 30 Husbands S P Burry Lisa
11 Forever Krz (Ont-C) 11 20 Moreno Omar Depaulo Michael P
12 Mr. Bandulou 12 30 Buchanan Marklee Z Fung Paul
13 Please Play Again (Ont-C) 13 5 Hernandez Rafael Manuel Tiller Robert P

Race #5:
Distance: 81/2 Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Claim: $8,000
Conditions: MAIDEN CLAIMING. Purse $16,000 (plus $3,200 Other Sources plus $3,200 State Bred plus $540 Other Sources) FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs., Older, 123 lbs. Claiming Price $8,000, if for $7,500, allowed 2 lbs.
Available Wagers: ROLLING DOUBLE / EXACTA / .20 TRIFECTA / .20 SUPERFECTA, .20 PICK 3 (RACES 5-6-7)
Post Time: 8:47 PM ET
1 Saved Thru Faith 1 4 Contreras Luis Lopez Shana
2 Erie Breeze 2 20 Crawford J Blouin M A
3 I Want S'mores (Ont-C) 3 20 Alderson Jeffrey Ian Colbourne Gordon C
4 Diamond Time (Ont-C) 4 20 Chernetz Skye Cotey David
5 Live By The River 5 3 Pinto Melanie Connelly Teresa
6 Black Ace On Top (Ont-C) 6 20 Singh S Loney A R
7 Ofelia Girl (Ont-C) 7 2 Hernandez Rafael Manuel Parente Pat
8 Glib Marylin (Ont-C) 8 6 Husbands P Delmas Analisa M
9 Aimer Mieux (Ont-C) 9 8 Campbell J M Gonzalez Nicholas

Race #6:
Distance: 7 Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Conditions: ALLOWANCE. Purse $47,500 (plus $6,300 Other Sources) FOR ONTARIO SIRED THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON A RACE OTHER THAN MAIDEN OR CLAIMING OR WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs., Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of ARace Other Than Claiming Since September 5 Allowed 2 lbs.
Available Wagers: ROLLING DOUBLE / EXACTA / .20 TRIFECTA / .20 SUPERFECTA, .20 PICK 3 (RACES 6-7-8)
Post Time: 9:17 PM ET
1 Maxsmiraclejourney (Ont-C) 1 2 Contreras Luis Attard Kevin
2 Takeitdowntheroad 2 6 Moran David Doyle Michael J
3 Old Saint Pietro 3 20 Jordan Corey Jolin Chris
4 Low In The Forest (Ont-C) 4 3 Olguin G L Charalambous Elizabe
5 Who's Got It (Ont-C) 5 5/2 Boulanger G Depaulo Michael P
6 Party At Eight (Ont-C) 6 8 Husbands P Mcclachrie Denyse
7 Another Bid 7 15 Crawford J Armata Ross

Race #7:
Distance: 61/2 Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Claim: $12,500
Conditions: CLAIMING. Purse $22,000 (plus $4,400 Other Sources plus $4,400 State Bred plus $1,890 Other Sources) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs., Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since September 5 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $12,500, if for $11,500, allowed 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $10,000 Or Less Not Considered For Allowances).
Available Wagers: ROLLING DOUBLE / EXACTA / .20 TRIFECTA / .20 SUPERFECTA
Post Time: 9:46 PM ET
1 Rocco Point (Ont-C) 1 6 Contreras Luis Richards Lorne
2 Bet On Jack 2 15 Mosqueira Ismael Eluid Armata Vito
3 Dixie Troop 3 20 Buchanan Marklee Z Yu Danny
4 The Best Glacier 4 12 Johnson Kirk Rombis Debra E
5 Hemlock Channel (Ont-C) 5 1 Hernandez Rafael Manuel Mcknight Norman
6 Machito (Ont-C) 6 8 Olguin G L Mcdonald Michael K
7 Phil's Cocktail 7 3 Moran David Leblanc John P Jr
8 Cat Zapper 8 10 Ryan Sheena Billers George

