One of the most anticipated weeks of the annual horse racing calendar is upon us, as fans and horseplayers celebrate the start of Saratoga Race Course’s traditional summer meet on Thursday, July 11.
Last year, Colonial Downs in Virginia became the new home of the Grade 1 Arlington Million Stakes, one of the most prestigious turf races in North America. The 2024 edition is coming up on Aug. 10, and in anticipation, Colonial Downs is hosting the $125,000 Million Preview Stakes this Saturday, July 13.
Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from a pair of Grade 1 contests Saturday at Belmont at the Big A, the $727,500 Belmont Derby Invitational and the $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes, and other major developments this weekend.
