The Premier Event of the Ohio Racing Season The summer racing season starts with a spectacular showcase of three-year-old talent in the Buckeye State. While the intense pressure of the Triple Crown series concludes in early June, sophomore stars find a lucrative opportunity to shine at Thistledown. ...
The first race on the final day of Royal Ascot’s so far thrilling 2026 season could certainly be considered the co-feature Saturday, and that’s the $231,595 (£175,000) Norfolk Stakes (G2), the first major 2-year-old event on the European racing calendar. It’s also a Breeders’ Cup Challenge ...
Racing fans: the brief respite to catch your collective breath after the excitement and drama of the Triple Crown is about to end. The return of top-level stakes action is only a week away. And what a return it will be -- the $2 million Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) on June 27 at Churchill Downs. [&hel...
Like Saratoga, Royal Ascot unveils lightly raced 2-year-olds with regal bloodlines from the best stables. On Saturday, the venerable Norfolk Stakes (G2) will showcase potential stars going 5 furlongs in the first race (9:30 a.m. ET, NBC) on the meeting’s last day. First run in 1843 as the New Stak...
The fields for the seven races on Friday’s prestigious Royal Ascot meeting are set, including the two main events on the day, the Commonwealth Cup (G1) for 3-year-old sprinters and the Coronation Stakes (G1) for sophomore fillies going a mile. Post time for the first race is 9:30 a.m. ET and can b...
The $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) may not sound like a glamorous race for 3-year-olds, but it certainly will test the betting acumen of horseplayers looking to rebound from missing out on handsome payoffs through the Triple Crown. Chip Honcho and Ocelli, third and fourth in the Preakness Stakes (G1), res...
Of the seven races set for Royal Ascot on Thursday, the 2 ½-mile Gold Cup (G1) is the main attraction. The race is often called the Ascot Gold Cup to help differentiate it from other Gold Cup races, but it’s always been the Gold Cup since its founding in 1807, according to Ascot Racecourse. For [...
The Pinnacle of Stayers: The 2026 Ascot Gold Cup Challenge The Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup remains the absolute crown jewel of the staying division, testing the absolute limits of horse, jockey, and trainer over a grueling two-and-a-half-mile marathon. As the centerpiece of Day 3 of the Royal Ascot meeti...
The warm weather in England continues through Wednesday, the second day of Royal Ascot, traditionally known as “Ladies Day.” The 1 ¼-mile Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1) is the featured attraction on the card with a compelling matchup of Ombudsman [last year’s winner] and Daryz. They are list...
Throughout its long history, the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1) has showcased dozens of stars. The 1¼-mile test for 4-year-olds and up debuted in 1862 at Royal Ascot, and its winners in this century continued the grand tradition. Among the standouts who earned the trophy are Dubai Millennium (2000...
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