Idyllic Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York is a top summer destination for horse racing fans and sports lovers in general as one of the iconic sporting venues in the United States.
At a seven-furlong distance, the Pat O’Brien Stakes may not be a mirror image of the six-furlong Breeders’ Cup Sprint, but it does showcase the nation’s premier dirt sprinter. Contested at the same track as the Nov.
For the eighth year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2024 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”
A small but strong field has turned out for Saturday’s $750,000, Grade 1 Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer Stakes at Saratoga. The 1 ½-mile turf race awards a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf on Nov.
Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes ranking the top contenders for the 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The results are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention and are determined by each voter ranking their top 10 horses with points assigned on a descending 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
