With the 2025 U.S. Triple Crown season completed, the focus of the horse racing world shifts from Saratoga Race Course to across the pond for one of the most prestigious events on the annual calendar.

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But this 157th edition of “The Test of the Champion” is not the typical experience for Pletcher. After training a long list of the top contenders in the final jewel of the Triple Crown, on June 7 at ...

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll. Week 19 of the 2025 ...

The culmination of horse racing’s Triple Crown will have a unique feel once again in 2025, as the 157 th Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets is set to run at Saratoga Race Course on June 7. The $2 ...

The $2 million, Grade 1 Preakness held at 1 3/16 miles on dirt stands as the second leg of U.S. horse racing’s Triple Crown for 3-year-olds, following the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve ...

Over the years we’ve been introduced to Kegasus, the beer drinking half-man, half-horse, and a whole lot of partying in the Pimlico infield that stretched the boundaries from entertaining to hazardous ...

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll. Week 14 of the 2025 ...

“I don’t think he had the best of trips,” trainer John Shirreffs said. “Running on an off-track for the first time, that’s a little bit of a different experience. But he handled everything so well.” ...

The Hall of Fame trainer along with Godolphin USA director of bloodstock Michael Banahan were noncommittal about whether Sovereignty would race in the second leg of the Triple Crown, the May 17 ...

In the Kentucky Derby, the likely betting choice will be Journalism, who appears to be a legitimate favorite based on his record and how fast he’s run. In addition to that, Journalism may be the ...

A fast pace seems very likely in the Kentucky Oaks, and this could lend an insurmountable advantage to #11 Good Cheer (6-5), who brings an unblemished 6-for-6 record to the table. Conditioned by ...