The upcoming Labor Day weekend is one of the most highly anticipated three-day stretches on the racing calendar, as Saratoga Race Course’s summer meet concludes, Del Mar in California reaches the second-to-last weekend of its popular summer meet, and the boutique all-turf meet at Kentucky Downs opens.
Category: Horse Racing News
2024 Kentucky Downs Preview: Betting Tips for the Elite All-Turf Meet
The Kentucky Thoroughbred racing circuit will take a brief two-week detour to Kentucky Downs at the end of August and beginning of September, so don’t blink, because if you do you might miss some of the richest racing in all of North America.
Betting a Virginia-Bred Filly Against ‘the Boys’ in Colonial’s Jamestown Stakes
Thoroughbreds closely associated to the Old Dominion State take center stage Saturday at Colonial Downs in New Kent, which offers a Virginia Champions Day card highlighted by five turf stakes. The Jamestown Stakes, restricted to 2-year-olds either bred in Virginia or sired by a stallion standing in Virginia, is scheduled as Race 5 with a post time of 3:30 p.m. ET. It’s a 5 ½-furlong turf sprint and features a field of seven juveniles just starting their racing careers.
2024 Pacific Classic Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses
Del Mar has a supremely rich racing history plus an incredibly fun connection to Hollywood stars, but when racing fans of my generation think of Del Mar, we think of the Pacific Classic.
