On the first Saturday in July, racetracks in three states combined to stage a trio of Derbies for 3-year-olds and a trio of Oaks for 3-year-old fillies. The races cards at Prairie Meadows in Iowa, Hor...
The final weekend of the Belmont at the Big A meet features two Grade 1 grass stakes, the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational for 3-year-olds and the $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational for 3-year-old ...
On the penultimate day of the Belmont Park fall/summer meet, a pair of Grade 1s produced a big payoff in the $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1) and a predictable finish in the $750,000 Belmont De...
As usual, European runners are all set to hit the turf at Belmont Park on Saturday (July 8) in a pair of lucrative Grade 1 stakes – the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational and the $500,000 Belmont O...
By Margaret Ransom The $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1) has been a showcase for East Coast-based trainers in recent years, and Saturday’s edition has another strong contingent looking to continue the t...
By Ed McNamara Had the Preakness been run in mid-May, as usual, Pimlico would have been the epicenter of the racing world. Instead, on the first Saturday in October most of the country’s top tho...
By Richard Rosenblatt While waiting for the start of the 145th Preakness (G1), post time is scheduled for 5:36 p.m. ET, let’s take a look at the five graded stakes races on the Saturday card at Belm...
Versatility is a prized asset in a racehorse. Very few runners can seamlessly shift from turf to dirt, and back again. For Catholic Boy, any surface will do just fine. That versatility makes him the h...
Saturday’s talent-filled Stars and Stripes Racing Festival at Belmont Park, which offers an amazing five graded stakes worth purses of $3.7 million, takes the thoroughbred racing spotlight on Saturd...
When Martin Panza came to the New York Racing Association, he brought some innovative ideas with him. He was brought in to improve the NYRA racing product and restore New York racing to the clear lead...