Race #8:
Distance: 7 Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Claim: $10,000
Conditions: CLAIMING. Purse $20,000 (plus $4,000 State Bred plus $4,000 Other Sources plus $810 Other Sources) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS OR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs., Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since September 5 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $10,000, if for $9,500, allowed 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $8,000 Or Less Not Considered For Allowances).
Available Wagers: EXACTA / .20 TRIFECTA / .20 SUPERFECTA / .20 JACKPOT HI5
Post Time: 10:15 PM ET
1 Good Looking Leo (Ont-C) 1 4 Da Silva Eurico Mcknight Norman
2 Dusty's Vision (Ont-C) 2 10 Moran David O'callaghan Daniel M
3 Hawks Got Fire (Ont-C) 3 20 Mosqueira Ismael Eluid Glennon Darren C
4 Playmetheblues 4 12 Contreras Luis Casse Mark
5 Mighty Quinn (Ont-C) 5 20 Wolfe-Bell Teneca Berringer Peter
6 Executiveguts 6 20 Crawford J Jolin Chris
7 Moosetoupsjaabar 7 30 Crausaz Fanny Blake Michael J
8 Van Goghs Earlobe (Ont-C) 8 30 Singh S Leblanc Warren
9 Final Offer (Ont-C) 9 3 Hernandez Rafael Manuel Drexler Martin
10 Alpha High 10 6 Campbell J M Attard Sid C
11 Bring On The Bull 11 8 Wilson Emma Jayne Wills Daniel
12 Notaloneinhishead (Ont-C) 12 10 Husbands S P Leblanc John P Jr
13 Wickstead 13 10 Moreno Omar Tharrenos William
14 D's Perfect Soul (Ont-C) 14 20 Boulanger G Dominguez Ramon Jr

15 Likaprayer 15 8 Pinto Melanie Connelly Teresa

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BELMONT PARK OCTOBER 5TH WED ENTRIES
Race #1:
Distance: 9 Furlongs
Surface: Turf
Claim: $40,000
Conditions: MAIDEN CLAIMING. Purse $41,000 INNER TURF FOR MAIDENS, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD FOALED IN NEW YORK STATE AND APPROVED BY THE NEW YORK STATE-BRED REGISTRY. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs., Older, 123 lbs. Claiming Price $40,000. (Rail at 27 feet).
Available Wagers: EXACTA, TRIFECTA (.50), SUPER (.10), PICK 3 RACES (1-3), PICK 5 (.50) RACES (1-5), DOUBLE WAGERS
Post Time: 12:55 PM ET
1 Scarselletta 1 50 Arrieta Francisco Scott Phillip
2 Dancer's Edge 2 10 Velazquez J R Zito Nicholas P
3 Foggy Mountain Cat 3 7/2 Lezcano Jose Violette Richard Jr
4 Mr. Sam 4 5 Carmouche K Gargan Danny
5 A Trip To Lourdes 5 8 Franco Manuel Kimmel John C
6 Zio Elio 6 20 Luzzi M J Schosberg Richard
7 Apollo Eleven 7 3 Ortiz Jose L Morley Thomas
8 There Goes Ben 8 2 Ortiz Irad Jr Rodriguez Rudy R

Race #2:
Distance: 81/2 Furlongs
Surface: Turf
Claim: $25,000
Conditions: CLAIMING. Purse $38,000 FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs., Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of a race at a mile or over on the turf since June 1 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $25,000 (Races where entered for$20,000 or less not considered) (Winners Preferred). (If the Stewards consider it inadvisable to run this race on the turf course, this race will be run at One Mile and One Sixteenth on the main track.).
Available Wagers: EXACTA, QUINELLA, TRIFECTA (.50), SUPER (.10), PICK 3 RACES (2-4), PICK 4 (.50) RACES (2-5), DOUBLE WAGERS
Post Time: 1:28 PM ET
1 Doukas 1 9/5 Ortiz Irad Jr Rodriguez Rudy R
2 Rockin Alli 2 5 Arroyo Angel S Handal Raymond
3 Saratoga Smoke 3 6 Castellano J J Bond Harold James
4 Angel Choir 4 2 Ortiz Jose L Duggan David P
5 Night Madam 5 8 Luzzi M J Contessa Gary C
6 Forever For Always 6 15 Cancel Eric Antonucci Jena M
7 Mama Joyce 7 4/5 Saez Luis Sharp Joe

Race #3:
Distance: 7 Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Conditions: MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT. Purse $75,000 (UP TO $13,500 NYSBFOA) FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES TWO YEARS OLD. Weight, 120 lbs. (Non-starters For A Claiming Price Of $40,000 Or Less In The Last 3 Starts Preferred).
Available Wagers: EXACTA, TRIFECTA (.50), SUPER (.10), PICK 3 RACES (3-5), DOUBLE WAGERS
Post Time: 2:01 PM ET
1 Quebec 1 15 Saez Luis Zito Nicholas P
2 Drip Brew 2 6 Carmouche K Moquett Ronald E
3 Special Risk 3 5/2 Ortiz Irad Jr Rodriguez Rudy R
4 Pinchpenny 4 12 Decarlo C P Pugh Peter D
5 Cursor 5 8/5 Castellano J J Hennig Mark
6 Courtmewithcarats 6 3 Ortiz Jose L Lynch Brian A

