In case you were unaware there is a massive makeover going on at Belmont Park. So, last year New York Racing Association officials decided to stage the 2024 and 2025 editions of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, the oldest and most popular track in the country. NYRA has scheduled the Belmont Stakes Festival, which will feature 24 Stakes races with purses totaling $10.25 … Continue reading Belmont Stakes Festival @ Saratoga
When the Kentucky Derby Winner chooses to run in the Preakness most horse racing aficionados (whether they admit to or not) are hoping the Derby Winner can cross the wire first at Pimlico, which would then set up a potential Triple Crown bid. Should the first two jewels be taken by the same horse, interest from casual horse racing fans is ratcheted up for the … Continue reading The Coach Comes Through
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
The Kentucky Derby is a sporting event immersed in tradition and spirit(s). And when spirits and Derby traditions are in the same sentence, the Mint Julep isn’t far behind. What better way to watch the Run For The Roses than with a chilled adult beverage in hand? The Mint Julep has been the official drink of the Kentucky Derby since 1939, although its origins trace back to the first Derby Day in 1875. … Continue reading Making A Mint Julep
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
Saturday, Aqueduct Park hosts its signature spring race and the terminus on the New York road to the Kentucky Derby. A field of thirteen 3-year-olds will do battle in the $750,000 dollar, Grade 2 Wood Memorial at 1 1/8 miles on the main track A total of 200 Kentucky Derby qualifying points are on the line, with the Winner receiving 100 points, and 50-25-15-10 going to the 2nd-place through … Continue reading The Winner Of The Wood Is..?
Only five horses that have participated in the Louisiana Derby have gone on to Win the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. They are: BLACK GOLD (1924), GRINDSTONE (1996), FUNNY CIDE (2003), COUNTRY HOUSE (2019) and MANDALOUN (2021), albeit the last two by disqualification. BLACK GOLD and GRINDSTONE both Won the Louisiana Derby prior to their Victories in the Run For The Roses. This year’s competitive … Continue reading Louisiana Derby Field
SPECTACULAR BID, BET TWICE , THUNDER GULCH and ORB are just a few of the well known, modern-era Winners of the Fountain Of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. First run in 1945 and currently contested over 1 1⁄16 miles, the Fountain of Youth has been producing Derby contenders for generations. TIM TAM put the race on the map by completing the Fountain of Youth/Kentucky Derby double in … Continue reading Fountain Of Youth Stakes
