The race for the final jewel of the Triple Crown begins long before the gates crash open. On Monday, June 1st, the official post-position draw will instantly transform the landscape of the 2026 Belmont Stakes. This year, the legendary test takes place at a classic 1 1/4-mile distance, turning the ta...
Thursday, May 21, 2026 | US Racing Sports Desk Two weeks out from the June 1 post-position draw, and you already know the storylines are good. The Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga is shaping up as a genuine rematch card between Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo and neck-short Renegade, with a f...
The Changing Landscape of the Third Jewel at Saratoga The page has officially turned on both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, leaving the horse racing world to focus entirely on the upcoming $2 million Belmont Stakes. On June 6, the eyes of the sporting world will lock onto Saratoga Spri...
Belmont Stakes 2026 Cheat Sheet: 3 Crucial Pace Trends for a Winning Ticket Introducing the 158th Running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga The final jewel of the historic Triple Crown is just around the corner, and the excitement in the horse racing community is palpable. This year, the Belmont Sta...
You can take the boy out of New Jersey, but you can’t take New Jersey out of the boy. That’s the way it’s looking with Al Gold, the Jersey guy who owns Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Napoleon Solo. It seems likely that Gold, who grew up on the Jersey Shore (Ocean Township) as a longtime [&hellip...
The third and final leg of the Triple Crown is set, and it is shaping up to be the most compelling Belmont Stakes in years. Napoleon Solo will not make the trip to Saratoga after winning the Preakness on Saturday. What you are getting instead is a Kentucky Derby rematch between the top two finishers...
A hale and hearty Napoleon Solo tracked hometown favorite Taj Mahal into the far turn, took charge in the stretch and held off Iron Honor to win the $2 million Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Laurel Park. In perhaps the most wide-open field in the 151 editions of the second leg of the Triple Crown, ...
Napoleon Solo Wins the 2026 Preakness Stakes! Saturday, May 16, 2026 | Laurel Park, Baltimore There were sharper bettors at the rail in the Preakness paddock who kept saying the same thing all week: the Champagne Stakes form never lies. On Saturday afternoon at Laurel Park, Napoleon Solo proved ever...
Saturday, May 16, 2026 | Laurel Park | 151st Preakness Stakes | Post Time: 7:09 p.m. ET We are here. Race day for the 151st Preakness Stakes, and for the first time in 118 years, this race is not being run at Old Hilltop. Laurel Park is the host while Pimlico undergoes its $400 million […]...
Saturday, May 16, 2026 The Preakness Stakes left Pimlico for the first time in 118 years today, and what showed up at Laurel Park was something nobody in this sport has seen in a generation. A sold-out crowd of 4,800. No infield. No Triple Crown threat. And a morning-line favorite priced higher than...
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