Smarty Jones, who just missed sweeping the Triple Crown in 2004, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame on Friday. One of the sport’s most popular horses, Smarty Jones was among seven inductees to the hall but the only one from the contemporary category. The ceremony took pla...
The Saratoga Derby Invitational is a marquee event on the American turf racing calendar. This year, the excitement reaches a fever pitch as a star-studded field of international and domestic three-year-old thoroughbreds converges on the historic Saratoga Race Course. The Saratoga Derby is a global s...
Saratoga Race Course prepares to host another electrifying summer meet, and one of its marquee events is the Grade 1, $750,000 Fourstardave Stakes. This prestigious one-mile turf race for older horses is a "Win and You're In" qualifier for the Breeders' Cup Mile, making it a critical stop on the roa...
There are a few events on the summer calendar that get the heart pumping, like the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes. This prestigious Grade 1 event at the seaside oval of Del Mar is more than just a race; it's a pivotal moment in the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series. The winner earns an automatic, all-expense...
Saratoga Race Course, famously known as the "Graveyard of Champions, is once again set to host one of the most prestigious races of the summer meet: the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney Stakes. This highly anticipated event, a crucial stop on the road to the Breeders' Cup Classic, promises a thrilling sh...
Seven talented distaffers seeking a secured spot in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) gate in just about three months will square off in Sunday’s $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar, the seaside oval’s second “Win and You’re In” Breeders’ Cup Challenge event of th...
The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series revs up again this weekend with three “Win and You’re In’’ races Saturday – two at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York and one at Del Mar in Southern California. Horse racing has enjoyed a big buzz this week with some of the top names in the sport ...
Before the first Breeders' Cup in 1984, not many grass horses shipped across the Atlantic for big races in America. Now it's commonplace to see European turf runners come to the States throughout the year. The New York Racing Association began staging the 1 3/16-mile Saratoga Derby Invitation...
Trainer Rusty Arnold doesn’t have the stable numbers of Saratoga heavyweights like Todd Pletcher, Chad Brown, Linda Rice and Bill Mott. Keeping a much lower profile, Arnold is quietly putting up Saratoga stats that make bettors smile. He is 1-0-1 from only three runners (the win, a $16.40 upset, w...
Named after the stalwart New York-bred who won at least one race at Saratoga each year from 1987-1994, this year’s $750,000 Fourstardave drew a field of 10 turf specialists headed by multiple graded stakes winner Johannes. One of five graded stakes on Saturday, Whitney Day, the Fourstardave (G1) a...
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