Travers Test: Who Wins the Midsummer Classic at Saratoga?
August 27, 2026
Considered the “Midsummer Classic,” the Travers Stakes perennially is one of the best 3-year-old races
Considered the “Midsummer Classic,” the Travers Stakes perennially is one of the best 3-year-old races
The two top finishers in the Kentucky Derby—Golden Tempo and Renegade—return for Saturday’s 158th Belmont
The 151st Preakness Stakes is Saturday from Laurel Park in Maryland and for the second
The 152nd Kentucky Derby returns to Churchill Downs this Saturday. While Renegade enters as the
Building your Kentucky Derby tickets starts with throwing out the horses who lack the tactical
The Kentucky Derby is less than three weeks away, which means it’s a good time
The Bluegrass Stakes, Wood Memorial, and Santa Anita Derby are the final three major Kentucky
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The Derby Trail gets serious this week as the action moves to the Fair Grounds
This week’s stop on the Kentucky Derby trail is not a familiar one to most
Santa Anita Park is the epicenter of racing this Saturday, and one reason is the
The first major race of the 2026 Thoroughbred racing season begins at Gulfstream Park in
On September 12, 1995, the Harlem Globetrotters' historic 24-year, 8,829-game winning streak came to a dramatic end in Vienna, Austria. A competitive squad led by NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar—who dropped 34 points—defeated the Globetrotters 91-85 in an unscripted contest.
On September 10, 1989, Deion Sanders made his NFL debut with the Atlanta Falcons and returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams. Just five days earlier, Sanders had hit a home run for the New York Yankees. He remains the only player in professional sports history to score an NFL touchdown and hit an MLB home run in the same week.
