The first two legs of the 2025 Triple Crown delivered a surplus of drama and excitement thanks to Sovereignty’s powerful rally in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on a sloppy track May 3 at Churchill Downs followed by Journalism’s gutsy win in the
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Eighteen Fun Facts About the 2025 Belmont Stakes
This year’s Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets will be held June 7, and for the second straight year the final jewel of the Triple Crown will be hosted by Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York.
Ruthless: The First Belmont Stakes Winner
Although the three Triple Crown races have existed since the 1800s, and hundreds of individual horses have added their names to the lists of winners, only 12 fillies in history have won a Triple Crown race. Those victories, though more frequent in the early years, have been few and far between; in fact, just five fillies have won a Triple Crown race during the last 101 years.
Trainer Larry Demeritte Lived Kentucky Derby Dream
Graded stakes-winning trainer Larry Demeritte, who inspired many in battling cancer while training 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve starter West Saratoga, died May 19 in Louisville, Ky., according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. He was 75. The first Bahamian to enter a horse in the Kentucky Derby, Demeritte sent out 2023 Iroquois Stakes winner West Saratoga to a 12th-place finish in the 150th run for the roses.
