After Christophe Clement upset the 2014 Belmont Stakes (G1) with Tonalist, he was no longer pigeon-holed as a turf trainer. But it was with grass runners that the Frenchman made his mark in America, and two-time Eclipse champion Gio Ponti was his best. Clement died May 25 of a rare eye cancer, and t...
The $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), the race that usually crowns the Horse of the Year, is shaping as one of the most contentious in its 42-year history. Sovereignty, the recent Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) winner after victories in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1), leads the first ...
With over a decade of horse racing expertise, US Racing delivers data-driven insights and betting expert picks to sharpen your Whitney Stakes betting strategy—especially when it comes to high-return exotic wagers. The Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course will run on Saturday, August 2, under wha...
With the 2025 Whitney Stakes set to go at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 2, horseplayers are zeroing in on the full field, morning-line favorites, and post positions to plan their bets of what promises to be a marquee summer showdown. This edition features a 10-horse field, headlined by ...
The 2025 Whitney Stakes is set for Today, at Saratoga Race Course, featuring a field of ten Grade I stars racing 1⅛ miles on dirt for a $1 million purse. As a “Win and You’re In” prep for the Breeders’ Cup Classic in November, this prestigious Saratoga highlight draws top older horses wi...
Hopefully, most of the handicapping has been completed, but be sure that savvy horseplayers are still poring over their betting options for Whitney Day at Saratoga Race Course. A sunny day with temperatures in the mid-70s is in the forecast for the 13-race blockbuster lineup highlighted by the 98th�...
Smarty Jones, who just missed sweeping the Triple Crown in 2004, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame on Friday. One of the sport’s most popular horses, Smarty Jones was among seven inductees to the hall but the only one from the contemporary category. The ceremony took pla...
Seven talented distaffers seeking a secured spot in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) gate in just about three months will square off in Sunday’s $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar, the seaside oval’s second “Win and You’re In” Breeders’ Cup Challenge event of th...
The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series revs up again this weekend with three “Win and You’re In’’ races Saturday – two at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York and one at Del Mar in Southern California. Horse racing has enjoyed a big buzz this week with some of the top names in the sport ...
Before the first Breeders' Cup in 1984, not many grass horses shipped across the Atlantic for big races in America. Now it's commonplace to see European turf runners come to the States throughout the year. The New York Racing Association began staging the 1 3/16-mile Saratoga Derby Invitation...
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