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Established in 2009, Horse Racing Nation is located at 714 W. Main St. in the heart of downtown Louisville, Kentucky. We're just a short drive from Churchill Downs and about an hour from Keeneland, making it convenient for us to attend workouts, interviews, and races at the tracks! Horse Racing Nation is a part of Horse Racing Labs, LLC, which also manages the well-known handicapping brand Super Screener and the contest platform DerbyWars.

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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.
Flatter Pod: See hard-core handicappers analyze Belmont

3 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Ron Flatter

Deep analysis of every horse in Belmont Stakes 2025 is ready tohear now from the hard-core handicappers in their latest pop-up video episode of theRon Flatter Racing Pod via the Horse Racing Nation YouTube channel. HRN handicappers Mark Midland andEd DeRosa are joined by DraftKings Sportsbook director Johnny Avello. They gothrough the entire field, 1 through 8, including Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and Preakness winner Journalism.
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.
Avoid horses from this circuit when playing Saratoga this week

4 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

Every year and condition book is different, but as we head into a special five days of racing at Saratoga, it is worth noting that horses who made their last start at Aqueduct performed very poorly last year during Belmont Stakes week. Other than the last line, the above chart includes only those horses who had raced within 180 days of their Belmont Stakes week start. Of those, horses who made their last start at Aqueduct won just 8 percent of their races while posting a flat-bet loss of -67.9%.
Flatter Pod: Hard-core handicappers discuss Belmont

4 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Ron Flatter

Deep analysis of every horse in Belmont Stakes 2025 is ready tohear now from the hard-core handicappers in their latest pop-up episode of theRon Flatter Racing Pod. Horse Racing Nation handicappers Mark Midland andEd DeRosa are joined by DraftKings Sportsbook director Johnny Avello. They gothrough the entire field, 1 through 8, including Kentucky Derby winnerSovereignty and Preakness winner Journalism.
Belmont fair odds: See where late entry tips value scale

5 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

Now that we know who is in the starting gate for Belmont Stakes 2025, there are only three key pieces of information missing before landing on a wager Saturday at Saratoga: where in the starting gate they will be after the post position draw at 5 p.m. EDT on Monday, how they train over the next five sleeps (or, more concerning, if they don't train) and what their actual prices will be.
Saratoga: Undefeated Good Cheer headlines field of 7 in Acorn

6 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Mary Beth Eddy

Godolphin’s undefeated Kentucky Oaks (G1) heroine Good Cheerwill look to maintain a flawless ledger as she takes on six rivals Friday inthe Grade 1, $500,000 Acorn Stakes, a 1 1/8-mile route for 3-year-old fillies atSaratoga. The Acorn on Friday at 5:46 p.m. EDT is race 11. It is 1 of6 stakes on the program that features three other Grade 1s on the eve of theBelmont Stakes. The first post for the 14-race program is at 11:40 a.m. EDT. Click here for Saratoga entries and results.
Belmont Stakes odds: Las Vegas book has 1 narrow favorite

6 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Ron Flatter

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty was made a narrow favoritethis week by a Las Vegas bookmaker taking futures action for Belmont Stakes 2025. Caesars Sportsbook of Nevada opened Sovereignty as the 8-5favorite with Preakness victor and Derby runner-up Journalism as the 9-5 secondchoice for Saturday’s 1 1/4-mile classic at Saratoga. DeRosa: Belmont Stakes 2025 fair odds. Baeza was listed Sunday morning at 9-2, Rodríguez 11-2, HillRoad 12-1, Heart of Honor 20-1 and Uncaged 20-1.
Zipse: Mystik Dan brings back old feelings with his new victory

6 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Brian Zipse

“The Derby winner is back!”I imagine that was the exuberant cry made by men, women and children which rang out from all corners of Churchill Downs on Saturday as Mystik Dan skimmed the rail to victory in the Grade 3, $275,000 Blame Stakes. Perhaps I am overestimating the importance of his first victory since winning the 2024 Kentucky Derby. Then again, maybe I am not. Whether or not you happen to be a fan of Mystik Dan, his return to the winner’s circle is a positive for racing.
Mystik Dan puts Derby hangover behind him, wins Blame Stakes

6 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Ron Flatter

Louisville, Ky.Whether it was because he was due or he ran his race or hereturned to a track he has been known to love, Mystik Dan got back in thewinner’s circle Saturday for the first time since he won Kentucky Derby 2024. It seemed like old times. “I was high-fiving at the eighth pole,” trainer Kenny McPeeksaid after he watched Mystik Dan draw away to a 1 1/4-length victory in theGrade 3, $275,000 Blame Stakes, a two-turn, 1 1/8-mile race for older horses.