The $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park next Saturday kicks off the first of six Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In’’ challenge races in July. While the winner of the signature summer race at the Jersey Shore track adds a Grade 1 to the resume, there’s also an all-fees paid ber...
Turf racing is an important part of the Saratoga experience. We get into the grass groove Saturday with a pair of important turf stakes: the $500,000 Diana Stakes (G1) for fillies and mares and the $200,000 Bowling Green Stakes (G2) at 1 3/8 miles. Let’s take a deeper dive into the Bowling Green S...
The “official’’ opening day at Saratoga Race Course is Thursday, with so much interest in the feature race of the day, the listed De La Rose, that the 1-mile turf test was split into two divisions. Traditionally, the opening day feature for the summer meet has been the Schuylerville Stakes for...
Last seen at the races, 43-1 longshot Magnitude was rolling to a 9 ¾-length victory in the Risen Star Stakes (G3) at the Fair Grounds to become a rising contender for the Kentucky Derby (G1). That was back in February. A few weeks later, a left front ankle chip was discovered, successful surgery wa...
Looking for betting action on the Fourth of July? Saratoga is the answer to spice up your holiday. The Spa serves up five stakes to complement your barbecue and fireworks festivities topped by the $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1) for 3-year-olds on the turf, the $400,000 Suburban Stakes (G2) for main-tra...
Reaction from the racing world following the death of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who passed away on Saturday night (June 28). The Lukas family issued a statement on Sunday. Lukas was 89. --- Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert “Wayne has a special aura about him. He had a knack for making [...
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has died at the age of 89, the Lukas family announced Sunday in a statement issued by Churchill Downs. Here is a list of many of his top horses, top triumphs, and top awards/honors as one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of thoroughbred racing. Fou...
Is there a better older horse than Mindframe right now? Is reigning Horse of Year Thorpedo Anna on the road to reclaiming her title? The two put on quite a show at Churchill Downs on Saturday Mindframe, who ran a close second to Dornoch in the 2024 Belmont Stakes (G1) and the Haskell Stakes (G1), [&...
The $100,000 Los Alamitos Derby is a race trainer Bob Baffert rarely loses, and he’s looking for seven in a row on Saturday and 12th in 19 editions of the race since 2000. Not many, if any, trainers have dominated a single race like Baffert, who manages to place several of his hopefully late-...
The fields for the seven races on Friday’s prestigious Royal Ascot meeting are set, including the two main events on the day, the Commonwealth Cup (G1T) for 3-year-old sprinters and Coronation Stakes (G1T) for sophomore fillies going a mile. Post time for the first race is 9:30 a.m. ET and can be ...
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