Race #4:
Distance: 81/2 Furlongs
Surface: Turf
Conditions: MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT. Purse $75,000 INNER TURF (UP TO $13,500 NYSBFOA) FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs., Older, 124 lbs. (Non-starters For A Claiming Price Of $40,000 Or Less In The Last 3 StartsPreferred). (Rail at 27 feet).
Available Wagers: EXACTA, QUINELLA, TRIFECTA (.50), SUPER (.10), PICK 3 RACES (4-6), PICK 6 RACES (4-9), DOUBLE WAGERS
Post Time: 2:34 PM ET
1 Withhold 4 2 Lezcano Jose Brown Chad C
1A Lyrical Moment 9 2 Velazquez J R Pletcher Todd A
2 Church Social 1 5/2 Ortiz Jose L Mcgaughey Claude Iii
3 Tapit Together 2 7/2 Rosario Joel Matz Michael R
4 Tizacity 3 10 Cancel Eric Nicks Ralph E
5 Verve's Tale 5 6/5 Franco Manuel Tagg Barclay
6 Candy Genovesa 6 20 Franco Manuel Albertrani Thomas
7 Preppy 7 12 Saez Luis Maker Michael J
8 Chase Motto 8 5 Castellano J J Brown Chad C
9 Timido 10 12 Alvarado Junior Clement Christophe

Race #5:
Distance: 8 Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Claim: $32,000
Conditions: CLAIMING. Purse $53,000 (UP TO $9,540 NYSBFOA) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs., Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of Two Races At A Mile Or Over Since June 1 Allowed 2 lbs. Such A Race Since Then Allowed 4 lbs. Claiming Price $32,000 (Races where entered for$25,000 or less not considered).
Available Wagers: EXACTA, TRIFECTA (.50), SUPER (.10), PICK 3 RACES (5-7), GRAND SLAM RACES (5-8), DOUBLE WAGERS
Post Time: 3:07 PM ET
1 Stormin Monarcho 2 6/5 Arroyo Angel S Jacobson David
1A Transparent 5 6/5 Ortiz Jose L Jacobson David
2 Winter Games 1 3 Castellano J J Rodriguez Rudy R
3 A. P. Cino 3 15 Lezcano Jose Sciacca Gary
4 Praetereo 4 6 Franco Manuel Klesaris Steve
5 Don Dulce 6 5/2 Ortiz Irad Jr Levine Bruce

Race #6:
Distance: 61/2 Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Claim: $25,000
Conditions: MAIDEN CLAIMING. Purse $32,000 FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD FOALED IN NEW YORK STATE AND APPROVED BY THE NEW YORK STATE-BRED REGISTRY. Three Year Olds, 121 lbs., Older, 124 lbs. Claiming Price $25,000.
Available Wagers: EXACTA, TRIFECTA (.50), SUPER (.10), PICK 3 RACES (6-8), PICK 4 (.50) RACES (6-9), DOUBLE WAGERS
Post Time: 3:40 PM ET
1 Shineady 1 12 Fragoso P Friedman Mitchell
2 Bust 2 6 Carmouche K Mareina Michael
3 U Do That 3 15 Torres Jomar Ubillo Rodrigo A
4 Squeezed 4 20 Camacho Samuel Jr Levine Bruce
5 Congarees Key 5 30 Arroyo Angel S Lalman Dennis
6 Argyle Gal 6 5 Castellano J J Asmussen Steven M
7 Splash Of Sass 7 10 Cancel Eric Davis Robbie G
8 Palladian Bridge 8 3 Saez Luis Dilger Michael
9 Not Amused 9 20 Arrieta Francisco Feron Kathleen M
10 Satin Frost 10 8 Alvarado Junior Schettino Dominick A
11 Barbie Stones 11 7/2 Gryder A T Levine Bruce
12 Pride Leader 12 20 Lezcano Jose Hertler John O

