Velazquez Named Jockey of the Week
Hall of Famer John Velazquez secured his 800th North American graded stakes win July 31 at Saratoga Race Course in the Amsterdam Stakes (G2) aboard Local Knowledge.
NBC Sports Extends Agreement to Cover Preakness Stakes
NBC Sports will continue to present the Preakness Stakes (G1) on NBC and Peacock through 2032, as the Maryland Jockey Club and NBC Sports announced Aug. 5 a multiyear extension of their partnership.
Preakness Stakes Date to Move to Fourth Sunday of May
The 2027 date of the Preakness Stakes (G1) will be moved forward eight days from its traditional third Saturday in May to Sunday, May 23, as a new version of the Maryland Jockey Club plots a new path forward for…
Maryland Touts New Preakness Date, Community Approach
A landmark week for the Triple Crown and the North American 3-year-old division continued Aug. 5 when the new version of the Maryland Jockey Club announced a date change for its most important race, the Preakness Stakes (G1).
Touch of Fire Favored in Nine-Horse Hall of Fame Stakes
All nine entrants in the 1-mile National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (G2T) are cutting back in distance Aug. 7 at Saratoga Race Course, a move trainer Brad Cox hopes is beneficial for Touch of Fire.
Smart Uncle Surprises Fisher With Smithwick Win
Hall of Fame trainer Jack Fisher finished first and third in the $150,000 A. P. Smithwick Memorial Handicap (NSA-1) Aug. 5 at Saratoga Race Course, taking the triumph with Smart Uncle.
Deterministic Chases Second Straight Fourstardave Win
Deterministic aims to win his second consecutive Fourstardave Stakes (G1T) and extend his win streak to six Aug. 8 when he faces a rematch with Rhetorical and a tough field in the $750,000 contest at Saratoga Race Course.
Kentucky Oaks Alum Explora Seeks to Ace Test
After being a leading contender throughout the Road to the Kentucky Oaks, Explora could earn her first grade 1 victory sprinting if she wins the $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) Aug. 8 at Saratoga Race Course.
Take A Breath Aims to Defend Home Turf in Yellow Ribbon
Take A Breath heads the home team contingent against an eastern invasion in the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes (G2T) Aug. 8, going a mile and one-sixteenth on the Del Mar turf course.
Pacific Avenue Scratched From Saratoga Derby
Godolphin's Charlie Appleby-trained Pacific Avenue sustained an injury to his right foreleg the morning of Aug. 5 during routine exercise at Saratoga Race Course and has been scratched from the Aug. 8 $750,000 Saratoga Derby (G1).