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2025 Bowling Green Stakes at a Glance

This year’s Bowling Green Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course drew a main group of eight contenders plus three additional entrants entered for the main track only in the event rain forces the turf stakes onto the main track. Weather forecasts can change quickly, but the outlook for opening weekend of the summer meet at Saratoga looks mostly clear.

The Claim-to-Fame Journey of Lava Man

The history of horse racing is filled with rags-to-riches stories of jockeys, trainers, and horses that rise from humble beginnings to achieve success at the highest levels of the sport.

Few such stories can compare with that of the remarkable gelding Lava Man, who went from claimer to Hall of Famer to dominate California horse racing for much of three unforgettable years.

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Preakness Winner Journalism to Target $1 million Haskell Stakes

Journalism, winner of the Preakness Stakes and runner-up in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets will make his next start in the July 19

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Equibase Rankings: Test Score, Obliteration Provide Holiday Weekend Fireworks at the Spa

The Fourth of July holiday weekend featured a packed schedule of high caliber racing across North America, highlighted by the 4th of July Racing Festival at Saratoga. With elite performances from coast to coast, the latest results sparked meaningful shifts on the Equibase Leaderboard tabulating total purse earnings in North America, reshaping the standings across multiple divisions as we move deeper into the summer racing season.

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On the Rise: Trainer Amelia Green

Amelia Green, 32, left her job last fall with Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher to set up her own training operation. The native of England, who rode races for a short spell, worked as an exercise rider, foreman, and assistant during her seven years for Pletcher. She counts among her other mentors the legendary Sir Henry Cecil, one of the most prominent international trainers until his 2013 death.

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