First the rain, then the race, then the rainbow and then rowdy celebration as Golden Tempo delivered another last-to-first run to remember in winning the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The victory was historic in many ways: trainer Cherie DeVaux, who became th...
There’s an old adage or saying or cliche in racing about horses known as milers eventually becoming top stallions. Unfortunately no in-depth Google search can come up with exactly who said it first — and when (theories seem to bounce from John Nerud to John Gaines and even Bobby Frankel) — but...
There’s an old adage or saying or cliche in racing about horses known as milers eventually becoming top stallions. Unfortunately no in-depth Google search can come up with exactly who said it first — and when (theories seem to bounce from John Nerud to John Gaines and even Bobby Frankel) — but...
Since her first start in 2023, Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Idiomatic has been nearly flawless. Now 5, the daughter of Curlin has won nine of 10 starts, including four straight Grade 1 wins and the Eclipse Award as racing’s top older filly/mare. Champion Idiomatic has won ten of 13 career starts No...
Book’em Danno, first or second in six career starts, heads a fleet field of a dozen 3-year-old sprinters in the $500,000 Woody Stephens (G1) on Saturday, Belmont Stakes Day at Saratoga Race Course. Book'em Danno has never finished worse than second in six career starts The New Jersey-bred gelding ...
As the field of nine 3-year-olds thundered past the quarter-pole for the 136th Belmont Stakes, the ear-splitting roar from the record crowd of 120,139 was rapidly approaching rocket launch status. Triple Crown hopeful Smarty Jones had shaken clear of Rock Hard Ten and Eddington, who had dogged the p...
Mystik Dan has a chance to join a rare group of Kentucky Derby (G1) winners who also won the Belmont Stakes (G1). The colt trained by Kenny McPeek won the Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, and ran second to Seize the Grey in the Preakness (G1) at Pimlico Race Course on May 18. […]...
The field for the 156th Belmont Stakes is set: 10 3-year-olds were entered Monday with Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Sierra Leone the 9-5 favorite over Derby winner Mystik Dan and Preakness winner Seize the Grey. Mystik Dan 5-1, Seize the Grey 8-1 in 10-horse field Somewhat surprising, Mindframe was...
The food at the wedding reception was outstanding, and you feasted on hors d’oeuvres, fettuccini alfredo and filet mignon. Then came the dessert cart. You didn’t want to overdo it, but everything looked so delicious – cheesecake, tiramisu, tarts, chocolate mousse – that you wanted to sample ...
The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival is upon us, so let’s try to sort out what’s happening, where it’s happening, why it’s happening, and how it’s happening. First and foremost, the 156th Belmont Stakes (G1), the final leg of the Triple Crown is Saturday, June 8. For the first time, the race...
Whatever went wrong last time out was corrected as City of Troy rolled to a 2 ¾-length victory in the $1.1 million Betfred (Epsom) Derby on Saturday at Epsom Racecourse. City of Troy earns a classic win for his sire Justify in the Betfred Derby The 3-year-old son of 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify...
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