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Belmont Stakes: Hill Road faces challenges beyond tough field

2 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Tom Pedulla

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. It would mean the world to Chad Brown if he could win Saturday’s Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. It also is asking a lot, even for the winner of five Eclipse Awards as North America’s leading trainer. Amo Racing USA’s Hill Road must overcome myriad obstacles, including the top three Kentucky Derby finishers in Sovereignty, Preakness victor Journalism and buzz horse Baeza, if he is to provide Brown with the triumph he covets.
FOX Sports Analyst Jonathon Kinchen Discusses the 2025 Belmont Stakes Field

2 days ago | americasbestracing.net | Tom Pedulla

This week, FOX Sports is providing extensive coverage of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, highlighted by Saturday’s 157th edition of the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, from Saratoga Race Course. The five-day event was moved to the fabled upstate New York venue due to the construction of a new Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.All of Friday’s action can be viewed from 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. ET.
Belmont Stakes: Pletcher says Crudo 'fits' but lacks seasoning

3 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Tom Pedulla

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher smiled weakly when he was reminded of the serious horsepower he has brought to the Belmont Stakes, beginning with the splendid filly Rags to Riches and extending through Palace Malice in 2013, Tapwrit in 2017 and Mo Donegal in 2022.
Checking In With Durkin: Revered Race Caller Chats Belmont Stakes at Saratoga, Favorite Calls, and More

3 days ago | americasbestracing.net | Tom Pedulla

Saratoga Springs, N.Y., resident Tom Durkin is widely viewed as one of the finest race callers of all time. His excellence was recognized with the Eclipse Award of Merit in 2015, one year after he retired. The Chicago native got his start in 1971 by calling the action at Wisconsin county fairs. He rose to prominence as the race caller for NBC Sports from 1984 through 2010 and served in that capacity for the New York Racing Association from 1990 until 2014.
Sweet Thrives in Leadership Role With TRF

4 days ago | bloodhorse.com | Tom Pedulla

After nearly 25 years as a mainstay in Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher's operation, Maggie Sweet was ready for a new challenge. She found a rewarding but massive one with the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. Sweet was named the TRF's chief operating officer Jan. 5, 2024, putting her in charge of day-to-day operations of the nation's oldest and largest Thoroughbred rescue organization.
Saratoga Springs Gears Up for Belmont Stakes Week

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Tom Pedulla

Excitement is building as Saratoga Springs, N.Y., prepares to host the Belmont Stakes (G1) for the second consecutive year. The 157th edition of the "Test of the Champion" will be contested at Saratoga Race Course June 7 as the centerpiece of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. The festival runs from June 4-8 and features 27 stakes races worth $11.275 million.
Saratoga Springs Gearing Up for Exciting Belmont Stakes Festival Week

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Tom Pedulla

Excitement is building as Saratoga Springs, N.Y. prepares to host the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets for the second consecutive year. The 157th edition of the “Test of the Champion” will be contested at Saratoga Race Course on June 7 as the centerpiece of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. The festival runs from June 4-8 and features 27 stakes races worth $11.275 million.
Belmont Winner Rags to Riches in League of Her Own

2 weeks ago | americasbestracing.net | Tom Pedulla

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1992 Horse of the Year A.P. Indy: Destined for Greatness

2 weeks ago | americasbestracing.net | Tom Pedulla

A.P. Indy was seemingly born to greatness. He was sired by Seattle Slew, a Triple Crown winner. His successful dam (mother), Weekend Surprise, was no surprise because she was sired by Secretariat, another Triple Crown champion. Ambitious owners will pay massive sums for such regal bloodlines, so it was no shock that Japanese owner Tomonori Tsurumaki went to $2.9 million before the auctioneer’s hammer fell at Keeneland’s July yearling sale in 1990.
Kirkpatrick & Co. Presents In Their Care: Racetrack Life Of A Single Mother

2 weeks ago | paulickreport.com | Tom Pedulla

Amanda Auwarter, an exercise rider and do-it-all employee for the highly-respected training team of Barclay Tagg and Robin Smullen, is the subject of this article. At the heart of the matter, though, is 8-year-old Cody Ortega-Auwarter, her son. Auwarter’s life revolves around horses as a fourth-generation horsewoman but, as a single mother, even more so around Cody. “It’s a challenge, but I have to make it work no matter what,” said Auwarter, 38.