Horse Racing

Steve Matthews' Belmont at the Big A selections for June 25-28

Thursday, June 25 Best bet: LES REYS (4) Best value: CELESTIAL GLAZE (6) FIRST: Mary...

Steve Matthews' Belmont at the Big A selections for June 18-21

Maryland exercises its right to match an $85 million offer to keep Preakness branding rights

Only in NewsdayPhotos: Exclusive look inside Belmont Park's new grandstand

Only in NewsdayExclusive: Inside the new grandstand at Belmont Park

Steve Matthews' Belmont at The Big A selections for June 11-14

Golden Tempo wins the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes after winning the Kentucky Derby

Golden Tempo wins Belmont Stakes at Saratoga

Steve Matthews' Belmont at Saratoga selections for June 3-7

AnalysisHow the Belmont Stakes will be run — and won

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo faces a pace challenge in the Belmont Stakes

AnalysisTriple Crown changes: How to prevent horses from skipping the big events

Cherie DeVaux returns to familiar Saratoga for the Belmont after her historic Kentucky Derby

Belmont Park rebuild nears the finish line as the Belmont Stakes is a year from returning home

Steve Matthews' Belmont Stakes horse-by-horse analysis

As Belmont Stakes gets set to run at Saratoga, trainers look forward to Belmont Park's reopening

Renegade is the 2-1 favorite for the Belmont Stakes rematch with Derby winner Golden Tempo

Steve Matthews' Belmont at the Big A selections for Memorial Day weekend

Preakness this year is the most watched since 2021, NBC Sports says

Three Derby horses came back for the Preakness on short rest. None finished higher than 4th

Napoleon Solo holds off Iron Honor by 1 1/4 lengths to win the Preakness at Laurel Park

Napoleon Solo wins Preakness at Laurel

My Miss Mo holds on to win the Black-Eyed Susan by 1 3/4 lengths over Jumping the Gun

The Preakness at Laurel Park has a little bit of everything but the Kentucky Derby winner

Colt making his racing debut dies after a race at Laurel, the day before the Preakness

Brittany Russell, with husband Sheldon riding, could make Preakness history with Taj Mahal

AnalysisSteve Matthews' Preakness horse-by-horse analysis

Laurel Park waited 114 years for the Preakness. It may be a farewell as much as a debut

Preakness could soon move later, to 3 weeks after the Kentucky Derby. That might not be enough

Iron Honor is a slight 9-2 favorite on the morning line for the Preakness

Steve Matthews' Belmont at the Big A selections for May 14-17

NYRA confirms racing returns to Belmont Park on Sept. 18

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

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