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...
The first Belmont Stakes was contested at Jerome Park Racetrack in The Bronx, New York, in 1866. Jerome Park was named for Leonard Jerome, who was Winston Churchill’s grandfather and a native New Yorker who made his fortune as a stock speculator. He was also part of the founding of The Jockey Club...
Only one of the jockeys so far confirmed to ride in this 2024 Belmont Stakes (G1) has ever won the race previously. Luis Saez, who will pilot Dornoch this year, was aboard Essential Quality in 2021. Following are the leading riders in Belmont Stakes history: James McLaughlin (6) - Forester (1882), G...
If you’re looking for a long shot in the Belmont Stakes, you have a pretty good chance of cashing in if the past quarter-century is any indication. Then again, there’s a whole different look to the 156th Belmont Stakes on June 8. It’s the final leg of the Triple Crown and will be run at [&hell...
City of Troy looks to atone for a dismal showing in the Two Thousand Guineas (G1) when he headlines a field of 16 in the $1.1 million Betfred Derby (G1) on Saturday at Epsom Downs Racecourse. City of Troy seeks to rebound off a dismal showing in the 2000 Guineas in Saturday's Betfred Derby Trained [...
The 2024 Arlington Stakes (G3T), set for Saturday, June 1st, promises to be a thrilling event at Churchill Downs. With a purse of $275,000, this Grade 3 race has attracted a competitive field of eight horses, ready to showcase their talents over the 1 1/16 miles turf course. The Arlington Stakes wil...
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is possible. Derby runner-up Sierra Leone is probable. And so is Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Seize the Grey. The post-position draw for the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes (G1) is Monday, June 3, and that’s when the field will be sorted out. Until then, a...
Jockey Umberto Rispoli posted a pair of Grade 1 wins and Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert ran 1-2 in the Hollywood Gold Cup (G2) to cap off the Memorial Day weekend at Santa Anita Park. Rispoli guided Anisette, coming off a six-month layoff, to a half-length victory over Olivia Maralda in Monday’s...
No longer a Grade 1 race and its purse cut in half, the $200,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G2) on Monday still draws some of the top horses in the country. In what shapes up as a competitive field of eight 3-year-olds and up, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sends out 2-1 favorite Mr. Fisk […]...
Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas has always had a sharp eye for racehorses – four Kentucky Derby winners, seven Preakness winners, and four Belmont Stakes winners. He’s also mentored some of the best trainers in the business – fellow Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, Kiaran McLaughlin, George Weaver, a...
In the Eighties and Nineties he was the undisputed king of thoroughbred racing, the man who changed the sport just as he had altered the quarter horse game. Wayne Lukas dominated the way Rome did as it conquered the world. He revolutionized the sport by establishing stables in New York, Florida, Ken...
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