Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.
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An Early Look at the Probable Field for the 2025 Belmont Stakes
The first two legs of the 2025 Triple Crown delivered a surplus of drama and excitement thanks to Sovereignty’s powerful rally in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on a sloppy track May 3 at Churchill Downs followed by Journalism’s gutsy win in the
Betting on a Breakthrough Effort in Keertana Stakes
The spring meet at Churchill Downs is well underway after a successful Kentucky Derby-Oaks week. The first of two stakes races on tap at the historic Louisville track for the Memorial Day holiday weekend is Saturday’s $250,000 Keertana Stakes, which drew a competitive field of eight long-distance fillies and mares scheduled to run 1 ½ miles on the Matt Winn turf course. The weather forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s, and post time is set for 4:55 p.m.
Eighteen Fun Facts About the 2025 Belmont Stakes
This year’s Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets will be held June 7, and for the second straight year the final jewel of the Triple Crown will be hosted by Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York.
