Today the trend is for racetracks to cluster their stakes in a festival-style program. Thus, the Met Mile will be among nine graded stakes on the Belmont Stakes card June 10.
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The Claiming Crown is copied after the Breeders’ Cup, but as the name says, it is for horses that have run in a claiming race.
As closing day approaches for the Del Mar and Saratoga meets Monday, we would be remiss to not highlight some tremendous performances.
Another wave of Breeders’ Cup prep races will take place this weekend from Belmont Park and Keeneland.
Track announcer Tom Durkin is in the home stretch of his Hall of Fame career. His last call will be Sept. 1 at Saratoga. Who’ll replace him?
The Kentucky Derby is the one race that makes everybody a horse racing fan for a day. And if you’re lucky enough to pick the winner, it’s a boast you can live off for the next 51 weeks.
More often than not, the Breeders’ Cup decides, on the playing field, who will be the Horse of the Year. This should be one of those years, as the top three candidates — Game On Dude, Wise Dan and Princess of Sylmar — will be racing at Santa Anita Park.
The question I am most asked is this: Do you bet your own selections? The reference is to my daily handicapping of the Southern California racetracks that appears in this newspaper.
One of the best days of racing in Southern California is Santa Anita Handicap day. The 76th running of the Big Cap is Saturday.