Trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Juan Hernandez make an excellent team, especially in Del Mar's Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes presented by Oak Tree Racing Association.
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Smarty Jones’ Hall of Fame Induction Brings Philly Feel to Saratoga
Before the Aug. 1 induction ceremony for the 2025 class of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame began Aug. 1 at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion on the Fasig-Tipton sales grounds, a fan in a Philadelphia Flyers jersey in the crowd and a poster hanging from the balcony with the words “Smarty’s Party” in Someday Farm blue told the story of the day.
2025 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at a Glance
Older fillies and mares will get their chance to earn Grade 1 status and an expenses-paid “Win and You’re In” spot in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff in Saturday’s Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Presented by Oak Tree Racing Association at Del Mar. The Clement L.
A Tribute to One of Racing’s Great Families: The History of the Whitney Stakes
Stakes races like the Belmont or the Woodward stand as tributes to those who make significant contributions to horse racing, their names reflective of what those Pillars of the Turf have given the sport.