Horse Racing

2026 Breeders Cup Classic Entries The 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic is shaping up to be one of the most compelling races of the year, featuring an elite field that includes two horses who have won both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, a Dubai World Cup winner, and the defending Classic champion, who also captured

A stunning international betting controversy has rocked Thoroughbred racing after five long shot horses connected to Maryland’s Fair Hill Training Center produced a remarkable string of results on Aug. 9, 2026, sending bettors and regulators scrambling to determine whether the performances represented an extraordinary betting coup or something far more serious. Four of the five

Sovereignty, the 2025 Horse of the Year, reminded the racing world of his championship form Saturday afternoon at Saratoga Race Course, powering down the stretch to a commanding 4 3/4 length victory in the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney Stakes. The victory marked Sovereignty’s first win against older horses and provided a much-needed rebound in

The Kentucky Derby was no fluke. Five weeks after stunning the racing world with a dramatic rally from the back of the pack to win the Kentucky Derby, Golden Tempo once again unleashed a powerful late charge, storming from last place to claim the 2026 Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. This time,

The Triple Crown season has been defined by parity in recent years, and the 2026 Belmont Stakes arrives with another intriguing cast of contenders looking to make their mark. Twenty-three different horses have captured the last 24 Triple Crown races, with Sovereignty standing alone as the only horse since 2019 to win two Triple Crown

The race that many questioned still delivered a memorable moment Saturday at Laurel Park, where Napoleon Solo silenced skeptics with a determined victory in the 151st Preakness Stakes. Trainer Chad Summers spent much of the spring insisting his colt was capable of a breakthrough performance, even as doubts mounted after a rocky Kentucky Derby trail

The 2026 edition of the Preakness Stakes arrives with a familiar frustration for racing fans the absence of the Kentucky Derby winner for the second consecutive year. While the lack of a Triple Crown storyline takes away some of the traditional intrigue, it also creates one of the most wide-open and potentially lucrative betting opportunities

The 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby delivered a record-setting moment on and off the track, as NBC Sports’ broadcast of the 2026 “Run for the Roses” became the most-watched Kentucky Derby in history. The telecast averaged 19.6 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, surpassing last year’s mark of 17.7 million by 11%, according to

The first Saturday in May returns with its usual blend of chaos, speed, and history, but the road to the 2026 Kentucky Derby has produced a particularly compelling narrative: the strongest prep race of the season came through South Florida. The Florida Derby didn’t just produce a winner it unveiled a deep, battle-tested group of

The road to the Kentucky Derby took a dramatic turn Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where Commandment surged from last to first with a sweeping five-wide rally and outbobbed The Puma at the wire to capture the 75th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Florida Derby by a nose. In one of the most thrilling

The 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby intensifies this Saturday, March 28, as Gulfstream Park hosts the 75th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Florida Derby. This 1 1/8-mile showdown for 3-year-olds, which debuted in 1952 and has produced the winners of 63 Triple Crown races, offers 200 qualifying points on a 100-50-25-15-10 scale

The road to Churchill Downs gained a powerful new contender on Saturday as The Puma surged down the stretch to win the 46th running of the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs, securing 50 qualifying points toward the Kentucky Derby. Facing a field of nine promising 3-year-olds, The Puma delivered a patient

The road to the Kentucky Derby took a significant turn Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where Commandment proved both his class and versatility with a hard-fought victory in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes. Trained by Brad Cox, the 2-1 favorite overcame a stern late challenge from Chief Wallabee to win by a neck in

The road to Churchill Downs runs straight through South Florida this weekend, as Fountain of Youth Stakes headlines a loaded Saturday card at Gulfstream Park. The Grade 2 Derby prep offers a $425,000 purse and valuable qualifying points on a 50-25-15-10-5 scale, making it a pivotal early-season test for some of the nation’s top 3-year-olds.

Nearly announced himself as a major player on the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a powerful 5 3/4-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $175,000 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park, giving Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher a timely boost to his 3-year-old stable. Run at 1 1/16 miles, the Holy Bull served as

The Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park has quietly turned into one of the most intriguing early Kentucky Derby prep races in recent memory, with a level of depth that’s already drawing comparisons to 2006, the year Barbaro launched his historic Derby run by completing the Holy Bull–Kentucky Derby double. This

Skippylongstocking delivered a thrilling stretch run to capture the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational on Saturday, overtaking stablemate and defending champion White Abarrio to give trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. a memorable 1-2 finish in Gulfstream Park’s $3 million feature. The 7-year-old multimillionaire entire by Exaggerator, owned by Daniel Alonso, came from seventh early to

The 2026 Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) arrives Saturday, Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park with more at stake than ever before. For the first time, the $3 million, nine-furlong showdown serves as a win-and-you’re-in qualifier for the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, to be run Nov. 7 at Keeneland. Add that extra incentive to a

Japan’s Forever Young fulfilled his international promise on horse racing’s grandest stage, surging past defending champion Sierra Leone to win the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar. Ridden confidently by Ryusei Sakai, Forever Young stormed down the stretch to edge Sierra Leone by a half-length, completing the 1 1/4-mile test in

Sovereignty delivered another career-defining performance in the Grade 1, $1.25 million DraftKings Travers Stakes. The dual Classic-winner and heavy 1-4 favorite stormed from off the pace under a patient ride by Junior Alvarado, powering home to a 10-length romp in the 10-furlong “Mid-Summer Derby.” The dazzling effort provided Mott with his first Travers triumph and