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Remembering Ruffian 50 years after her breakdown at Belmont

The filly shattered her right front ankle in a match race against Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure.

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Remembering D. Wayne Lukas' legendary career as a horse trainer

Marty Smith reflects on the career of horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who died at the age of 89.

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Belmont Stakes to remain at Saratoga in 2026

The Belmont Stakes is set to be run at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York for a third consecutive year in 2026.

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Sovereignty wins 157th running of the Belmont Stakes

Sovereignty wins the Belmont Stakes, completing two legs of this year's Triple Crown.

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Derby victor Sovereignty returns to win Belmont

Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, and the second hosted at Saratoga.

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Who has won the Belmont Stakes? All-time winners list

The Belmont Stakes has been a staple of the horse racing season since 1867. Check out all-time winning horses and jockeys now.

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Betting the 2025 Belmont Stakes: What you need to know to make a smart race wager

From the basics to insider intel, here are betting tips and everything else you need to know for Saturday's Belmont Stakes.

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2025 Belmont Stakes: Odds, post positions for Saturday's race

Preakness winner Journalism and Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty have the best odds in the eight-horse field for Saturday's Belmont Stakes.

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Journalism opens as 8-5 favorite for Belmont

Kentucky Derby runner-up and Preakness winner Journalism opened as the 8-5 favorite in the Belmont Stakes when post positions were drawn Monday for the final leg of the Triple Crown.

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Renovated Belmont to host Breeders' Cup in '27

The Breeders' Cup World Championships are returning to New York in 2027 at the rebuilt Belmont Park, following a massive renovation project to revitalize one of the most important horse racing tracks in the country.

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Horse trainer Clement dies from rare eye cancer

Christophe Clement, who trained Tonalist to victory in the 2014 Belmont Stakes and won a Breeders' Cup race in 2021, has died from a rare eye cancer. He was 59.

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Trainer Demeritte dies at 75 of cardiac arrest

Larry Demeritte, a longtime trainer from the Bahamas who realized his dream of running a horse in the Kentucky Derby last year, has died at 75, his wife, Inga, confirmed to the Louisville Courier-Journal on Tuesday.

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Furious finish lifts Journalism to Preakness win

Journalism won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming from behind down the stretch to make good on the lofty expectations of being the favorite in the middle leg of the Triple Crown two weeks after finishing second to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby.

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Who has won the Preakness Stakes? All-time winners list

The Preakness Stakes has been a staple of the horse racing season since 1873. Check out all-time winners now.

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Margie's Intention wins muddy Black-Eyed Susan

Pre-race favorite Margie's Intention outran Paris Lily down the stretch to win the Black-Eyed Susan on a muddy track at Pimlico on Friday.

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Sports Betting

Betting the 2025 Preakness Stakes: What you need to know to make a smart race wager

The basics and insider intel you need to place your bets for the 2025 Preakness Stakes from Pimlico.

76dKatherine Terrell and Anita Marks

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Journalism opens as 8-5 favorite for Preakness

Kentucky Derby runner-up Journalism opened at odds of 8-5 on Monday night after drawing the No. 2 post position for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes.

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