The Graveyard Of Favorites
Unless you are still in a Kentucky Derby (The Most Exciting 22 Minutes in Sports) state of shock, then you are aware that the Saratoga Race Course opens this Thursday July 11th. One of the track’s more familiar monikers is The Graveyard Of Favorites. With that in mind, the Daily Racing Blog offers a quick refresher in finding Value at the track. DRB is always on the … Continue reading The Graveyard Of Favorites
The Belmont Derby
The best 3-year-old horses on dirt have finished competing in the 2019 Triple Crown. The $1 million dollar Belmont Derby Invitational on Saturday kicks off a new series for 3-year-olds called the Turf Trinity, with the newly-created $1 million dollar Saratoga Derby and Jockey Club Derby completing the circuit in the upcoming months. As with the Kentucky Derby, the difficulty in the Belmont Derby is in deciding … Continue reading The Belmont Derby
Stars And Stripes Forever
The Stars & Stripes Racing Festival, an annual event at Belmont Park since 2014, features a star-studded schedule of races this year. Event highlights are the Belmont Derby Invitational and the Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes, which each carry a prize fund of at least $1 million. Joining these Grade I races is the Grade II Suburban Handicap. While grade III additions include the Dwyer Stakes and the John A. … Continue reading Stars And Stripes Forever
Spa Fever
There is no finer setting for thoroughbred racing than historic Saratoga Race Course. It was named one of the world’s top 10 sporting venues of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated. This year’s meet runs from July 11th through Labor Day. Many of the sport’s top owners, trainers, jockeys, and horses, along with hundreds of thousands of zealous and devoted fans will gather in Saratoga Springs … Continue reading Spa Fever
Queen’s Plate Stakes
A race for three year-olds, run at a distance of a mile and a quarter, held at the host countries most famous racetrack…gotta be the Kentucky Derby, right? Except it’s held on the last Saturday in June, not the first Saturday in May. We’re talking about the 160th running of the Queen’s Plate Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada. Indeed, the Queen’s Plate is The … Continue reading Queen’s Plate Stakes
Santa Anita / Breeders Cup ?
The Breeders’ Cup board of directors meets on Thursday, June 27th, and a key topic for discussion will certainly be whether or not to maintain the organization’s commitment to hold this year’s two-day championships at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, on Nov. 1st and 2nd. It would seem that things are just too hot out there, and not worth taking a chance of running … Continue reading Santa Anita / Breeders Cup ?
Hot Fun In The Summertime
Summer officially kicked off on Friday June 21, which means big horse racing weekends are just around the corner, leading off with the Stars And Stripes Racing Festival on July 6th at Belmont Park. After that, as most race fans are aware, there are two spectacular meets that begin in mid-July, and they anchor a summer calendar that overflows with big-event excitement and elite Thoroughbred … Continue reading Hot Fun In The Summertime
New Spa Schedule
As you are now aware, opening day at Saratoga this year is July 11th. The earliest start in the history of the meet. Pending construction which is slated to begin shortly, about 150 feet from the Belmont Park paddock area may have been a factor in the earlier start to racing at The Spa. So while safety concerns certainly came into play when the New … Continue reading New Spa Schedule
Saratoga Dreaming
There are certain thoroughbred race horses that always battle back. They dig in down the home stretch, and find a reserve of power that propels them across the wire. The type of animal that continually reminds us of the exhilaration that comes from giving everything, pushing to, and possibly beyond limitation. These beautiful stallions sate our hunger for something that was once perhaps grand and … Continue reading Saratoga Dreaming
A Saratoga Primer
1. Saratoga Race Course is the oldest sports venue in the United States. The track opened for business in 1863, making it the oldest sporting venue in the entire United States. If you love horses and/or history, Saratoga is a bucket-list destination. 2. It’s one of the most elite racing meets in the world. Over its 155-year history, Saratoga has hosted some of the greatest … Continue reading A Saratoga Primer
