In recent years, U.S.-based trainers fortunate enough to have multiple Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls might try to chart different paths toward the first Saturday in May, perhaps with one runner coming in on Gulfstream Park and another bee Aqueduct racecourseor one up Santa Anita Park and another bee Oaklawn Park. While these decisions are still […]
The first Saturday in January is chilly for a 3-year-old colt Aqueduct racecourse feels more than five months away from the first Saturday in May Churchill Downs. Winning a stakes like the $139,500 Jerome Stakes on Jan. 3 at the Big A can earn a three-year-old some Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifying points, but the one-turn […]
If you’ve attended the Preakness Stakes (G1) in recent years, you’re no doubt well aware of trainer Brittany Russell. The undisputed Queen of Maryland Racing who recently captured their third straight training title at the Maryland Jockey Club-operated racetracks, Russell’s horses typically draw a lot of attention on the Preakness undercard. But not in the […]
This week’s radio, television and streaming racing schedule, compiled by America’s Best Racing: Stakes race schedule To stake Date Post time Channel(s) Jerome Stakes January 3 1:10 PM […]
While people will say, “Happy New Year!” On January 1, all thoroughbreds celebrate their birthday. That serves as the final reminder that the spring classics will soon take shape. Horses that were 2 at the start of the week will turn 3 on Thursday and talk of the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) will continue to […]