If you build it, the Breeders’ Cup will come. As Belmont Park undergoes a $455 million rebuild, it was announced Wednesday that the Breeders’ Cup will return to the New York racetrack in 2027 for the first time in more than two decades. In addition, the Breeders’ Cup said the 2026 edition will...
WHO: The New York Racing Association stages a five-day racing festival from June 4-8, featuring 27 stakes races totaling $11,275,000 in purses – including the Belmont. WHAT: The highlight of the festival is the 157th running of the $2 million Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown ...
If the 3-year-old stars align the way horse racing fans hope, the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) can be a doozy of a finale to the Triple Crown season. Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sovereignty looks more aggressive and stronger than ever, according to Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, who made his comme...
Looking a “little stronger’’ than he was before winning the Kentucky Derby (G1), Sovereignty put in a 5-furlong workout at Saratoga’s Oklahoma training track on Saturday. Sovereignty, who skipped the Preakness to train up for the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 7, covered the distance...
The domestic focus on the Memorial Day holiday squarely centers on Santa Anita, which offers a pair of $300,000 Grade 1 turf stakes and the $200,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G2) at 1 ¼ miles on the main track. The Shoemaker Mile offers the team of trainer Michael McCarthy and jockey Umberto Rispoli an e...
After three weeks of May Madness, the Memorial Day Weekend has arrived, allowing horseplayers a slight breather from the Triple Crown tension and turn their handicapping skills to Santa Anita for a few days. Belmont Stakes Day lineup; Alvarado appeals fine, suspension for Derby-winning ride; Trainer...
Temperatures in the mid-to-high 80s, sunny skies, and a slight chance of rain is the forecast for the 150th Preakness Stakes. Thats good news for horseplayers showing up at Pimlico Race Course to bet on the for 14-race Preakness card, highlighted by Journalism taking on eight rivals in the seco...
To many, post positions aren’t as big of a factor in the Preakness Stakes as they are in the Kentucky Derby, mostly due to a smaller field size but the truth is they matter at least as much, if not more. The most successful starting position since 1909 has been post number six. It has […]...
A total of 16 of the last 30 Preakness Stakes winners have been named champion 3-year-old male at the annual Eclipse Awards, the most recent being Triple Crown winner Justify in 2018. The 2020 Preakness Stakes winner Swiss Skydiver was honored with the Eclipse Award as champion 3-year-old female tha...
In 150 editions of the Preakness Stakes (it was run in two divisions in 1918), 73 winners have left the post as the public’s betting choices. Since 1911, when pari-mutuel wagering made its debut at Pimlico, 28 Preakness favorites have started at odds of less than even-money and eighteen have won. ...
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