With each trainer considering the talents and capabilities of their horses, trainers Bill Mott and Michael McCarthy are both comfortable with the race spacing of their classic winners going into the Belmont Stakes (G1) June 7 at Saratoga Race Course.

It’s the showdown everyone was hoping for June 7 in the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course: Sovereignty vs. Journalism.

Amplify Horse Racing is now accepting applications for the fall 2025 session of its Mentorship Program, open through June 24. This free, educational program connects youth and young adults with experienced Thoroughbred industry professionals.

Horse racing is evolving and so is the way fans experience it. With a new Belmont Park, the New York Racing Association is betting big on both.

Zulu Kingdom returns June 7 in the Pennine Ridge Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga Race Course. He will face nine rivals including Kentucky Derby (G1) participant Flying Mohawk, who returns to turf after that main-track attempt.

Ocala Breeders’ Sales announced June 4 that a total of 83 horses have been supplemented to the June Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age taking place June 17-18.

There are all sorts of variables to consider when betting a race, and rain is again in the forecast for the Belmont Stakes. A wet track often plays a significant role in the outcome of a race.

The sale comprises of 837 horses and fillies in/out of training and 94 broodmares, 11 of which have foals at foot. Among its leading graduates is Entreat, the dam of recent Prix du Jockey Club (G1) hero Camille Pissarro.

Calandagan has one mission for 2025—to win a group 1—and his search for a first top-level success will continue in the June 6 Coronation Cup (G1) at Epsom.

Graded stakes-winning turf filly Thought Process begins her sophomore campaign with a return to the dirt for the first time since her debut in the $100,000 Summertime Oaks (G3) June 7 at Santa Anita Park.