Race #7:
Distance: 8 Furlongs
Surface: Turf
Claim: $35,000
Conditions: CLAIMING. Purse $42,000 (UP TO $7,560 NYSBFOA) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs., Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of two races at a mile or over since June 1 Allowed 2 lbs. Such a race since then Allowed 4 lbs. Claiming Price$35,000 (Maiden and Claiming races for $25,000 or less not considered) (Winners Preferred). (If the Stewards consider it inadvisable to run this race on the turf course, this race will be run at One Mile on the main track.).
Available Wagers: EXACTA, TRIFECTA (.50), SUPER (.10), PICK 3 RACES (7-9), DOUBLE WAGERS
Post Time: 4:13 PM ET
1 Shadow Rider 8 12 Ortiz Irad Jr Toscano John T Jr
1A Smokey Brown 12 12 Ortiz Irad Jr Toscano John T Jr
2 Second Mate 1 8 Rosario Joel Cibelli Jane
3 On Tap 2 6 Ortiz Jose L Rice Linda
4 Beyond The Green 3 20 Davis Dylan Ryerson James T
5 Refer 4 3 Lezcano Jose Servis Jason
6 Mambo At The Gym 5 6 Franco Manuel Maker Michael J
7 Sly Tom 6 4 Carmouche K Sharp Joe
8 Snake Oil Charlie 7 30 Davis Jacqueline A Maroun George C
9 Steve's Image 9 20 Luzzi M J Martin Carlos F
10 Frisky Magician 10 15 Alvarado Junior Trombetta Michael J
11 Special Ops 11 5 Saez Luis Cox Brad H

Race #8:
Distance: 10 Furlongs
Surface: Turf
Claim: $62,500
Conditions: ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING. Purse $80,000 INNER TURF (UP TO $14,400 NYSBFOA) FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON $10,000 TWICE OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING, STARTER, OR STATE BRED OR WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACESOR OPTIONAL CLAIMING PRICE OF $62,500. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs., Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of two races other than Claiming, or Starter at a mile or over since June 1 Allowed 3 lbs. Such a race since January 1 Allowed 5 lbs. Claiming Price $62,500 (Non-Starters for a claiming price of $25,000 or less in the last 3 starts preferred)(Allowance Horses Preferred). (Rail at 27 feet).
Available Wagers: EXACTA, TRIFECTA (.50), SUPER (.10), DOUBLE WAGERS
Post Time: 4:46 PM ET
1 Greywalls 1 20 Cancel Eric Terranova John P Ii
2 Evidently 2 6 Alvarado Junior Lerman Roy S
3 Achnaha (Ire) 3 5/2 Franco Manuel Weaver George
4 Stay The Night 4 10 Ortiz Irad Jr Mcgaughey Claude Iii
5 Bishop's Pond 5 4 Lezcano Jose Servis Jason
6 Kitzys Rocket 6 8 Ortiz Jose L Tagg Barclay
7 Gotachancetodance 7 5 Castellano J J Pletcher Todd A
8 Daring Duchess 8 10 Velazquez J R Maker Michael J
9 Sky Painter 9 12 Rosario Joel Mclaughlin Kiaran P

Race #9:
Distance: 7 Furlongs
Surface: Turf
Claim: $25,000
Conditions: CLAIMING. Purse $34,000 FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. Three Year Olds, 121 lbs., Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of a race since June 1 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $25,000 (Winners Preferred). (If theStewards consider it inadvisable to run this race on the turf course, this race will be run at Seven Furlongs on the main track.).
Available Wagers: EXACTA, TRIFECTA (.50), SUPER (.10) WAGERS
Post Time: 5:19 PM ET
1 Sauvignon 9 7/2 Ortiz Jose L Brown Bruce R
1A Time Squared 15 7/2 Ortiz Jose L Brown Bruce R
2 I Hope You Dance 1 5 Velazquez J R Rice Linda
3 I Love You Still 2 20 Arroyo Angel S Bush Thomas M
4 Wantagh Queen 3 15 Franco Manuel Barker Edward R
5 For Later 4 15 Cancel Eric Ryerson James T
6 Laura's Patriot 5 30 Torres Jomar Toscano John T Jr
7 Orzo 6 6 Ortiz Irad Jr Rodriguez Rudy R
8 It's Two Hot Benny 7 10 Saez Luis Adsit Abigail C
9 Gray's Sunshine 8 50 Mendez Kevin Alvarez Luis C
10 Imflatoutsweet 10 6 Castellano J J Clement Christophe
11 Jemmabelle 11 12 Lezcano Jose Rice Linda
12 Dream On 12 4 Rosario Joel Martin Carlos F
13 Believe Indeed 13 5/2 Carmouche K Ryan Derek S

14 Lady Chocolotta 14 15 Montanez Rosario Sciacca Gary