Iron Honor Emerges Well from Gotham Win
Iron Honor emerged from his Feb. 28 victory in the Gotham Stakes (G3) in good condition. Trainer Chad Brown plans to keep the colt at Belmont Park to prepare for the April 4 Wood Memorial (G2).
Brotherly Love Emerges as Derby Prospect in Dubai
Brotherly Love, a half brother to 2025 Preakness Stakes (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) runner Heart of Honor, surfaced as a potential Kentucky Derby (G1) contender in Dubai in a busy weekend of Derby doings.
NYRA Launches Belmont Park Membership Program
The membership program is a new hospitality offering available to fans when the new Belmont Park opens later this year.
Champion Afleet Alex Dies Due to Infirmities of Old Age
Afleet Alex, the 2005 champion 3-year-old male after winning the Preakness Stakes (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1), died Feb. 6 due to the infirmities of old age. He was 24.
Belmont Stakes Tickets on Sale Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. ET
Tickets and hospitality offerings for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at historic Saratoga Race Course will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 12 at BelmontStakes.com.
NYRA Releases Stakes Schedule Through June 28
The New York Racing Association announces its stakes schedule for the 2026 Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet at Aqueduct Racetrack and the June 3-7 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course.
Incredibolt to Make 3-Year-Old Debut in Holy Bull
A season after Hall of Famer Bill Mott won the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) with Sovereignty, son Riley will send Incredibolt into the starting gate for the Holy Bull Stakes (G3), a Jan. 31 Derby prep at…
A Century in Motion: The Evolution of Aqueduct
The New York Racing Association is preparing to pass the torch to a newly reconstructed Belmont Park and goodbye to Aqueduct, ending more than a century of racing in Ozone Park.
Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Tickets on Sale Feb. 12
The New York Racing Association announced that tickets and hospitality offerings for the final Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at historic Saratoga Race Course will go on sale to the general public Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. ET.
Sovereignty Set to Rejoin Mott's Stable, Race in 2026
Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty is preparing to compete as a 4-year-old, according to Godolphin USA director of bloodstock Michael Banahan.