The name Saratoga is synonymous with the best that racing can be. Each year, the Saratoga Race Course summer meet lures fans from across the country to experience the sport in an area that harkens back to a different time. Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is a timeless place that is both classic and modern, a place where history is celebrated and memories are made.
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A Classy Champion: 1989 Belmont Stakes Winner Easy Goer
If you look through racing history closely enough, you’ll find horses that had the misfortune of racing at the wrong time. It’s the hand that fate dealt talented horses like Sham and Alydar, who became supporting characters to Triple Crown champions Secretariat and Affirmed. Then there’s Easy Goer.
2026 Belmont Stakes Cheat Sheet
The 158th Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets June 6 will once again carry a special designation in the Triple Crown history books, as for the third consecutive year it will be held at historic Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York while Belmont Park puts finishing touches on a m
Ten Memorable Belmont Stakes Upsets
As the oldest of the three Triple Crown races, the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets has seen its fair share of upsets, and the majority of those have come in roughly the last third of the race’s 157-year history.
