Every year, hundreds of thousands of people make the pilgrimage to Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for one of the most celebrated meets in the world of horse racing. This year, instead of heading to Saratoga Race Course in mid-July, fans will start pouring into town much earlier for an historic running of the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on June 8.
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Horse Racing Women’s Summit Announces Committee Members
The Horse Racing Women’s Summit (HRWS) is proud to shine a light on an esteemed group of industry women that have joined their ranks across a variety of new committees as the organization continues to grow since its inception in 2022.
A Special Preakness Stakes Reaffirms Bond Between Fathers and Sons
Back in 2012, when I was really just getting started as a writer, I wrote a long piece for Grantland about my late father, my young son, and a history of Preakness Stakes past. It was about family, and the sport of horse racing, and the strange way sports can carry forward ghosts of the past well into the future. It was about life and death and all kinds of lofty ideas I rarely have the courage to write about anymore. At the time I wrote it, it was not all that hard to write. Trying to go back and read it today, it is nearly impossible for me to look at.
Where to Watch/Listen: Memorial Day Weekend 2024
The 149th Preakness Stakes is in the books, and while connections of top 3-year-olds determine whether or not to contest the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on June 8, the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend promises to provide great betting opportunities for horseplayers and exciting racing for fans, with several major races on the schedule.
