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Their Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty landed the Belmont Stakes with aplomb. It meant the colt has two legs of the US Triple Crown under his belt, which makes it even more astounding that he wasn’t ...
Horse racing's Triple Crown concludes on Saturday when the starting gate opens for the final jewel, the 2025 Belmont Stakes ...
In light of events, the 157th Belmont Stakes on Saturday holds less than usual fascination for this Arkansas turf writer.
Instead, not only has the Triple Crown entered yet another dry spell, but no horse has won even two legs of the famed horse-racing gauntlet. Even more, of the 109 horses who have entered the Kentucky ...
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners founder said Preakness winner's regular rider has “done everything right with his horse every ...
Kentucky Derby runner-up and Preakness winner Journalism has opened as the 8-5 favorite in the Belmont Stakes to close out ...
This reality may push organizers to rethink the format to protect both the series’ relevance and the sport’s health.
At that point I had to make a decision.” Related: 'Quit Riding Him Like A Rented Mule': Steve Asmussen Slams Umberto Rispoli's Preakness Ride Rispoli decided to go inside, and ended up behind a ...
But it felt to me that there was a reluctance to rain on the Preakness parade — even by me. Then I heard Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen talking on Steve Byk's "At The Races" podcast.
The latter's trainer, Steve Asmussen, was highly critical of ... which was unmistakable in the Preakness. "It was just a mess," Campola said. "We got lucky nothing really bad happened." ...
Ultimately, Asmussen blames the rough riding he sees in all races, including this year's Kentucky Derby, on a lack of attention from the stewards ...
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen is still hopping mad over the rough riding that occurred in this year's Preakness Stakes. His contender Clever Again seemed to get the worst of it, slammed into ...