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SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Bob Baffert's Potente wins San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita

Potente, a $2.4 million yearling, won the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes in just his second career start, edging long shot Robusta by a head under jockey Juan Hernandez.
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Running
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Clock is ticking and races dwindling for Kentucky Derby hopefuls

Kentucky Derby prep races carry critical importance as horses have limited opportunities to secure starting positions, with recent developments showing how quickly contenders can emerge or fade from consideration.
fromwww.amny.com
4 months ago

Topping out of new Belmont Park grandstand latest milestone in horse racing's biggest rebuild | amNewYork

A crane hoists the ceremonial, signed steel beam to the top of the new Belmont Park grandstand on Oct. 15, 2025. The evergreen atop the beam is considered a good luck charm. NYRA/Adam Coglianese Belmont Park hit another milestone in its $455 million transformation on Wednesday with the ceremonial topping out of the new grandstand that will become, when opened next year, the most modern facility in American thoroughbred racing.
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History
fromESPN.com
8 months ago

Remembering Ruffian 50 years after her breakdown at Belmont

Ruffian's tragic breakdown in 1975 marked a catastrophic moment for thoroughbred racing, from which the sport has reportedly never recovered.
fromwww.amny.com
9 months ago

The new Belmont Park: Inside the ongoing $450 million reconstruction of the Belmont Stakes' once and future home | amNewYork

The racing surfaces are also starting to come together again, with the rails going up for the turf courses and part of the main track.
New York Mets
fromwww.amny.com
9 months ago

Preakness Stakes preview 2025: Odds, analysis and three top picks to play | amNewYork

The Preakness Stakes this year lacks the usual drama as Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is skipping the race, focusing on the Belmont Stakes instead.
Major League Baseball
fromESPN.com
10 months ago

'That horse is our responsibility': How one organization plans to win new race fans

"HISA has done a lot of work in bringing everybody along and creating a proof of concept that federal regulations can be effective, that they can be good for the participants in the industry, not only the horses, but the people as well."
LA Kings
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