British shipper Title Role played the spoiler on the Fourth of July at Saratoga, just holding on in the $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1).

Shippers from the Newmarket-based yard of Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby will add some international spice to the $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1) and $600,000 Belmont Oaks (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday.

Owner John Amerman and trainer Graham Motion celebrated a second consecutive win in the $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1) on Friday, albeit in a different location and at a shorter distance than 12 months ago.

New Century has shown to be a cut or two below top class in England, but he's a proven Grade 1 performer in North America.

the schedule would see those features back loaded on the latter half of the program. That's not the case, however, with Saturday's 11-race card at Aqueduct, as three of the four stakes are sprinkled throughout the card having gone with five or fewer entries.

Hours after Coolmore announced the passing of Galileo, his homebred son Bolshoi Ballet increased his record tally of top-level winners in Saturday’s $1 million Belmont Derby (G1).