The daughter of Practical Joke successfully defended her crown in the Bed o' Roses Stakes (G2), while the filly Fitz Right achieved her first graded stakes triumph in the Wonder Again Stakes (G2) during the third day of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival On the outside, Ways and Means overcome Grand Job / ADAM COGLIANESE / NYRA SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).– Flavien Prat continues to turn every major stage into his own territory. The French jockey was o

The daughter of Treasure Beach, runner-up in the 2025 Enrique Acebal, runs this Saturday in a tough allowance race at Saratoga SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).– The afternoon of the Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratogawill feature South American presence by way of the Argentine filly Carmensita, who will make her United States debut in the fifth race, an allowance event carrying a $120,000 purse to be contested over 1700 meters on the turf. Trained by Horacio d

The 2025 champion dismantled her rivals in the Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1), drawing away by 12 3/4 lengths and finishing just a fraction off the track record for the 1800 meters SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).– There are horses that share a special relationship with certain racetracks. And then there are those that simply look as though they are playing on home turf. In the case of Nitrogen, Saratoga Race Course can already be considered her second home. The

The 2025 champion will face an international field of immense stature this Saturday at Saratoga, spearheaded by Rhetorical, Bright Picture, Make Me King, and several G1 winners SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).– Few turf races in the United States gather as much international quality year after year as the Manhattan Stakes (G1). The 2026 renewal, to be contested this Saturday over 1900 meters on the Mellon turf course at Saratoga for a $1,000,000 purse, wil

The Bob Baffert trainee arrives undefeated and fresh off a dominant victory in the Pat Day Mile, but he will face a top-tier field spearheaded by Obliteration, Six Speed, Solitude Dude, and Englishman SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).– If anything was missing from the already extraordinary program of the 2026 Belmont Stakes Festival, it was a race for 3-year-old sprinters capable of stealing a large share of the spotlight. And that is exactly what the Woody

The daughter of Night of Thunder captured the New York Stakes (G1) and crowned an extraordinary afternoon for the trainer and the jockey, who combined for three stakes victories during the card On the inside, Portfolio Duration held off Cankoura / ADAM COGLIANESE / NYRA SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).– The Acorn Stakes (G1) ended up slipping through their fingers when the favorite Always a Runner (Gun Runner) had to settle for second place behind Counting

The two most decorated horses in the field headline a top-tier version of the Metropolitan Handicap (G1), one of the most prestigious mile races in the United States and a direct ticket to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).– If the Belmont Stakes (G1) is set to be the main course of the grand Saratoga festival, the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) will once again reclaim its place as one of the most significant races of the entire US se

The daughter of Honor A. P. made a massive leap in quality to capture the G1 and alter the map among 3-year-old fillies in the United States SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).– She had finished third in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), just over two lengths behind the undefeated Always a Runner (Gun Runner), and many considered her a good filly, though still a step below the best of her generation. However, this Friday at Saratoga she showed a completely different ve

The winner of the Chester Vase arrives as a top candidate for the big date at Epsom, where the master of Ballydoyle will attempt to conquer the strongest Classic for European colts for the twelfth time EPSOM DOWNS, England (Special to Turf Diario).– Each edition of the Epsom Derby (G1) has the capacity to define a generation. It is the race that shapes champions, separates the very good from the extraordinary, and transforms promises into legends. This Saturday, a new crop of

The daughter of Frankel produced a massive performance in the Classic for fillies, coming from the back of the pack to clearly defeat Legacy Link and confirm that she belongs to the elite of her generation EPSOM DOWNS, England (Special to Turf Diario).– Great fillies usually announce themselves with performances capable of leaving the public speechless. And that was exactly what Thundering On did this Friday at Epsom Downs, where she deployed a devastating stretch run to capt

