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Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Thoroughbred racing, Belmont Stakes

Seven Influential People Who Helped Make Saratoga So Special

The name Saratoga is synonymous with the best that racing can be. Each year, the Saratoga Race Course summer meet lures fans from across the country to experience the sport in an area that harkens back to a different time. Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is a timeless place that is both classic and modern, a place where history is celebrated and memories are made.

Belmont Stakes, Saratoga Race Course, Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, Preakness winner Seize the Grey, Kentucky Derby runner-up Sierra Leone

SLIDESHOW: Meet the Contenders for the 2024 Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets is the third and final jewel of U.S. Thoroughbred horse racing’s Triple Crown. The race traditionally is held at 1 1/2 miles at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., however the famed track currently is undergoing a massive renovation.

Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Mystik Dan, NTRA poll

Kentucky Derby Winner Mystik Dan Leads Triple Crown Rankings, Belmont Stakes Next

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.

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Flightline’s Little Brother Shines, Belmont Stakes Plans, and More Memorial Day Weekend Takeaways

Tom Pedulla offers five takeaways from a big holiday weekend of racing, including a promising debut by a half-brother to retired superstar Flightline and developments surrounding the highly anticipated Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets June 8 at Saratoga Race Course.

Julie Krone achieved much in her riding career, including a Belmont Stakes victory aboard Colonial Affair in 1993.

Julie Krone: Always in the Moment, Always About the Horse

When Julie Krone was riding, it was always on to the next race, on to the next day, on to the next track, allowing precious little time to celebrate her accomplishments, no matter how unprecedented they were.

“When you are younger,” Krone said in 2014, “you are so in the moment.”

Krone is now 60 years old, a wife to BloodHorse columnist Jay Hovdey, and a caring mother to Lorelei. She has had time to put perspective on it all.

“I went through all these different phases. Now I look at it that it’s really cool. I really did that,” she said.

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