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Replay: Jackson Heights wins The Bertram F. Bongard
September 29, 2022
Jackson Heights (a 70k yealing purchase in 2021) wins The Bertram F. Bongard.
For Zilla, Agony to Ecstasy in 30 Minutes
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Photo: Janet Garaguso
October 6, 2022 by Paul Halloran
Steve Forst waited a half-century to experience the euphoria of being in a winner's circle photo as an owner. If only he could erase the preceding half-hour.
Transparency the Key Ingedient to Piazza's Success with Zilla Racing Stables
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Photo: Jay Moran (Moran Photography)
June 14, 2021 by Ryan Martin / NYRA
When Mike Piazza formed racing syndicate Zilla Racing Stables in June 2012, the upstate New York native said he wanted to merge his love of horse racing with his analytical mindset.
Zilla Racing Stables' Effinity the First Winner for Late Sire Effinex
(Photo: Chelsea Durand/Conlianese Photos/NYRA)
July 26, 2020 by Christine Oser
Effinity the First Winner for Late Sire Effinex The New York-bred colt won by four lengths July 26 at Saratoga Race Course.
Maggie Wolfendale chats w/ Mike Piazza after Effinity's win
July 26, 2020
Maggie Wolfendale chats with Mike Piazza after Effinity's win.
Replay: Celtic Chaos wins the John Morrissey Stakes again.
August 4, 2019
Celtic Chaos gets his nose down at the wire to win the John Morrissey Stakes again.
Replay: English Soul Wins the Fleet Indian Stakes
August 24, 2018
Watch English Soul overcome the difficult tasks of breaking from the 11 post and have to beat 10 other fillies to win the $200k Fleet Indian Stakes.
English Soul Overcomes Outside Post in Fleet Indian
August 24, 2018: by David Grening.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – English Soul overcame post 11, a gritty pace-setting favorite in Take Charge Aubrey, and a speed-favoring surface to win Friday’s $200,000 Fleet Indian Stakes at Saratoga.
Replay: The East View Stakes 1/14/18
January 14, 2018.
English Soul faced some early pace pressure and handled a fast track for the first time as she galloped to a 2 3/4-length victory in Sunday’s $100,000 East View Stakes at Aqueduct.
English Soul Wins The East View Stakes
January 14, 2018 by Sarah Mace.
After waiting 18 days to contest the one-mile, $100,000 East View Stakes, originally scheduled for December 28 but falling victim to a weather cancellation, Zilla Racing Stable’s English Soul (English Channel) turned in a strong performance at Aqueduct on Sunday afternoon, withstanding pressure on the front end and posting a much-the-best frontrunning score.
Replay: English Soul Romps in 10/9/17 MSW at Belmont Park
October 9, 2017 - Watch English Soul, our 2yo NY-bred filly by English Channel that we purchased in the 2017 Midtlantic Fasig-Tipton Sale for $55,000 impressively win in just her 2nd career start.
Replay: The Affirmed Success 4/28/17
4/28/17
Celtic Chaos with Eric Cancel aboard comes flying late to win the 2017 Affirmed Success Stakes!
Celtic Chaos Wins The Affirmed Success
April 28, 2017.
Zilla Racing Stables’ Celtic Chaos utilized a stretch-drive surge to overtake Eye Luv Lulu in the final jumps for a thrilling finish in the sixth running of the $100,000 Affirmed Success for New York-bred 4-year-olds and up in the first stakes race of the Belmont Park spring/summer meet.
Replay: The John Morrissey Stakes 7/27/17
Celtic Chaos "comes alive" in deep stretch to win the 2017 John Morrissey Stakes in Saratoga.
Believe in Ben
July 29, 2016 by Brandon Valvo.
Several Zilla Racing Stables’ partners belted out, “Come on Ben” from the winner’s circle during Thursday’s third race as they rooted home Benevolence in the 6 1/2-furlong maiden special for New York-breds.
Celtic Chaos Wins the John Morrissey
July 28, 2017 by Tom Law...
Mike Piazza grew more and more nervous as he and his wife Jolene and their newborn baby boy Zaiden watched the minutes tick away before Thursday’s $100,000 John Morrissey Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
Racing Statistics
Winning isn't easy. While the majority of racehorses lose money and many barely break even, we assure you our team prides ourselves in knowing what kind of performance we can expect our horses to deliver and we have a strong understanding of race placement. Our results have and will continue to prove that.
As of October 8, 2022
| Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings | Win% | ITM% | EPS |
| 682 | 124 | 112 | 109 | $6,085,444 | 18% | 51% | $8,923 |