Two weeks to the day after the passing of Christophe Clement, his son Miguel scored his first stakes victory with Deterministic in Sunday’s Manhattan (G1) at Saratoga.

The Wonder Again switch was no problem for 2-5 favorite Nitrogen, who cruised by 17 lengths. In contrast, the Pennine Ridge lost its key players.

Trainer Chad Brown won Friday’s $500,000 Just a Game (G1) for the fourth straight year, and a record eighth time in the past nine years, but not with his best-fancied runner.

She Feels Pretty and Parchment Party were part of a four-win day for Hall of Fame rider John Velazquez.

Journalism rates as the 8-5 favorite on the morning line for the 2025 Belmont (G1).

In addition to the star power in the Acorn (G1) and Ogden Phipps (G1), Friday’s card at Saratoga showcases turf standout She Feels Pretty in the $750,000 New York (G1).

The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival kicks up a gear at Saratoga on Friday, with a total of six graded stakes on tap. Fillies and mares take center stage in the three dirt stakes.

The four-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival opens Thursday at its temporary home of Saratoga, with the Belmont Gold Cup (G2) anchoring a quartet of stakes on the card.

Bleecker Street extended her record to 7-for-7 in Friday's New York (G1) and Caravel led throughout in the Intercontinental (G3).

Friday’s segment of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival features three terrific turf stakes - the New York (G1), Belmont Gold Cup (G2), and Intercontinental (G3).

Klaravich Stables’ Domestic Spending had to share the spoils with Colonel Liam in the Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1) on Kentucky Derby Day, but their rematch in Saturday’s $750,000 Manhattan S. (G1) on Belmont Day wasn’t close.

Hours after upsetting the Epsom Derby (G1) with 16-1 shot Adayar and placing third with Hurricane Lane, Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby dominated Saturday’s $500,000 Just a Game S. (G1) at Belmont Park. Homebred Althiqa rallied up the rail to defeat frontrunning stablemate Summer Romance and garner her first Grade 1 laurel.

A useful performer in the turf mile division, Casa Creed reached a new level when shortening up to six furlongs in Saturday’s $400,000 Jaipur S. (G1) at Belmont Park.

The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival opened Thursday with a trio of black-type events. While Con Lima rolled at 8.30-1 in the Wonder Again S. (G3), Change of Control went off at a much shorter 1.45-1 in the Intercontinental S. (G3), and Happy Soul aired as a prohibitive odds-on favorite in the Astoria S.