Summer racing is officially in full swing now that Del Mar has opened on the West Coast to join Saratoga Race Course back East, and the upcoming weekend is filled with top-quality action at those two venues and elsewhere.
The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by the $1 million NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park, an important race in sorting out the 3-year-old division and also a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Nov. 2 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.
The Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority (MTROA) met July 15 to discuss preparations for the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course May 17, 2025.
One of the most anticipated weeks of the annual horse racing calendar is upon us, as fans and horseplayers celebrate the start of Saratoga Race Course’s traditional summer meet on Thursday, July 11.
The Independence Day holiday on Thursday, July 4, kicks off an active four-day stretch for TV coverage of horse racing, as the Belmont at the Big A meet winds down in New York and racing in Kentucky shifts to Ellis Park in the western part of the commonwealth.
