3 Best Bets to Win the 2025 Long Island Stakes The calendar turns to November, bringing with it the crisp air of late autumn in New York and the closing crescendo of the turf season at Aqueduct. For dedicated handicappers, this is the time of year when long-distance specialists truly shine. The Grad...
The Saratoga summer meet is a jewel in the crown of North American horse racing, a place where legends are born and champions are forged. Among the meet's most prestigious races, the Sword Dancer Stakes stands out as the ultimate test of stamina and class on the turf. This "Win and You're In" event ...
The Legacy of a Champion: Gun Runner's Storied Career The world of horse racing news recently saw a spectacular headline: a yearling colt sired by the legendary Gun Runner sold for a staggering $2.7 million at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. This incredible sale not only captured the attention of th...
It’s been 15 months since Mystik Dan won the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) in a thrilling three-horse photo finish. Since then, the 18-1 longshot Derby winner is 1-for-7. A victory in the Blame Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs on May 3 ended an 0-for-5 post-Derby run, which included a second in the Preak...
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 ...
When his racing career ends, Sierra Leone will be retired to stud to Coolmore America/Ashford Stud and his value as a stallion keeps rising and rising. The morning after Sierra Leone won the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday to validate his star status, trainer Chad ...
No bumping, no jostling, no issues, no problem for Sierra Leone. Seizing the lead from a game Highland Falls in the stretch with his patented closing style, Sierra Leone won the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) in front of packed house at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, with favorite Fierceness fadi...
With over a decade of horse racing expertise, US Racing handicappers deliver data-driven insights and betting expert picks to sharpen your Whitney Stakes betting strategy, especially when it comes to high-paying picks. The Whitney Stakes at Saratoga is set to go today, Saturday, August 2, under idea...
The Strategic Decision Behind Mindframe's Withdrawal The horse racing world today witnessed a major shift in the dynamics of the prestigious 2025 Whitney Stakes with the official scratch of Mindframe. This decision, while surprising to some casual observers, followed a careful and calculated s...
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...
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