Last year was the 50th anniversary of SECRETARIAT Winning the Triple Crown. Big Red was moving like a tremendous machine that afternoon at Belmont Park, his Winning margin a whopping 31 lengths. So, with the Belmont Stakes being held at Saratoga this year it’s fitting to recall when the superstar horse came to The Spa in the summer of 1973. SECRETARIAT arrived in town the … Continue reading Secretariat Heartburn At The Spa
As previously noted, the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga kicks-off on Thursday, June 6th. And while the regular Saratoga meet doesn’t begin until Thursday July 11th the Daily Racing Blog would like to think that some of The Spas tricks and trends will hold true in June as well as five weeks later. That said, here are five money-making tips that can help you … Continue reading Some Saratoga Track Trends
The Belmont Stakes is the oldest of the Triple Crown races. That said, the contest has seen it’s fair share of upsets throughout its 155 year history. During the post-World War II era, 20 horses have come into the Belmont Stakes with Wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, only to have their bids for immortality denied. The 156th Belmont Stakes is June 8th, being … Continue reading Belmont Stakes Upsets
Horse racing’s Triple Crown Winners Club has a mere 13 members. To say it’s an elite club would be a vast understatement. But it is worth noting that 11 Thoroughbreds have ran and lost in the Kentucky Derby but then came back to sweep the Preakness and Belmont Stakes (another seven Won those two races but did not run in the Derby). There are also … Continue reading Who Wins The Preakness ?
The Preakness Stakes is Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. A talented group of eight (MUTH scratched) 3-year-olds, including Kentucky Derby Winner MYSTIK DAN will compete in the mile 3/16th contest. The Preakness (usually) determines if a Triple Crown will be on the line in the Belmont Stakes three weeks later- this year being held at Saratoga. So whether if you’re at the track or at … Continue reading A Few Preakness Morsels
The 2024 Preakness Stakes week is officially underway, with Monday’s Post Position draw. The race itself is Saturday, May 18th at Pimlico Race Course. Once Kentucky Derby Winner MYSTIK DAN committed to the race, racing fans were anxious to see what post he would draw. Could the horse racing world be on a Triple Crown watch? MYSTIK DAN has been given a chance to Win the second leg of … Continue reading Preakness Gate Assignments
It seems as though the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards judge the Derby differently than they would an Allowance race on Thursday afternoon. There was obvious bumping in the stretch run between runner-up SIERRA LEONE and 3rd-place finisher FOREVER YOUNG and the actions of Tyler Gaffalione aboard SIERRA LEONE as the wire approached – appearing to straight-arm FOREVER YOUNG like a running back shedding a … Continue reading Why No Stewards Inquiry?
On Sunday Ken McPeek, trainer of MYSTIK DAN said that a decision might not be made until entries are taken for the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1). Those entries are due on May 13th. So not until then will we know if the 2024 Derby Winner will journey over to Maryland. But on Monday, McPeek sounded a bit more optimistic that his colt- … Continue reading MYSTIK DAN Preakness Bound?
The 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby actually began in 2023- September 16th at Churchill Downs and ended last weekend at Keeneland with the Lexington Stakes. The Derby trail consisted of 36 prep races that carried qualifying points. With a mere 16 days until the Run for the Roses it was determined that 40 is the number of points required to get in the starting … Continue reading Derby Talk
The Road to the Kentucky Derby takes the checkered flag on Saturday with the running of the $400,000 dollar, Grade 3 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland. Held over 1 1/16 miles, the race awards Kentucky Derby qualification points on a 20-10-6-4-2 basis to the top five finishers. It’s certainly a diminished prize compared to the past few weeks of 100-50-25-15-10 preps, but it does offer horses on the … Continue reading The History Of The Lexington Stakes
