Belmont Stakes

AMADOR might be new to racing, but he’s already got a story. During @BelmontStakes week, he became stallmates with Journalism in the Pletcher barn, and quickly became his buddy. Today, AMADOR makes his debut at Saratoga in Race 2. Let’s see what this rookie can do!

The @BelmontStakes champ is back! SOVEREIGNTY makes his return in today’s Grade 2 Jim Dandy presented by @MoheganSun at Saratoga.

Stars, stripes, and SOVEREIGNTY breezing on the Oklahoma this morning. Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸

Tournament newcomer Madison Mattmiller, a 34-year-old bloodstock agent from Lexington, Ky., bested a field of 77 to capture the 2025 Belmont Stakes Challenge. The win secured her over $123K in earnings and a seat at the 2025 BCBC! ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

📣 @GovKathyHochul and @TheNYRA today announced that the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will return to historic Saratoga Race Course in June 2026 for a third and final year to allow for the on-time and uninterrupted construction of a new Belmont Park. ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

🎙️ The Win Place Show: @failedtomenace talks Sovereignty’s Belmont Stakes win and recaps standout moments from the @BelmontStakes Racing Festival 👉 bit.ly/4kFIAG6

Deterministic dug in gamely in the lane after setting the tempo under Kendrick Carmouche to cross the wire triumphantly and deliver conditioner Miguel Clement his first Grade 1 victory in Sunday’s $1 million @RWCatskills Manhattan. ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

There was no clowning around by Patch Adams in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Woody Stephens presented by @MoheganSun as he defeated a top-class field of 10 sophomore sprinters at Saratoga Race Course. ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

A.P. Kid aces first stakes test in Saturday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Pennine Ridge for sophomores on Belmont Stakes Day at Saratoga Race Course. ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

After a stellar trip to the Middle East in April for a decisive victory in the G2 Godolphin Mile, Raging Torrent showed no signs of rust in his stateside return with an emphatic wire-to-wire victory in Saturday’s G1 @HillnDaleFarm Metropolitan Handicap. nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

Book’em Danno surges late to capture the Grade 3, $400,000 True North for 4-year-olds and up sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs on Belmont Stakes Day at Saratoga Race Course. ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

Nitrogen made light work of Saturday’s G2 Wonder Again for 3-year-old fillies traveling 8 furlongs out of the Wilson Chute as she won her 5th consecutive stakes race and 4th straight graded stakes to remain undefeated in 2025 and become a new millionaire. nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

Friday proved a day to remember for jockey Dylan Davis as he scored his second Grade 1 on the card with Dynamic Pricing in Friday’s $500,000 Just a Game presented by @resracingky, a one-mile inner turf route for older fillies and mares. ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

She Feels Pretty started her 4-year-old season in the same manner she capped her sophomore year – with a winner’s circle trip; this time via a half-length victory over a game Beach Bomb to capture Friday’s G1 New York presented by @RiversCasino_NY. ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

Parchment Party had not visited the winner’s circle in seven starts since a maiden win in late 2023, but returned with aplomb on Friday at Saratoga Race Course to capture an off-the-turf edition of the Grade 2, $250,000 Belmont Gold Cup. ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

La Cara made every pole a winning one under jockey Dylan Davis, as previously undefeated Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks-winner Good Cheer failed to fire in Friday’s Grade 1, $500,000 @dkhorse Acorn. ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

Dorth Vader strikes back to capture first Grade 1 win in Ogden Phipps presented by @Ford ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

Ways and Means loomed large in the turn and sprinted clear with authority to capture Friday’s Grade 2, $300,000 Bed o’ Roses, a seven-furlong sprint for older filles and mares on Day Three of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. ⤵️ nyra.com/belmont-stakes…

This is what sportsmanship looks like. After finishing 1-2 in the Belmont Stakes pres. by @NYRABets, @JuniorandKellyA and @umbyrispoli hug and share a moment of respect with each other, and their horses, Sovereignty and Journalism. 🎙️ @MaggieWolfndale

"Miguel, you know both of us had such hard tragedies the last two years, our daddies is always looking down on us, and fighting with us." 🎙️ @MaggieWolfndale interviews @KendrickCarmou1 after his win in the Grade 1 @ResortsWorldNYC Manhattan Stakes with Deterministic.