Like its sister race, the $600,000 Belmont Oaks (G1), the distance of the $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1) is 1 1/8 miles. Unlike the very contentious Oaks, which will also be run on the grass Saturday at Saratoga, the Belmont Derby (post time 5:20 p.m. ET) has a standout. Remember Mamba (7-2) named for ...
The rematch is on between Phileas Fogg and Antiquarian in the $500,000 Suburban Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Saratoga. The Suburban is one of four graded stakes on the sizzling card as Saratoga celebrates Independence Day. Bettors beware of cancellations and rescheduling due to weather Sizzling is the...
It’s become a meeting place for 3-year-old turf fillies from the United States, England, and Ireland, and the Euros won three of the last five runnings of the $600,000 Belmont Oaks (G1). Saturday’s edition of the 1 1/8-mile stakes (post time 4:06 p.m. ET) will be run for the third consecutive ye...
Despite its diminished status from Grade 2 to Grade 3 to simply a listed stakes race, the Schuylerville Stakes remains the opening day feature at the prestigious Saratoga summer season. First run in 1918, the now 6-furlong race for 2-year-old fillies is an early starting point for trainers to gauge ...
Suddenly, it’s July, and time to focus on “The Summer Place to Be.” Five days after saying farewell forever to Aqueduct, we say hello again to Saratoga. Here comes summer, and the Spa will host 46 days of top-class racing, starting Friday with a three-day festival that will celebrate America�...
Obviously ready to run, Magnitude broke through the starting gate early, was reloaded by the gate crew, then shot to the lead and never wavered in winning the $2 million Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) over a muddy Churchill Downs track on Saturday. Reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty, sent off as t...
Introducing the Historic $2 Million Stephen Foster Stakes The midsummer dirt racing division just reached a boiling point at Churchill Downs. By doubling the purse of the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Stakes to a record-breaking $2,000,000, the organizers transformed this historic event into an absolute ch...
Excitement Builds for the Two Million Dollar Grade One Showdown Summer horse racing reaches its first massive peak this weekend at historic Churchill Downs. The legendary Louisville racetrack plays host to a spectacular afternoon of stakes racing, headlined by a truly historic renewal of the Grade 1...
Churchill Downs once again takes center stage in the horse racing world as it hosts the prestigious 2026 Stephen Foster Stakes. This Grade 1 event historically serves as a crucial stepping stone toward the Breeders' Cup Classic, offering the winner an automatic starting berth. A stellar field of sev...
On September 14, 1959, a “new” Aqueduct Racetrack re-opened with 42,473 in attendance. At the time, the $33 million structure was the world’s largest sports venue in terms of acreage, and hopes were that the city’s lone racetrack would be the backbone of racing revenue in the state of New Yo...
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