By US Racing Team The $100,000 Triple Bend Stakes (G3) is set for Sunday night at Santa Anita and features a field of five sprinting 7 furlongs, topped by Grade 1 winners Stronghold and Chile-bred The Goat The Triple Bend is race 8 with a post time of 7:30 p.m. ET. Brief History ...
It’s Belmont Stakes Day at Saratoga Race Course! Let the races begin with rain in the forecast, and perhaps letting up by the time the 157th Belmont Stakes (G1) rolls around at about 7 p.m. ET. And don’t forget to bring your rain ponchos if you’re headed to the track, with the first post ...
Anyone who makes the annual pilgrimage to Saratoga knows the weather there can be crazy. Like handicapping horses, it’s all about uncertainty. At noon it can be sunny, and at 1 there’s a torrential downpour. You never can tell...The rain began on Friday, the day before Belmont Stakes Day, and wa...
As usual, storylines for a Triple Crown race are plentiful and the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) is no exception, even without a chance at racing immortality on the line. Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby (G1), the first leg of the Triple Crown, then skipped the second leg, the Preakness Stakes (G...
The racing world is still processing the recent death of Christophe Clement, one of the sport’s outstanding trainers of turf horses. The news of his passing was stunning in that his battle with cancer was a tightly-held secret among family and closest friends. The Frenchman carved quite a legacy, ...
Tomorrow marks the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes, and the excitement is palpable. The US Racing Team covered you to provide you with the latest updates on this prestigious race. We'll delve into the racecourse news, contender updates, and the events surrounding this momentous day. Understandin...
What's in a Color? Throughout the history of the Belmont Stakes, bay horses have earned the most victories with 61. Chestnuts are close behind with 53 wins, followed by 30 dark bay or brown. Only three gray/roan horses had won the Belmont prior to 2016 (Belmar in 1895, ...
Some of the brightest stars in thoroughbred racing have won the Metropolitan Mile (G1), including Forego, Holy Bull, Ghostzapper, and more recently Flightline and Cody’s Wish. The Met Mile's winner's list boasts an impressive list of racing legends There’s a trio of top-flight horses – Fiercen...
Arguably the most competitive race on the Belmont Stakes card Saturday, the $500,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (G1) for 3-year-olds going 7 furlongs features a field of 10, six of whom stepped briefly on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), two who actually ran (albeit poorly) in the Derby, a couple of ...
The Belmont Stakes trophy – officially named the August Belmont Trophy- is awarded annually to the owner of the Belmont Stakes winner. The silver bowl or cup, which was created by George Paulding-Farnham, a jeweler and metallurgist, for Tiffany & Co. in 1896, was first awar...
By The Professor (US Racing Handicapper) PRIME CONTENDERS Betting $500 on the #7 Journalism (8-5) in the Belmont Stakes commands everyone's respect as the only colt to contest all three legs of this year's Triple Crown. His gutsy win in the Preakness Stakes (G1) showed not only class but an iron wil...
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