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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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Horse Racing
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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Horse Racing
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.
Sports Betting
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.
Horse Racing
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.
Horse Racing
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.
Horse Racing
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.
Horse Racing
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.
Horse Racing
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.
Horse Racing
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.
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.
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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.
Horse Racing
1st female Grand National champ Blackmore retires
The first female jockey to win the Grand National, Rachael Blackmore, announced her retirement from horse racing on Monday.
Horse Racing
Pimlico demolition, rebuild OK'd for after Preakness
A Maryland board approved a $14.3 million contract on Wednesday to begin the demolition and rebuilding of Baltimore's storied but antiquated Pimlico Race Course, home to the Preakness Stakes.
Horse Racing
Sovereignty skips chance at Triple Crown
Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser react to the news that Sovereignty will skip the Preakness Stakes, ending the run for a Triple Crown.
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Horse Racing
Sovereignty skips Preakness, run at Triple Crown
Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes and instead will rest before the Belmont Stakes, ending any hopes for a Triple Crown.
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- Harris, horse breeder, philanthropist, dies at 81
- D. Wayne Lukas, Hall of Fame horse trainer, dies
- Royal Ascot: Favourite Trawlerman wins Gold Cup
- Princess of Wales 'disappointed' to miss Ascot
- Belmont Stakes to remain at Saratoga in 2026
- Derby victor Sovereignty returns to win Belmont
- Journalism opens as 8-5 favorite for Belmont