Twenty years after his triumph, he is still remembered as the horse who transformed the careers of Kiaran McLaughlin and Fernando Jara, before both reached immortality alongside the legendary champion SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special for Turf Diario).– Few victories in the Belmont Stakes (G1) were as unexpected as the one achieved by Jazil in 2006. He wasn't the favorite, he arrived with more questions than answers, and he was ridden by an 18-year-old jockey. Yet, that aft

The champion 3-year-old filly of 2025 will headline Friday's Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1), where she will take on several top-class rivals in pursuit of an automatic berth to Keeneland SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).- Few racetracks hold more cherished memories for Nitrogen than Saratoga. It was over this historic oval that the daughter of Medaglia d'Oro reached one of the defining moments of her championship campaign when she captured the Alabama Stakes (G1)

The trio captured the Intercontinental Stakes (G2), Belmont Gold Cup Stakes (G2), and Pennine Ridge Stakes (G3), respectively, all on the turf, providing a memorable start to Saratoga's biggest week of racing Tawny Port earned an automatic berth into the 2026 Melbourne Cup with his victory / ADAM COGLIANESE / NYRA SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).- The opening day of the Belmont Stakes Festival at Saratoga offered a little bit of everything: pure speed, ext

The unbeaten Kentucky Oaks heroine returns to action Friday, facing a compact but talented field as she looks to cement her status atop the 3-year-old filly division SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).- The Kentucky Oaks (G1) has long been a race capable of completely reshaping the landscape of the 3-year-old filly division in the United States. If there was one runner whose status soared following the 2026 edition, it was Always a Runner, the daughter of Gun

The pair meet again in Friday's prestigious turf test at Saratoga, with one of the strongest fields assembled so far this season for older fillies and mares SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).- Every season, the New York Stakes (G1) stands as one of the premier targets for turf mares in the United States. The 2026 renewal promises to be no exception. With a purse of $750,000 and contested over 1 3/16 miles on Saratoga's historic Mellon Turf Course, Friday's f

The Florida Derby winner arrives at the Belmont Stakes surrounded by a curious lack of buzz, but Brad Cox believes his Kentucky Derby effort was far better than the final result suggests SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (Special to Turf Diario).- In a crop that appears to have found new stars following the Kentucky Derby (G1), one horse enters Saturday's Belmont Stakes (G1) carrying the feeling that he has been unfairly pushed into the background. That horse is Commandment (Into Mi

The Australian jockey reflected on the journey that transformed him into one of Sha Tin's all-time greats, highlighting the fierce rivalries he shared with Douglas Whyte and Joao Moreira When Zac Purton arrived in Hong Kong in 2007, few could have imagined they were witnessing the beginning of one of the most extraordinary careers in Asian racing history. Nearly two decades later, having become the most successful rider of the modern Hong Kong era, the Australian looks back a

The Argentine-bred mare is set for Friday's seventh race at Santa Anita Park, where compatriot Pulp Fiction awaits a possible scratch to draw in, while Winston delivered a promising third-place finish in his North American debut ARCADIA, California (Special to Turf Diario).- Friday's seventh race at Santa Anita Park carries special interest for Argentine and South American racing fans, with the possibility of featuring two notable representatives from the region. Among the 10

The world's highest-rated horse renews his rivalry with last year's conqueror in a mouthwatering Coronation Cup that also features Lambourn and Convergent Few races on the undercard of the Epsom Derby (G1) generate as much anticipation as the Coronation Cup (G1). This year's edition is no exception, and the reason has a name: Calandagan. The exceptional representative of the Aga Khan Studs returns to the scene of the lone defeat he has suffered over the past year, seeking rev

Long before Saratoga became the temporary stage for the final jewel, the historic race spent five editions away from Belmont Park, creating a unique chapter in Triple Crown history Amberoid winning the Belmont Stakes of 1965, at Aqueduct / NYRA For all its name suggests, the Belmont Stakes has not always been run at Belmont Park. In fact, the oldest race of the American Triple Crown called several venues home before settling permanently in Elmont. Jerome Park, Morris Park, an