Nitrogen defeated the other leaders in the 3-year-old filly division with an impressive victory in the prestigious Grade 1 $600,000 Alabama Stakes presented by Keeneland Sales Aug. 16 at Saratoga Race Course.
The $1.25 million DraftKings Travers Stakes Aug. 23 at Saratoga Race Course is an annual highlight of summer racing as the famed “Mid-Summer Derby” is the marquee race of the meet and one of the most important races in the3-year-old division.
The 2025 $1 million King’s Plate will be held Saturday, Aug. 16, at Woodbine in Ontario, Canada. This marquee race on the Canadian racing calendar drew a talented 13-horse field of 3-year-olds. Learn more about the field for this year’s King’s Plate with our handy King’s Plate Cheat Sheet and learn more about the race itself below:
Sunday turned into Tyler Gaffalione day at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky. The 30-year-old jockey has been in peak form since returning to the saddle in July following a broken ankle caused by a spill at Gulfstream Park in March.
Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2025 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The rankings 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.
