While Belmont Park’s reconstruction continues, the lucrative Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes will be held away from Long Island for the second consecutive year as a group of top-class turf 3-year-olds will race at historic Saratoga Race Course.
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The Rivalry That Never Was: Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta
They are, without question, the two best fillies to race on dirt in this century. They most likely would both appear on a Top 10 list of North America’s all-time greatest fillies or mares. Their combined collection of wins includes such prestigious Grade 1 stakes as the Breeders’ Cup Classic, Preakness Stakes, Haskell Stakes, Breeders’ Cup Distaff and Kentucky Oaks. They finished 1-2 in the balloting for 2009 Horse of the Years honors.
Betting a ‘Tip-Top’ Contender in the Indiana Derby
A strong field, including three Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve starters, will contest Saturday’s $300,000, Grade 3 Indiana Derby at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Which Filly Can Defeat Nitrogen in the Belmont Oaks Invitational?
The $500,000, Grade 1 Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes for 3-year-old fillies Saturday at Saratoga features the third meeting between a pair of millionaires in May Day Ready and Nitrogen.
