by HorseMinute.com | Aug 20, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Bill Mott, a Hall of Fame trainer renowned for his success at New York tracks, has yet to win the Travers Stakes despite 13 attempts and three runner-up finishes. This year, he aims to break that streak with Sovereignty, a dual classic winner and the overwhelming 2-5...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 20, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
The Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes features a competitive field of eight talented 3-year-olds with a combined 10 stakes wins, including five graded victories. Patch Adams, the slight 3-1 favorite, comes off a Grade 1 Woody Stephens win and is known for his sprinting...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 19, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
North America hosts a major day of horse racing featuring several high-profile events, including Alabama Day at Saratoga Race Course with the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) for 3-year-old fillies, the $1 million King’s Plate for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds at Woodbine,...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 19, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
New Thoroughbred owners Randy and Jenny Boyd made a notable entry into the racing industry at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale by purchasing two yearlings, including the top-priced Gun Runner filly for $2.6 million. The Tennessee couple, inspired by attending Kentucky...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 19, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty is the heavy favorite for the Aug. 23 Travers Stakes at Saratoga, aiming for his fourth consecutive win and fifth of the year. Coming off a strong victory in the Jim Dandy Stakes with a career-best speed figure,...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 18, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Harness races kicked off Monday evening at the Allen County Fair in Lima, Ohio, drawing many fairgoers who placed bets and cheered on horses competing in one-mile pace or trot races on the grandstands’ dirt track. The highlight was the Dunlap-Renner Memorial Signature...
