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Like so many other well-known New York stakes, the Vosburgh Stakes returns home to Belmont Park on Saturday. After a three-year stay at Aqueduct while Belmont Park was being rebuilt, the seven-furlong sprint will be contested at the ultra-modern, newest edition of beautiful Belmont Park. The Vosburgh remains part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series, giving the winner a free spot in the Oct.

The Road to the 2027 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is underway, and every Monday through the end of December, Rookie Rankings will analyze potential contenders for the first Saturday in May and rank them in a Top 10 list.

Identifying a Kentucky Derby winner this far in advance isn’t easy. Next year’s Kentucky Derby starters are only 2 years old right now. Seven of the last 10 Derby winners were unraced at this point in their juvenile or “rookie” year, and two others were winless.

The Puma made a huge move around the far turn under jockey Javier Castellano, opened up a three-length lead through the stretch, and held off a late charge from Further Ado to win the $1 million Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby by a half-length Sept. 19 at Parx Racing.

The 6,000 fortunate fans on hand Sept. 18 at Belmont Park were treated to everything they wanted to see.

As “Beautiful Belmont Park” reopened Sept. 18 after a three-year construction project, fans and horsemen were treated to the debut of a sparkling, more space-efficient, ultra-modern facility for enjoying racing in the 21st century.

The road to the 2026 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic makes an important stop at Belmont Park on Friday, Sept. 18 as older male dirt horses go 1 ¼ miles in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes.

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