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Talented Trio Brings California Vibe to Belmont Stakes

Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
Top horses most assuredly are still being trained in California, especially when it comes to classic-type dirt horses.

Donegal Momentum Claims First Graded Stakes in Poker

Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
With a smart front-end score in the $300,000 Poker Stakes (G3T) on the inner turf June 5 at Saratoga Race Course, Donegal Momentum added another accomplishment to his ever-building résumé.

Pipsy Repels Future Is Now in Intercontinental

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Favored Future Is Now obtained the hole necessary to secure running room in the $200,000 Intercontinental Stakes (G2T), but Pipsy had the speed and the heart.

Yaupon's First Stakes Winner Follows His Spa Footsteps

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Spendthrift Farm-based freshman sire Yaupon saw the first stakes winner of his career June 5 when Sassy C W blitzed four other juvenile fillies to post a three-length victory in the $145,500 Astoria Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

O'Brien Sends Out Trio in Search of Epsom Oaks Upset

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Ten-time Epsom Oaks (G1)-winning trainer Aidan O'Brien sends out a strong trio, led by Minnie Hauk, to oppose One Thousand Guineas (G1) winner and favorite Desert Flower in this year's race.

A Look Back at Medaglia d'Oro's Belmont, Racing Career

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
With Spirit of St Louis in the June 7 Manhattan Stakes (G1T) and undefeated Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Good Cheer in the June 6 Acorn Stakes (G1), there's plenty of attention on their sire, Medaglia d'Oro, at this year's Belmont Stakes weekend.

Fair Hill Training Center to Upgrade its Tapeta Surface

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Maryland's Fair Hill Training Center will replace its seven-furlong Tapeta Footings track this summer, an upgrade from one of the synthetic surface's earliest installations to the company's newest iteration Tapeta 13.

Reed Suspended 15 Days, Fined for Gabapentin Positive

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Eric Reed, best known as the trainer of 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike, has been suspended 15 days and fined $2,500 for a gabapentin positive found in the filly She's a Saint.

Raging Torrent in the Flow for O'Neill in Met Mile

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Four days before the Metropolitan Handicap (G1), trainer Doug O'Neill admitted to feeling some nerves, though not for the usual horse trainer reasons.

Pace Considered Key for Rodriguez in Belmont

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert believes pace will be a determining factor in the chances for his trainee, Rodriguez, in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.

New Vocations All-TB Charity Show Raises Over $180,000

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
The 22nd New Vocations All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show Presented by Heider Family Stables raised more than $184,000.

Catalog for Fasig-Tipton July Sale Now Online

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 261 selected yearlings for The July Sale, to be held July 8 at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington. The sale will begin at 10 a.m. ET.

Love Cervere, Hey Bertie Meet Again in Soaring Softly

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Love Cervere, winner of the Take The A Train Stakes, will take on a field of nine in the $175,000 Soaring Softy Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga June 8. Among the entries for the 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint is the runner-up in the Take The A Train—Hey Bertie.

For Baeza, Home Is Where the Carrot 'Smoothie' Is

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Like a human's comfort food, a healthy snack has helped Baeza feel right at home during his preparations for the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.

Pletcher's Bid for 5th Belmont Win Rests With Longshots

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Todd Pletcher is no stranger to running a 3-year-old in the Belmont Stakes (G1). But this 157th edition of "The Test of the Champion" is not the typical experience for Pletcher.

Belmont Festival Kicks Championship Watch Into Gear

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
No connections are going to celebrate a championship in early June, but the results of big races on the Belmont Stakes weekend cards certainly can put horses in the driver's seat for the second half of the year.

Benagil Aims for Oaks Double in Queensland

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
Australasian Oaks (G1) winner Benagil will bid to bounce back from a last-start 10th placing in The Roses (G2) when she lines up in the June 7 Queensland Oaks (G1) at Eagle Farm Racecourse.

An Outpouring of Emotions for Clement's First Win

Thu, 2025-06-05 18:17
There were 10 betting favorites on the June 4 card as the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course opened. But the day also featured what may be remembered as the biggest sentimental favorite of the five-day meet.

Bank Frenzy Continues State-Bred Success in Commentator

Wed, 2025-06-04 18:15
LSU Stables—in action with five horses this week at Saratoga, culminating with Far Bridge in the June 7 Manhattan Stakes (G1T)—got off to a quick start June 4 with a victory from Bank Frenzy in the $200,000 Commentator Stakes.

At a Glance Look at 2025 Belmont Stakes Field

Wed, 2025-06-04 18:15
It's the showdown everyone was hoping for June 7 in the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course: Sovereignty vs. Journalism.

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