Among Saratoga’s many charms is the unveiling of so many promising young horses. There’s always a chance to see the next Kentucky Derby (G1) winner in a field of well-bred, expensive juveniles. Saturday’s Sanford Stakes (G3) is the Spa’s first added-money race featuring 2-year-old colts. The...
The $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1), the second leg of the Triple Crown, is Saturday, May 17, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The US Racing team has published profiles on each horse in the race, updated with post positions and Preakness Stakes betting odds. Preakness Stakes Contender: American...
Junior Alvarado, the jockey who guided Sovereignty to victory in the Kentucky Derby (G1), was fined $62,000 and suspended two racing days for violating riding crop rules by striking his horse above the permitted limit. The Kentucky stewards announced the penalties on Friday (May 9), stating&nbs...
Rodriguez, a late Kentucky Derby (G1) scratch with a minor foot bruise, will also miss the 150th Preakness Stakes (G1), Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Friday (May 9). Winner of the Wood Memorial (G2) on April 5, Rodriguez will now be pointed to the Belmont Stakes (G1), the final leg of the T...
A bit of Preakness Stakes (G1) maneuvering took place Thursday, with Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Journalism still a possible starter and Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sending a second contender to the race. Journalism, the 7-2 Derby favorite beaten by Sovereignty in the Run for the Roses, has b...
The news that Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sovereignty would skip the Preakness Stakes (G1) sent a jolt through the Triple Crown. Belmont Stakes Hopefuls line up in Peter Pan Trainer Bill Mott said Sovereignty would next point to the Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 7 at Saratoga. Mott felt the added time ...
Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher is a two-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, a four-time Belmont Stakes (G1) winner, but he’s still seeking a first victory in the Preakness Stakes (G1), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. Of course, there’s a logical explanation: He rarely sends his 3-year-old...
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sovereignty will skip the Preakness Stakes (G1) and instead be pointed to the Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 7. There will be no Triple Crown winner this year The decision came Tuesday and puts an end to any chance of a Triple Crown, racing’s most prized accomplishment. The...
Decisions, decisions. A few days after Sovereignty outkicked Journalism in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1), the waiting game continues as the trainers of both carefully monitor their horses to determine their status for the Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 17. Sovereignty appears to have come out of ...
Derby Winner Sovereignty Uncertain for Preakness Stakes Field Taking Shape for the Second Leg of the Triple Crown By Richard Rosenblatt It’s on to the Preakness Stakes (G1), the second leg of the Triple Crown in less than two weeks at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The field began taking shape ...
Saudi Crown Tops 2024 Derby Winner Mystik Dan at Oaklawn By US Racing Team On the day Sovereignty won the 2025 Kentucky Derby, the 2024 Derby winner Mystik Dan lost by a nose to Saudi Crown in the $200,000 Lake Ouachita Stakes at Oaklawn Park. A year ago, it was Mystik who came out on […]...
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