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Belmont with Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners could be the best of these Triple Crown races

Jun. 07, 2024 09:49 AM EDT

Horse racing history of all kinds is being made Saturday in the final Triple Crown race of the year. The Belmont Stakes is taking place at venerable Saratoga Race Course for the first time in the venue's vaunted 161-year history. And while there is no chance at a 14th Triple Crown...

Belmont at Saratoga means shortening the 3rd Triple Crown race, but most are OK with that

Jun. 06, 2024 11:13 AM EDT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — The Belmont Stakes is the final test of the Triple Crown — the third resume booster to edge a horse into the history books. It's not an easy feat. The third leg is the longest of the three races at 1½ miles and requires a horse with endurance to...

Seize the Grey draws inside post for the Belmont. Derby runner-up Sierra Leone is favored

Jun. 03, 2024 18:56 PM EDT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Preakness winner Seize the Grey drew post position No. 1 on Monday, and Kentucky Derby champion Mystik Dan will start in post No. 3 for the Belmont Stakes taking place Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Kenny McPeek-trained Mystik Dan, who finished...

Historic Saratoga takes its place at center of horse racing world when Belmont Stakes comes to town

May. 31, 2024 15:46 PM EDT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Health, history and horses are the three H’s carved into the welcome sign when travelers venturing into New York's Adirondack Mountains reach Saratoga Springs. Horses have always been the main event here, where the oldest active sporting venue in the...

Triple Crown winner Justify, jockey Joel Rosario among those elected to horse racing's Hall of Fame

Apr. 25, 2024 14:50 PM EDT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Triple Crown winner Justify, 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner and jockey Joel Rosario have been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. They were elected this week in the contemporary category. ...