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The third jewel in horse racing’s Triple Crown is set for Saturday, June 7, wrapping up an exciting five weeks when the sport takes center stage in American culture. Saratoga Springs, N.Y., plays host ...
The Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is the longest continuously held sporting event in America, with this year marking its 151st edition. Often referred to as the “most exciting two... If ...
The culmination of horse racing’s Triple Crown will have a unique feel once again in 2025, as the 157th Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets is set to run at Saratoga Race Course on June 7.
On the May 26 episode of BloodHorse Monday, Baeza's co-owner and breeder Robert Clay of Grandview Equine discusses the colt's chances and the legacy of Baeza's dam Puca, who has already produced two ...
Recent Kentucky Derbys have certainly lived up to that reputation. The past three have seen double-digit odds horses win under Churchill Downs’ iconic Twin Spires, including the second-biggest ...
The winner of the Kentucky Derby each year becomes the only horse eligible to win the prestigious Triple Crown, a three-race series for 3-year-olds that also includes the Preakness Stakes and Belmont ...
Much has been made of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve celebrating its 150 th anniversary in 2024, but the same historical marker applies to its companion race for 3-year-old fillies, ...
It’s hard to believe it was 10 years ago. So much has happened in the real world since American Pharoah swept the 2015 Triple Crown and capped his 3-year-old season with a historic “Grand Slam” win in ...
The $500,000, Grade 2 Cigar Mile Handicap Presented by Twinspires.com scheduled for Saturday at Aqueduct offers one final opportunity for accomplished dirt mile horses to compete in a marquee race ...
Final Gambit and Grande round out the group of main contenders. NOTE: Grande was scratched from the Kentucky Derby by veterinarians on May 2. They appear to have less probability of winning than the ...
The Grade 2 Wood Memorial is named after Eugene D. Wood, the president of Jamaica Race Course for more than two decades, and the 2025 edition drew a field of 12 3-year-olds vying for Kentucky Derby ...
Brian Hernandez Jr. Age: 39 Originally from: Lafayette, La. Previous rides in the Kentucky Derby: 5 Best finish: 1 st in 2024 2025 Derby horse: Burnham Square It did not take long for Brian Hernandez ...