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2024 Remsen Stakes at a Glance

While the New York Racing Association has two Grade 1 stakes for 2-year-olds, Saturday’s Grade 2 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct has been a much more reliable indicator of Triple Crown success. A year ago, the Remsen was captured by Dornoch, who went on to prevail in the Belmont Stakes and NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes.

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Oaklawn Park’s Lucrative Road to Kentucky Derby Headlines Upcoming Meet, Which Begins Friday

Oaklawn Park’s 120th season opens Friday, kicking off 65 days of elite Thoroughbred racing. Throughout the season, Oaklawn’s 57 stakes races will offer a total of $17.65 million in purses.

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2024 Cigar Mile Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses

The $500,000, Grade 2 Cigar Mile Handicap Presented by Twinspires.com scheduled for Saturday at Aqueduct offers one final opportunity for accomplished dirt mile horses to compete in a marquee race before the calendar turns to 2025.

Jack Van Berg: A Hall of Famer and a True Horseman

Racing Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg passed away on Dec. 27, 2017, at age 81. The Kentucky Derby-winning trainer who ranks fourth all-time in career wins in North America was profiled by America’s Best Racing correspondent Tom Pedulla in 2014. Van Berg reflected on the influence of his father, Marion, on his superstar horse from the 1980s, Alysheba, and on his enduring passion for the sport.

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2025 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Kentucky Jockey Club Winner First Resort

Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule from which the racehorses earn points toward qualifying. The 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs.

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