Horse Racing

NYRA confirms racing returns to Belmont Park on Sept. 18

The Grade 1 $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup will highlight the first day of racing.

MORE ON THIS TOPICSteve Matthews' Belmont at the Big A selections for May 7-10

Steve Matthews' Belmont at the Big A selections for May 7-10

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo is not running in the Preakness

Golden Tempo's victory in Kentucky Derby most-viewed on record, averaging 19.6 million

Cherie DeVaux must decide if Golden Tempo will run Preakness for a shot at the Triple Crown

Golden Tempo takes the Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes the 1st woman to train its winner

Golden Tempo's last-to-first Kentucky Derby win explained

Jockey Jose Ortiz comes from last to pass brother Irad and win Kentucky Derby

Great White is fine after throwing his jockey and getting scratched late from the Kentucky Derby

Devauxs on the go: Cherie's family drives together to see her make Kentucky Derby history

After Kentucky Oaks win, trainer Chad Brown hopes for double with Emerging Market in Kentucky Derby

Always a Runner wins the 152nd Kentucky Oaks, the first to run under the lights in prime time

Robusta is in the Kentucky Derby field, giving Cristian Torres the chance to ride

No clear favorite and plenty of contenders: The 152nd Kentucky Derby is a 20-horse puzzle

At the track, on the air and behind the scenes, women make the Kentucky Derby happen

Kentucky Derby horse-by-horse analysis from Newsday's Steve Matthews

Donna Brothers steps away from NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage after 26 races

Horse racing in Japan is on the rise. A Kentucky Derby winner could be next

The Delgados and Motts make the Kentucky Derby a fathers and sons event

Fulleffort scratched from the Kentucky Derby, putting Ocelli into the race

The first Kentucky Derby since the death of trainer D. Wayne Lukas has a different vibe

Silent Tactic is out of the Kentucky Derby because of a foot injury, trainer says

Long shot So Happy runs to the Kentucky Derby amid heartbreak and hope and a chance at history

Steve Matthews' Belmont at the Big A selections for April 30, May 1-2

Todd Pletcher's Renegade draws the inside No. 1 post and opens as the Kentucky Derby favorite

Kona Gold, Christophe Clement and John Shirreffs elected to racing Hall of Fame

Bob Baffert names record $10.5M colt Zedan after it joins his Santa Anita stable

Steve Matthews' Aqueduct selections for April 23-26

Churchill Downs Inc. buys Preakness intellectual property for $85 million

Steve Matthews' Aqueduct selections for April 16 through April 19

I Am Maximus wins the Grand National for a second time

Horse breaks its back and is euthanized after it won a Grand National steeplechase race

Steve Matthews' Aqueduct selections for April 9-12

So Happy wins Santa Anita Derby, giving 60-year-old jockey Mike Smith a shot at Kentucky Derby

A Kentucky Derby fixture steps away: Mike Battaglia retires as oddsmaker

Steve Matthews' Aqueduct selections for April 3 and April 4

Steve Matthews' Aqueduct selections for Thursday, April 2

Magnitude wins Dubai Gold Cup after $12M race goes ahead despite the war in Iran

Commandment wins the Florida Derby, now eyes Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown trail

Steve Matthews' Aqueduct picks for March 27-29

Emerging Market edges Pavlovian at the Louisiana Derby to earn a likely spot in the Kentucky Derby

Steve Matthews' Aqueduct picks for March 19-22

Incredibolt storms to a 4-length Virginia Derby win, surging atop the Kentucky Derby points race

4 horses die at Cheltenham Festival as charity urges better safety and welfare measures

Steve Matthews' Aqueduct selections for Sunday, March 15

Steve Matthews' Aqueduct selections for Saturday, March 14

Redknapp pushes Tottenham credentials as his horse misses out in Cheltenham Gold Cup

Steve Matthews' Aqueduct selections for Friday, March 13

Steve Matthews' Aqueduct selections for Thursday, March 12

Potente edges 67-1 Robusta by a head to win the $200,000 San Felipe Stakes for Bob Baffert

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