When trainer Bill Mott decided that Kentucky Derby Winner SOVEREIGNTY would bypass the Preakness Stakes the racing world let out a collective groan as that guaranteed there would not be a potential Triple Crown bid this year. After Saturday’s Belmont Stakes @ Saratoga there can be no second-guessing the Hall of Fame trainer, as SOVEREIGNTY drew away from Preakness Winner JOURNALISM by three lengths in the … Continue reading SOVEREIGNTY Reigns Supreme
The 157th edition of the Belmont Stakes is set to run Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The $2 million-dollar, Grade 1 race moved to the historic upstate New York track last year when Belmont Park began a remodeling project that continues this year. That means that the Belmont Stakes, traditionally held at 1 ½ miles on the Big Sandy, will for the second year in a row be … Continue reading Who Wins The Belmont Stakes?
The final jewel of the Triple Crown is this Saturday, June 7th. For the second straight year the Belmont Stakes will take place at Saratoga Race Course. The Grade I Belmont Stakes will anchor a five-day (a day longer than 2024) racing festival at The Spa. Television coverage of what promises to be an exciting week will be wide-ranging and all encompassing. FOX Sports takes over television coverage … Continue reading TV Schedule For Belmont Racing Festival
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
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.
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
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?
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 *
As you are all very much aware, the 2025 edition of the Kentucky Derby is a mere 12 days away- Saturday May 3rd. That said, it’s certainly not too early to begin planning for your Derby weekend. On the morning of the Kentucky Oaks why not start your Friday with some wonderful gourmet coffee from Saratoga Cool Beans? More specifically how about a cup of … Continue reading Kentucky Derby Coffee
Tampa Bays Downs has its marquee Kentucky Derby prep race Saturday. Seven 3-year-old colts are entered to compete for a total of 105 Derby points in the 45th running of the $400,000 dollar Tampa Bay Derby. The 1 1/16-mile race distributes points on a 50-25-15-10-5 basis to its top five finishers. Here is a brief look at the field: 1. OWEN ALMIGHTY [ML 5-1] Jockey: Irad Ortiz … Continue reading Who Wins The Tampa Bay Derby?
