The Ultimate Belmont Upset
The 157th Belmont Stakes is Saturday at Saratoga, and the respective Winners of the Kentucky Derby (SOVEREIGNTY) and Preakness (JOURNALISM) will be participating. That duo will certainly be one and two in the betting pools but be not afraid to wager against either at the graveyard of favorites. The Belmont is the oldest of the three Triple Crown races, so during its 156-year history this contest has … Continue reading The Ultimate Belmont Upset
TV Schedule For Belmont Racing Festival
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
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
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
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.
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
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?
Who Wins The Preakness?
The $2 million dollar, 1 3/16 miles, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes is Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. The second leg of the Triple Crown will not feature the Kentucky Derby Winner SOVEREIGNTY as his connections elected to bypass the 150th edition of the Preakness and are pointing him to the Belmont Stakes (at Saratoga) on June 7th. Even without the Derby Winner this year’s Preakness … Continue reading Who Wins The Preakness?
Who Wins The Black-Eyed Susan?
Kentucky Derby weekend starts in earnest with the Friday running of the Kentucky Oaks. The Preakness Stakes kicks-off its weekend of festivities on Friday with the Black-Eyed Susan. The $300,000 dollar, Grade II for 3-year-old fillys is not a Grade 1 Stakes like the Oaks, but this year’s Black-Eyed Susan offers a solid field that should be an interesting race to watch and wager on. Here’s … Continue reading Who Wins The Black-Eyed Susan?
Preakness Penchants
The 150th edition of the Preakness Stakes will not feature Kentucky Derby Winner SOVEREIGNTY. His connections have opted to skip the second jewel of the Triple Crown. If one were to look back and analyze the last 10-20 years of the Preakness there are some discernable recurring trends/tendencies that can prove to be useful information when trying to identify the likely Winner of the race. … Continue reading Preakness Penchants
