The $1.25 million DraftKings Travers Stakes Aug. 23 at Saratoga Race Course is an annual highlight of summer racing as the famed “Mid-Summer Derby” is the marquee race of the meet and one of the most important races in the3-year-old division.
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Five Questions About the King’s Plate, Canada’s Kentucky Derby
The 2025 $1 million King’s Plate will be held Saturday, Aug. 16, at Woodbine in Ontario, Canada. This marquee race on the Canadian racing calendar drew a talented 13-horse field of 3-year-olds. Learn more about the field for this year’s King’s Plate with our handy King’s Plate Cheat Sheet and learn more about the race itself below: 1. What is the King’s Plate?
Sovereignty Tops Power Rankings of 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic Contenders
Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2025 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The rankings are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention and are determined by each voter ranking their top 10 horses with points assigned on a descending 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Buy or Sell on Road to Breeders’ Cup: Sword Dancer Stakes Winner El Cordobes
Recent history dictates that when trainer Charlie Appleby ships a racehorse to North America, the runner must be respected. According to Equineline stats, Appleby has won 40 races from 125 starters since the start of 2021 (32%) with 23 Grade 1 wins.
