America's Best Racing

America's Best Racing is a multimedia platform dedicated to engaging fans and raising awareness about Thoroughbred racing in North America. Developed and supported by The Jockey Club, its goal is to enhance the prominence and recognition of the region's top racing events, emphasizing both the excitement of the sport and its vibrant lifestyle.

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2025 Preakness Stakes Cheat Sheet

2 days ago | americasbestracing.net | Patrick Reed

This year marks the 150th anniversary edition of one of horse racing’s most prestigious events, and the May 17 Preakness Stakes will hold added significance as it will be the final running at the existing Pimlico Race Course before moving to Laurel Park temporarily while Pimlico undergoes a comprehensive reconstruction.
ABR Sunday Selections: Full-Card Picks for May 11 from Belmont at the Big A

4 days ago | americasbestracing.net | Noel Michaels

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Noel’s Weekend Winners: Appealing Saturday Stakes at Aqueduct

6 days ago | americasbestracing.net | Noel Michaels

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money.
2025 Peter Pan Stakes at a Glance

6 days ago | americasbestracing.net | Mike Curry

While the Triple Crown races consume most of the oxygen surrounding 3-year-old racehorses every spring, the Peter Pan Stakes nestled between the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and the Preakness Stakes also warrants mention as an important stakes race in the division. The Peter Pan served as the steppingstone to Belmont Stakes success for Tonalist in 2014 and Arcangelo in 2023.
Tips and Trends to Help Win Big at the 2025 Monmouth Park Meet

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Noel Michaels

The 2025 Monmouth Park season is here, and the focus will be on quality racing and wagering from opening day May 10 through the end of the meet on Sept. 14. If you are not familiar with handicapping Monmouth on a day-to-day basis, there is still plenty of time to brush up on what it takes to pick winners at the Jersey Shore. The 50-day Monmouth Park 2025 meet will race two or three days a week on Saturdays and Sundays plus Memorial Day, with Fridays being added from June to August.
Be a Part of Horse Racing History: Ticket Options, Entertainment at the 150th Preakness Stakes

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Dan Tordjman

If you’re anywhere near Baltimore, Md., on Saturday, May 17, you have to get to Pimlico Race Course. Not only will Pimlico host the second leg of horse racing’s 2025 Triple Crown, it’ll be the final time that the Preakness Stakes will be held at the historic facility. At some point in late June or early July, Pimlico will be demolished and redeveloped with an eye toward the Preakness returning there in 2027 (the Preakness will be held at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md., in 2026).
2025 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles: Evaluating Sovereignty’s Chances in Belmont Stakes

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Mike Curry

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Smarty Jones: An Unlikely Hero and Beloved Fan Favorite

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Tom Pedulla

When John Servis was growing up in Philadelphia, he experienced a recurring dream. He pictured himself in the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs, having won the Kentucky Derby as a trainer. The dream became a little more real when he took out his trainer’s license and began to oversee a modest string of horses at what was then called Philadelphia Park (now Parx Racing).
2025 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles: Evaluating Sovereignty’s Chances in Preakness, Belmont Stakes

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Mike Curry

Welcome to 2025 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles – updated after the first jewel of the Triple Crown from the previous title of Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles – where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail. This week’s profile, of course, is Sovereignty, the 1 ½-length winner of the 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 3 at Churchill Downs.
Sovereignty Prevails in Stretch Duel with Journalism to Win Kentucky Derby

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Tom Pedulla

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott described the result as “bittersweet” when 65.20-1 Country House won the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in 2019 at Churchill Downs following the disqualification of Maximum Security for interference. When Godolphin homebred Sovereignty bested favored Journalism by 1 ½ lengths in a torrid stretch duel in the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday, the result was nothing but sweet for the 71-year-old Mott before 147,406 frenzied fans.