The 2026 Belmont Stakes post positions are set. Renegade drew post 4 and opens as the 2-1 morning-line favorite. Derby winner Golden Tempo drew post 9 at 9-2. Chief Wallabee sits between them at 3-1, off a draw that handed him the cleanest trip in the race. The pace picture is clear: Powershift in post …
Napoleon Solo won the 2026 Preakness Stakes at 7.90-1 odds, surging past race favorite Taj Mahal around the final turn at Laurel Park and holding off Iron Honor in the stretch to capture the 151st running of the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown. Chip Honcho finished third, while jockey Paco Lopez earned his first …
Early betting outlook: Morning-line favorite Iron Honor headlines a tightly packed field, but Laurel Park’s tighter first turn and longer stretch may favor tactical runners like Taj Mahal and Chip Honcho, while Talkin (20-1) stands out as the strongest value play on the board. This 2026 Preakness Stakes handicapping guide covers everything you need to …
After 30 years of attending yearling sales, I’ve watched buyers pay premium prices for a ‘blue roan’ that turned completely white by age four. What is a Blue Roan horse? A blue roan horse is a black-based horse carrying the dominant roan gene (Rn), which creates a stable mixture of black and white hairs across …
The Kentucky Derby rewards survival. The Preakness rewards position. Over the years, I have watched plenty of Derby closers come back two weeks later in Baltimore and suddenly look flat-footed turning for home. The horses that consistently perform well in the Preakness are rarely deep closers or one-dimensional speed horses. More often, they are tactical …
Do horses need shipping boots? For any haul over 30 minutes, yes—I recommend them. Shipping boots are designed to protect the coronet band, knees, and hocks from trailer strikes and scrambling injuries during hauling. Whether you are making a 45-minute run to Fair Grounds or a longer trip to Delta Downs, one hard brake or …
When evaluating the Preakness Stakes 2026 contenders, the first thing you have to account for is the venue change. The race is set for Saturday, May 16, at Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland — not Pimlico, which is currently under reconstruction — and this race sets up nothing like the Derby Golden Tempo just won. …
The 2026 Kentucky Derby results will go down as one of the most improbable finishes in modern racing history. Not because the winner was impossible to find—I had Golden Tempo circled in my 2026 Kentucky Derby pre-race analysis as the longshot if the pace got hot—but because of how it actually happened. A Louisiana-based closer …
2026 Kentucky Derby final contenders are set for the May 2 race at Churchill Downs, and this year’s field is one of the most competitive in recent memory. Instead, this year features a tightly packed group of top contenders, several legitimate mid-tier threats, and a deep closing group that becomes especially dangerous if the pace …
I’m facing this decision right now. I bought a Goldencents colt at the Fasig Tipton auction as a yearling, and my rider recently told me he seems off in his back end during training. I called the vet. His finding: one of the colt’s testicles appears to be causing discomfort, and his recommendation was gelding. …
