Horse Racing

2nd-Belmont, $90,000, Msw, 6-12, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:36.94, ft, 2 1/4 lengths.MILES D (c, 3, Curlin–Sound the Trumpets, by Bernardini) made a single visit to the races last season, a well-bet and close-up fourth at Aqueduct Oct. 11, in an event that has turned out to be no ordinary maiden. Next-out ‘TDN Rising Star’ and Smarty

OCALA, FL – Steady trade continued through the second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company June Sale of 2-Year-Olds Thursday in Central Florida, with a filly by Nyquist bringing the day’s top bid when selling for $420,000 to Gary Hartunian’s Rockingham Ranch. The session-topping juvenile was consigned by Eddie Woods. “It was another good

Amplify Horse Racing, founded in 2019 as an initiative to welcome and educate newcomers about the Thoroughbred industry, has launched a mentorship program aimed at pairing young adults with Thoroughbred industry professionals. Objectives include improving accessibility into the Thoroughbred industry and developing understanding of what it is like to work in the sport by leveraging

5:28 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trainer Bob Baffert and the owners of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit have filed a lawsuit against Kentucky racing officials. They are seeking a temporary injunction they say is to prevent violation of due process rights and for custody of “remnant” samples of the colt’s urine to

The previously levied three-year license revocation and $50,000 fine against trainer Linda Rice went into effect  Monday, the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) announced. According to published reports, Rice will request a temporary restraining order to try and get the revocation stayed pending a court review of the NYSGC’s ruling. On May 17, Rice

6:56 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Favorite Essential Quality won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday to give trainer Brad Cox his first victory in a Triple Crown race — maybe. Cox could get another from Mandaloun in the Kentucky Derby if Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit is disqualified. But Cox was able to

2021 Belmont Stakes Festival Friday Photos 2021 Belmont Stakes Festival Friday Luis Saez celebrates aboard Mean Mary after the New York Stakes (G2) Date: 06/04/2021 The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival runs from Thursday to Saturday, highlighted by the 153rd Belmont Stakes run on Saturday. Friday afternoon’s card included 5 stakes (4 graded), contested under cloudy

2021 Belmont Results 2021 Belmont Results Essential Quality with jockey Luis Saez walks down Victory Lane after winning the Belmont Stakes with trainer Brad Cox on the far right. Date: 06/08/2021 The $1.5 million NYRA Bets Belmont Stakes (G1), contested at 1 1/2 miles, one lap of the Belmont Park main track for 3-year-olds, is

2021 Belmont Undercard Stakes Results Ricardo Santana Jr. celebrates aboard Silver State after winning the Met Mile 2021 Belmont Stakes Undercard Results Date: 06/05/2021 Of the three Triple Crown races, the undercard of the Belmont Stakes has the most prestigious races on its undercard. This year, the COVID-restricted 11,238 fans in attendance at “Big Sandy”

With a stellar eight Grade I races on the card including the 153rd Belmont S. presented by NYRA Bets, Belmont Park generated all-sources handle of $112,725,278 Saturday. The amount marks a New York Racing Association (NYRA) record for a non-Triple Crown year, in spite of limited attendance and restrictions on track due to the COVID-19

2021 Monmouth Stakes 2021 Monmouth Stakes Nik Juarez celebrates aboard Devamani after winning the 2021 Monmouth Stakes Date: 06/05/2021 The feature race on Saturday at Monmouth Park was the $156,000 Monmouth Stakes (G3) for older horses going 1 1/8 miles on the turf with the winner earning free entry into the United Nations Stakes (G1)

By Steve Keating (Reuters) -Essential Quality atoned for Kentucky Derby disappointment out-duelling Hot Rod Charlie down the home stretch to win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, bringing the curtain down on a tumultuous year for U.S. thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. The favorite to win May’s Kentucky Derby, Essential Quality came home fourth at Churchill Downs

Essential Quality was the favorite for a reason. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) In the shadow of a scandal surrounding one of the biggest names in horse racing, Essential Quality took home the win at the 2021 Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The heavy favorite pulled away late in the race, holding off Hot Rod Charlie

Bolshoi Ballet is the punters choice to give trainer Aidan O’Brien a ninth Epsom Derby and a 41st British classic breaking a record that has stood for almost 150 years later on Saturday. However, it is John Leeper, a horse named after the late two-time Derby winning trainer John Leeper Dunlop and trained by his

1:26 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. is out of the Belmont Stakes after a scary fall while racing but seems to have escaped long-term injury. Ortiz was thrown off a horse during a race Thursday at Belmont Park and then trampled by the horse being ridden by his younger

Let’s go back in time. Before the Kentucky Derby. Before we knew too much about Medina Spirit. Before legendary trainer Bob Baffert was once again in trouble and making little sense trying to talk his way out of controversy on the media circuit. Way back then, Essential Quality was the center of attention. The colt

The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) and The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) will hold the inaugural T.I.P. Barrel Racing Championships at the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium this October at the Kentucky Horse Park. The annual T.I.P. Championships features competition in disciplines including hunters, jumpers, English pleasure, Western pleasure, and classical and Western dressage.

8:00 AM ET The 153rd Belmont Stakes marks the final leg of the Triple Crown. Essential Quality, who finished fourth as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s race. Post time is 6:49 p.m. ET. Rombauer upset Medina Spirit, winner (for now) of the Kentucky Derby, to take the