Trainer DeVaux, Golden Tempo win Belmont Stakes after Kentucky Derby victory
Golden Tempo showed exactly why he is a great closer, and his stretch run at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday delivered more history for trainer Cherie DeVaux.
Golden Tempo showed exactly why he is a great closer, and his stretch run at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday delivered more history for trainer Cherie DeVaux.
Five weeks after becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Cherie DeVaux will watch Golden Tempo run in the 158th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course to close out the Triple Crown.
The Belmont Stakes will return to Belmont Park in 2027 following a three-year hiatus due to a $550 million construction project.
Napoleon Solo reemerged as a colt to watch with a victory in the Preakness Stakes.
Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not run in the Preakness Stakes next weekend, trainer Cherie DeVaux announced Wednesday.
Great White was a late scratch just minutes before the Kentucky Derby on Saturday after flipping and throwing off Alex Achard while waiting to enter the starting gate.
Golden Tempo crosses the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby.
The Puma has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby, so the 152nd edition of the race will be run Saturday with 19 horses instead of the maximum 20.
D. Wayne Lukas always talked up his latest crop of 2-year-old horses with an eye toward the next Kentucky Derby, telling his wife to get her dress for Oaks day.
Silent Tactic is out of the Kentucky Derby because of a foot injury, trainer Mark Casse said Wednesday.
Mike Smith hugged Dena Glatt in the winner’s circle after riding So Happy to victory in the San Vincente Stakes at Santa Anita Park in January, a joyous sign that the unheralded horse trained by her husband, Mark, might be better than expected.
Commandment broke his maiden last fall at Churchill Downs. He’ll soon headed back there, looking for a much bigger victory.
Beau Jangles has a tough act to follow in 2026. His own.
James MacDonald was named Canadian harness racing’s top driver for a historic fifth straight year Saturday at the O’Brien Awards.
Sovereignty won Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, as well as 3-year-old male honors, and Bill Mott, who guided the colt to victories in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont, was named trainer of the year.
Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77.
It’s taken two years, but Nations Pride and trainer Charlie Appleby can finally defend their $750,000 Canadian International crown.
Tom’s Magic won the $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes on Sunday, the final jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown.
Runaway Again overtook Mansetti just before the wire to win the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on Tuesday. Mansetti, the 4/5 favourite with apprentice jockey Pietro Moran aboard, appeared poised to earn the victory but jockey Ryan Munger got Runaway Again to surge ahead just before the wire to win the 1 3/16-mile dirt race at Fort Erie Racetrack in 1:55.3.
Trainer Kevin Attard said Friday that Mansetti continues to train and eat well following his solid 2 1/2-length win in the $1-million King's Plate on Aug. 16 at Woodbine Racetrack. Attard added Mansetti will train on dirt again Tuesday _ he breezed on that surface last week _ and then a firm decision will be made Wednesday on whether to have Moran and Mansetti compete in the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Racetrack on Sept. 9.
Pietro Moran was already in high demand as Woodbine's leading jockey, but he's become an even hotter commodity following his stunning win Saturday in the $1-million King's Plate.
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