By Margaret Ransom For racing fans worldwide, Royal Ascot has always represented the most elite of racing seasons with each of the five days of the meet steeped in history and filled with the best …

By Mike Farrell Monmouth Park is in full swing. Saratoga and Del Mar are a month away. It’s summertime in the racing world, and everything seems to be moving in the right direction. It was …

By Richard Rosenblatt With the Triple Crown behind us and the summer season upon us, handful of graded stakes races is on tap over the weekend at Monmouth Park, Churchill Downs, Santa Anita and in …

By Ed McNamara Royal Ascot had been up and running since 1711, and almost 300 years later Wesley Ward was challenging history. No American-trained horse had ever won there, and the Brits didn’t expect that …

By John Furgele Last fall, Manchego ran what was thought to the final race of her career in the Breeders’ Crown. A few months of rest, then it would be time to enjoy retirement for …

By Ray Wallin Jack Welch is one of the most successful and influential business executives in American history. Whether you are a weekend horseplayer or you make your living playing the races, you can use …

By Richard Rosenblatt Essential Quality made amends for the only loss of his career in the Kentucky Derby (G1) by outdueling Hot Rod Charlie and winning the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday in …

By Ed McNamara Even the people who watch one race a year recognize Bob Baffert, the longtime face of American racing. These days, it’s embarrassing when he shows it. Baffert’s two-year suspension handed down Wednesday …

The 2021 Belmont Stakes takes place on Saturday at Belmont Park with post time set for 6:49 p.m. ET. The 2021 Belmont Stakes odds list Essential Quality as the 2-1 favorite, followed closely by Rombauer …

Tarnished Triple Crown: Baffert, Betamethasone, And Finally, The Belmont Stakes By Richard Rosenblatt The Belmont Stakes is a few hours away, wrapping up what has been one of the most bizarre Triple Crown seasons since …

Belmont Stakes Odds, Contender and Post Positions PP Horse Odds Jockey Trainer 1 Bourbonic 15-1 Kendrick Carmouche Todd Pletcher 2 Essential Quality 2-1 Luis Saez Brad Cox 3 Rombauer 3-1 John Velazquez Michael McCarthy 4 …

The Belmont Stakes Lineup The Belmont Stakes is known as “The Test of the Champion” mostly due to its marathon distance and status as the final leg of the grueling Triple Crown. It will be contested …

The Belmont Stakes is known as “The Test of the Champion” mostly due to its marathon distance and status as the final leg of the grueling Triple Crown. It will be contested for the 153rd time …

Belmont Stakes Odds, Contender and Post Positions PP Horse Odds Jockey Trainer 1 Bourbonic 15-1 Kendrick Carmouche Todd Pletcher 2 Essential Quality 2-1 Luis Saez Brad Cox 3 Rombauer 3-1 John Velazquez Michael McCarthy 4 …

2021 Belmont Stakes Weather The forecast calls for rain on Thursday and Friday, but Saturday is expected to be sunny. The Weather Channel Belmont Stakes weather: Mostly sunny Projected temperatures: High of 85 degrees, low of …