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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage June 13-16

An exciting 2024 Triple Crown season is in the books having generated robust betting handle and TV viewing numbers, and now horse racing turns to its early summer season highlighted by the start of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series as well as more stakes races for 3-year-olds as they continue to develop and prepare to take on their elders later this year.

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A Belmont Stakes Like No Other: Fans Pack ‘the Spa’ for a Special Day at the Races

Fans flocked to Saratoga Race Course June 8 for the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets.

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Belmont Stakes at the Spa Diary: Prominent Owner, Saratoga Resident Jack Knowlton

Saratoga Springs, N.Y., resident Jack Knowlton came to national prominence when he and his Sackatoga Stable partners stepped off a yellow school bus at Churchill Downs and watched Funny Cide, their longshot New York-bred gelding, win the 2003 Kentucky Derby.

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‘Breeders’ Cup Bound’ Kicks Off With Chance to Win VIP Trip to 2024 World Championships

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 5, 2024) – Breeders’ Cup Limited today announced the return of “Breeders’ Cup Bound,” an exciting online promotion that will grant one lucky fan and their guest a VIP experience at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif.

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A Change of Scenery: When the Belmont Stakes Was Relocated to Aqueduct

August Belmont Sr. treasured stamina and bred his horses accordingly. When he and partner Leonard Jerome founded their New York racetrack in 1866, Belmont wanted to add a long-distance stakes, one that celebrated stamina in 3-year-olds. To that end, he inaugurated the 1 5/8-mile Belmont Stakes in June 1867, the sophomore test at Jerome Park soon becoming a traditional test of endurance.

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