The road to the 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic makes a second and final stop at Saratoga Race Course on Sunday, Sept. 1, when the 106th running of the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes will be held.
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.
Road to the 2024 Breeders’ Cup: Sneak Peek at Pacific Classic and Other Holiday Weekend Races
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.
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.
