Category: NYRA

Belmont Stakes, horse racing, Lifestyle, NYRA, Saratoga, Secretariat, Triple Crown

There’s More To Saratoga Than World-Class Racing

The 2025 version of the Belmont Racing Festival at Saratoga begins on Thursday June 5th and runs through Sunday June 8th. If you’re a first-time visitor to the nirvana of horseracing, here’s six furlongs worth of things to know before you go: 1. Saratoga Race Course is the oldest sporting venue in the United States. The Saratoga Race Course opened for business in 1863, making it the oldest sporting venue in the entire … Continue reading There’s More To Saratoga Than World-Class Racing

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Belmont Park, Breeders' Cup, horse racing, Lifestyle, NYRA

Breeders’ Cup Coming To Belmont

It’s been 20 years, but Belmont Park will once again host the Breeders’ Cup in 2027. It will be the fifth time hosting the BC for the Elmont, NY facility, with the last time being 2005. The Breeders’ Cup at Belmont Park will be held October 29th-30th, 2027. All race dates are pending approval by the New York State Gaming Commission. The Breeders’ Cup World … Continue reading Breeders’ Cup Coming To Belmont

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Belmont Stakes, Handicapping, horse racing, Lifestyle, NYRA, Post Position, Saratoga, Triple Crown, Wagering

Speed & Gate Matter In Belmont @ Saratoga.

It’s not news to racing enthusiasts that the Belmont Stakes will once again be ran at Saratoga. Which means it will be contested at the shortened distance of 1 ¼ miles. Horseplayers that follow track trends need to adjust their handicapping accordingly because Belmont Stakes trends from past editions at Belmont Park– at the race’s traditional 1 ½-mile distance, are rendered insignificant for this year’s … Continue reading Speed & Gate Matter In Belmont @ Saratoga.

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Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, horse racing, Kentucky Derby, Lifestyle, NYRA, Preakness, Saratoga, Travers Stakes

Belmont Stakes Basics

The Belmont Stakes takes place on Saturday, June 7th. As a matter of course the race is usually the final leg of racing’s Triple Crown, usually that is, unless a global pandemic upsets the order of things. The race typically is held at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY but that circuit is currently undergoing a massive renovation. That construction necessitated the shifting of its signature race to … Continue reading Belmont Stakes Basics

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Belmont Stakes, horse racing, Kentucky Derby, Lifestyle, NYRA, Preakness, Saratoga, Trainers

Triple Crown Rematch?

The possibility of a rematch between Kentucky Derby Winner SOVEREIGNTY and Saturday’s Preakness Champion JOURNALISM is, at the moment, a wait and see proposition. SOVEREIGNTY bypassed the Preakness in order to (properly) prepare for the Belmont Stakes. JOURNALISM the Derby 2nd place finisher, posted a super-hero like effort to take the second leg of the Triple Crown. Without the possibility of a Triple Crown Winner this … Continue reading Triple Crown Rematch?

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Aqueduct Park, Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Handicapping, horse racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Lifestyle, NYRA, Preakness, Trainers, Triple Crown, Wagering

Who Wins The Peter Pan Stakes?

The Triple Crown races pretty-much dominate the headlines in regard to 3-year-old racehorses every spring. But cozied up between the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes is the Peter Pan Stakes. The 1 1/8-mile, $200,000 dollar Peter Pan warrants some attention as it’s an important race in the Stakes division and often acts as a pathway to the Belmont Stakes for the horses that did … Continue reading Who Wins The Peter Pan Stakes?

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Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs, horse racing, Kentucky Derby, Lifestyle, NYRA, Pimlico, Preakness, Saratoga, Trainers, Triple Crown

No Triple Crown. No *

There will be no asterisk necessary in regard to horse racings 2025 Triple Crown. On Monday the connections of Kentucky Derby Winner SOVEREIGNTY decided against running in the 150th edition of the Preakness Stakes on May 17th at Pimlico Race Course. Alternately, he is being pointed toward the Belmont Stakes June 7th at Saratoga Race Course. Mike Rodgers executive vice president of operations at Pimlico on … Continue reading No Triple Crown. No *

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Aqueduct Park, Handicapping, horse racing, Kentucky Derby, Lifestyle, NYRA, The Wood Memorial, Wagering

Is There A Mudder In The Wood?

The $750,000-dollar, Wood Memorial Stakes is Saturday at Aqueduct Park. The weather forecast calls for an 84% chance of rain with the precipitation expected to begin at about 10 a.m. The Wood is a 1 1/8-mile Kentucky Derby qualifying race that offers points to the top five finishers on a 100-50-25-15-10 scale. So, the results (on what might very well be a sloppy track) will dictate … Continue reading Is There A Mudder In The Wood?

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Aqueduct Park, Handicapping, horse racing, Kentucky Derby, Lifestyle, NYRA, Secretariat, The Wood Memorial, Triple Crown, Wagering

Don’t Knock The Wood

The 100th running of the Grade 2, $750,000 dollar Wood Memorial is this Saturday at Aqueduct Park. Having begun in 1925, the Wood Memorial has long been an important proving ground for Kentucky Derby contenders.  Originally contested at a mile and 70 yards (and later 1 1/16 miles) at Jamaica Race Course, the Wood Memorial is named in memory of the late Eugene D. Wood, … Continue reading Don’t Knock The Wood

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Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, horse racing, Lifestyle, NYRA, Saratoga, Triple Crown

Belmont Stakes @ Saratoga Round Two.

The New York Racing Association announced last week that general admission tickets, hospitality offerings, and reserved seats for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course will go on sale to the public February 13th. Highlighted by the 157th running of the $2 million dollar Belmont Stakes on June 7th, the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will be conducted June 4-8. For the second consecutive year, Saratoga … Continue reading Belmont Stakes @ Saratoga Round Two.

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