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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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Delaware Derby winner Admiral Dennis sets sail on second half

2 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Brian Zipse

The calendar may not be quite there yet but the unofficial second half of the racing season has begun. After a very good Triple Crown series, it’s time for late bloomers to emerge and demonstrate their talent among a strong crop of 3-year-old males. One such colt may have announced himself just a bit off the beaten path on Saturday.
HorseCenter: Triple Crown 2025 recap, Delaware Oaks top picks

5 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Brian Zipse |Matt Shifman

This week on HorseCenter, Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman close the door on their 2025 Triple Crown coverage with a look back at a most intriguing series, which was dominated by a pair of impressive young colts in Sovereignty and Journalism. Like the Kentucky Derby, Saturday’s Belmont Stakes at Saratoga came down to the big two, and once again it was Sovereignty who would not be denied with his powerful stretch drive at Saratoga. Baeza completed the trifecta for a repeat top three from the first leg.
Salvator Mile odds and analysis: 1 runner stands out

5 days ago | horseracingnation.com | Matt Shifman

The Grade 3, $150,000 Salvator Mile, which serves as the final local prep race for the Monmouth Cup (G3) on July 19, drew a field of nine horses, 3-year-olds and up, for Saturday at Monmouth Park. The Salvator Mile is one of the four Haskell -review stakes races.
Zipse: Sovereignty stands atop a strong crop of 3-year-olds

1 week ago | horseracingnation.com | Brian Zipse

Boy, was I wrong. I apologize to faithful followers of this column who suffered through my two serious mistakes in judgment, and I thank Sovereignty for so emphatically pointing out my errors. My first mistake lasted the better part of six months. Journalism is not the best 3-year-old as I’ve believed and written for some time now. In two head-to-head meetings with Sovereignty, he has been proven only second best.
Raging Torrent streaks to 8-1 upset victory in Met Mile

1 week ago | horseracingnation.com | Matt Shifman

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.Raging Torrent continued his winning ways on Saturday at Saratoga in the Grade 1, $1 million Metropolitan Handicap when he won a head-to-head stretch battle against the odds-on favorite Fierceness. The Met Mile victory was the third in a row and sixth of the last seven for the son of Maximus Mischief.
HorseCenter: Belmont Stakes day top picks, suggested wagers

1 week ago | horseracingnation.com | Brian Zipse |Matt Shifman

This week on HorseCenter, Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman aim to close out their 2025 Triple Crown coverage with a bang as they dive into the $2 million Belmont Stakes. The final leg of the Triple Crown features the rematch of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and Preakness Stakes winner Journalism.
Belmont Stakes: Hill Road faces challenges beyond tough field

1 week 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.
Met Mile odds and analysis: Fierceness vs. White Abarrio

1 week ago | horseracingnation.com | Matt Shifman

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Metropolitan Handicap drew a field of five older dirt males. Once again in 2025 the Belmont Stakes racing festival will be run at Saratoga as Belmont Park is being renovated. The one-mile handicap will start from the Wilson chute. In addition to purse money, the winner gets an entry in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile in November at Del Mar. The small field in the Met Mile is led by three Grade 1 winners in Fierceness, White Abarrio and Raging Torrent.
Flatter Pod: See hard-core handicappers analyze Belmont

1 week 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

1 week 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.