In the pantheon of influential names in California racing, Clement L. Hirsch ranks up there with Bing Crosby, Dr. Charles Strub, and Elias “Lucky” Baldwin, owners and breeders whose passion for the sport translated to a lifetime of work on its behalf.
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SLIDESHOW: Meet the Contenders for the 2025 Haskell Stakes
The $1 million NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes July 19 is the marquee race at Monmouth Park and drew a strong cast of runners expected to compete in the 1 1/8-mile Grade 1 stakes for 3-year-olds.
Dr. Agne, son of Champion Lady Eli, Wins Emotional Career Debut at Saratoga
If you watch the replay of the sixth race at Saratoga Race Course from July 11 (see below), you’ll start to hear some shrieking shortly after the field of 2-year-old maidens hit the quarter pole. The shrieking intensified as No. 3 Dr.
Griffin Johnson, NBC’s Steve Kornacki Among Scheduled Speakers at Round Table Conference
The Jockey Club announced July 10 the speakers for its 73rd Annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing, which will be held July 31 at the Hall of Springs in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., at 10 a.m. ET, following a networking breakfast that begins at 9 a.m. It will also be livestreamed on The Jockey Club’s website at jockeyclub.com.
