The Secretariat Stakes typically draws many of the best 3-year-old turf horses in the U.S., and this year’s edition drew a field of nine sophomores for the 1 1/16-mile test.
Adam Kluger, the man who runs Run Fast Racing, wanted to give Lil Yachty the thrill of watching a horse the rap star was invested in win a race at a place such as Del Mar during the summer of 2025. Easy as pie, right? All Kluger had to do was buy a horse for $30,000, drop him into a $10,000 claimer, and smile for the camera, even though losing him would be a sure thing.
In the week leading up to the $500,000 Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks July 25 at Saratoga Race Course, the race was billed it as a heavyweight rematch between the year's two top 3-year-old fillies -- Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks winner
Coolmore America and the ownership group of Journalism announced July 24 that the 2025 Preakness Stakes winner and earner of over $4.7 million will be retired following an injury he sustained in the starting gate prior to the San Diego Handicap at Del Mar on July 18, a race he won by three-quarters of a length.
It was an incredible week of racing throughout North America with a total of 53 stakes races run in the U.S. and Canada, including 12 graded stakes. Opening weekend at Del Mar and the biggest week of racing for the year at Monmouth Park, along with three graded stakes at Saratoga, brought significant changes to the Equibase leaderboard based on North American earnings in all divisions.
