Emerald Downs hosts live Thoroughbred racing from mid-April through the end of September. Races are run Friday through Sunday and holidays the majority of the season. During mid-summer, the track ...

A strong field, including three Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve starters, will contest Saturday’s $300,000, Grade 3 Indiana Derby at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Many bettors will ...

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple ...

Clever Again led from start to finish in the Hot Springs Stakes, above, and could use the same tactics to win the Ohio Derby June 21 at Thistledown. (Coady Media) ...

With the 2025 U.S. Triple Crown season completed, the focus of the horse racing world shifts from Saratoga Race Course to across the pond for one of the most prestigious events on the annual calendar.

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple ...

It may not match Affirmed vs. Alydar in terms of racing’s greatest all-time rivalries. But what happened June 7 in the 157 th Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets at Saratoga Race Course brought a ...

Todd Pletcher is no stranger to running a 3-year-old in the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets. The Hall of Fame trainer owns the modern-day record with 39 starters, and he has numbered four wins ...

The 157th running of the Grade 1, $2 million Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets takes place at Saratoga Race Course for the second straight year while construction continues at Belmont Park.

Sovereignty is ranked a unanimous number one by NTRA voters in the final 3-year-old poll of the 2025 Triple Crown season following his three-length win in the June 7 Belmont Stakes. (Adam ...

If you are new to horse racing, placing a bet can seem like a daunting task. There is a lot to learn when you are first discovering the sport. All questions are good ones when it comes to betting, and ...

The culmination of horse racing’s Triple Crown will have a unique feel once again in 2025, as the 157th Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets is set to run at Saratoga Race Course on June 7.