As Royal Ascot draws closer, Wathnan Racing increased their chances with the purchases of Night Raider and Flora Of Bermuda.

Sovereignty wins the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., June 7, 2025.

Report from Japan

It may not match Alydar vs. Affirmed in terms of racing’s greatest all-time rivalries. But what happened June 7th in the 157th Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga finally brought a large dose of excitement back to the final leg of the Triple Crown.

American blood runs through Natural Rise, who is favored to take a second jewel of the Japanese Dirt Triple Crown in the Tokyo Derby at Oi Racecourse June 11.

Takeaways from the 157th Belmont Stakes (G1) and other major races that were part of the five-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival (through June 7) at Saratoga Race Course.

This year’s rescheduled Queensland Derby (G1) proved worth the wait for training partners John O’Shea and Tom Charlton, as did the emergence of Super Seth’s Maison Louis, who at AU$21 led home a quinella for his stable in the Eagle Farm classic.

The public’s attention was on Sovereignty after he ran down Journalism to capture the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. But Aron Wellman—president and founder of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, one of Journalism’s owners—had eyes on his horse.

In a stretch run reminiscent of the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1), Sovereignty charged past Journalism to win the Belmont Stakes (G1), with Baeza rounding out the trifecta June 7 at Saratoga Race Course.

The public’s attention was on Sovereignty after he ran down Journalism to capture the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. But Aron Wellman—president and founder of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, one of Journalism’s owners—had eyes on his horse.