1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1732+ words) A new era in New York horse racing will begin on Friday, September 18 at the new and reimagined Belmont Park as the reigning Japanese Horse of the Year and Eclipse Award Champion Older Dirt Male Forever Young tops a field…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (451+ words) Globetrotting superstar Forever Young arrived from Japan at the new Belmont Park in the early hours Tuesday morning, and cleared quarantine on Thursday to make his first appearance over the main track around 10:40 A.M. as he prepares for the Grade 1, $1 million…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (288+ words) The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) (Nasdaq: CHDN)) today announced the creation of the “Thoroughbred Championship Series.” The new six-race competition will begin in 2027 and establish an annual season-long championship for America’s leading three-year-old Thoroughbreds....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (310+ words) The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that tickets and hospitality offerings for the first Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at the new Belmont Park will go on sale beginning Saturday, September 19, at noon via BelmontStakes.com/tickets. After…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (299+ words) The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that tickets and hospitality offerings for the first Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at the new Belmont Park will go on sale beginning Saturday, September 19, at noon via BelmontStakes.com/tickets. After…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (913+ words) Five-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown earned his sixth consecutive training title and ninth overall at Saratoga Race Course for the 45-day meeting that ran from July 3 through September 7. Brown, a 47-year-old native of nearby Mechanicville, N.Y., posted 42 wins to earn…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (675+ words) LNJ Foxwoods and Newtownanner Stud Farm’s Siyouincanada led every step of the way to victory under Kendrick Carmouche in Monday’s $200,000 Gio Ponti, a one-mile inner turf test for sophomores, to close out stakes action at the 2026 Saratoga Race Course meet. Trained…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (525+ words) SJB Stable’s Scramjet stalked and pounced to a two-length score in Closing Day Monday’s $200,000 Funny Cide, a six-furlong sprint for New York-bred 2-year-olds, at Saratoga Race Course. Santana, Jr. was aboard Scramjet for a half-mile breeze in 49.31 seeconds August 30 over the…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (672+ words) Martha Nevins and Michael Pawasarat's pacesetting Jean Valjean battled back along the inside of Determined Kingdom to capture Sunday’s restricted $150,000 Disco Partner, a 5 1/2-furlong Mellon turf sprint for 3-year-olds and up who have not won a graded sweepstakes in 2025-26, at…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (652+ words) The Good Life made his stakes debut a winning one with a powerful frontrunning performance under the Spa's leading rider Manny Franco in Sunday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Spendthrift Farm Hopeful, a seven-furlong sprint for juveniles, at Saratoga Race Course. “This is the…...