Horse Racing News

Palace Malice proved his class in the $1.25 million Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park, winning the second Grade 1 of his career for Dogwood Stables a year after taking the 2013 Belmont Stakes.

Coffee Clique and jockey Javier Castellano won a nose bob over longshot Strathnaver for an upset win in the Longines Just a Game Stakes on the June 7 Belmont Stakes undercard at Belmont Park.

Sweet Reason, given a patient ride by Irad Ortiz Jr., came from off the pace to register her second Grade 1 victory in the $750,000 TVG Acorn Stakes June 7 at Belmont Park.

Close Hatches continued her winning streak in the $1 million Ogden Phipps Stakes June 7 at Belmont Park, turning back the closing bid of 9-5 second choice Princess of Sylmar.

Wes Welker's Undrafted unleashed a furious rally in the stretch to nab late leader Marchman and win the $300,000 Jaipur Invitational Stakes June 7 at Belmont Park.

Returning to sprinting after finishing off the board in the Preakness Stakes, Bayern drew off in the stretch to post an easy victory in the $500,000 Woody Stephens Stakes Saturday, June 7 at Belmont Park.

In a race that could have implications for the Belmont Stakeslater in the day, Stuart S. Janney III's homebred Norumbega closed from well back in the field to win the $500,000 Brooklyn Invitational Stakes.

As the sunrise broke through at Belmont Park at 5:30 a.m. on Belmont Stakes Day June 7, California Chrome was one of the first horses on the track as he went through a light jog under the watchful eye of trainer Art Sherman.

Antonino Miuccio's Palace overcame a bad stumble exiting the gate in Friday's Grade 2, $250,000 True North to post a three-quarter length victory on the wire of the swiftly-run six-furlong sprint.

It is hard to believe a year has passed since Dogwood Stable's Palace Malice galloped all the way around Big Sandy to upset the Belmont Stakes at odds of 13-1.