Day: May 28, 2025

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will open two new special exhibitions and host several public events coinciding with the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival from June 4-8. On Wednesday, June 4, the Museum’s latest exhibits, A Look Through the Eyes and Life of Charlotte C. Weber and Greg Montgomery: 40 Years of…

Following a three-race win streak at Gulfstream Park over the winter, Gary Barber’s Mi Bago  appeared to be the hottest 3-year-old in the turf division. However, the Vekoma   colt failed to capitalize on his Florida form in his two Kentucky outings, finishing 10th in Keeneland’s Transylvania Stakes (G2T) and fourth in the American Turf Classic (G1T)…

Top United States jockey Flavien Prat has been snapped up to partner French raider Facteur Cheval in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot June 18.   The French-born rider, who has been based in the U.S. since 2015, will ride the 6-year-old for the first time when he lines up in the feature race…

Returning on 15 days’ rest, Domeyko Taylor’s Charlene’s Dream  targets a second consecutive graded success when she faces 10 fillies and mares in the $250,000 Mint Julep Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs June 1. It was May 17 when the 4-year-old Qurbaan   filly finally broke through in graded company while returning from a winter break….

Despite neither horse having raced this past weekend, Fierceness  has emerged from his tie with White Abarrio  to lead the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll released May 28. Repole Stable and the Coolmore partners’ Fierceness showed no signs of rust in his 4-year-old debut, the May 2 Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs, setting…

The new Maryland Jockey Club and the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association today announced $25,000 purse increases for a quartet of stakes races at Laurel Park on June 28. The Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash, for 3-year-olds and upward at six furlongs, is now worth $175,000, while the Prince George’s County, Deputed Testamony, and Alma…

Twenty-two years later, the Breeders’ Cup will be returning to Belmont Park. Breeders’ Cup Limited announced May 28 that the 2027 World Championships would be held Oct. 29-30 at Belmont Park for the first time since 2005 and also announced that the 2026 event will take place at Keeneland. The news was outlined at a…

Although the holiday weekend featured a lot of racing, the three days included just two grade 1 events that were both on turf, at Santa Anita Park on Memorial Day, and won by European-bred runners. The nine-furlong Gamely Stakes (G1T) was dominated from start to finish by Be Your Best , who hit the wire with…