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Trainer Brad Cox hoisting the August Belmont Trophy after winning the 2021 Belmont Stakes, thanks to a victory from his Thoroughbred, Essential Quality. (NYRA)

Trainer Brad Cox Is Giving the Hall of Famers a Run for Their Money

Following a historic run at Saratoga and win in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Cox is in good position to nab his second-straight Eclipse Award.

Brad Cox, the reigning Eclipse Award winner for Outstanding Trainer, put on quite a show…

year of the Saratoga Race Course meet, Saratoga’s horse racing roots date back all the way to the early 19th century. (Currier & Ives)

The Great Before: Saratoga’s Horse Racing Roots Actually Go Back a Lot Further Than 1863

Saratoga's pre-1863 racing history included everything from flouting the law to women in dresses (gasp!) climbing up fences to see better.

By now, most Saratogians know the story well: In the summer of 1863, a bare-knuckle…

Jockeys on the NYRA circuit, like Lanfranco “Frankie” Dettori seen here, will finally be able to enjoy the roar of the Saratoga crowds again this summer.

Happy Returns: Saratoga Race Course Is Ready for Its Big FOMO-Packed Comeback

After a spectator-less 2020 summer meet, here's what permanent changes you can expect at the track.

Spending a summer day at Saratoga Race Course is an experience many, myself included, believe…

Jockey Kendrick Carmouche raced at Louisiana and the Mid-Atlantic tracks before going all-in on New York in 2015. (Brien Bouyea)

Groundbreaking Jockey Kendrick Carmouche Has His Eye on a Stellar Saratoga Season

Carmouche made headlines back in May as one of the few Black jockeys to compete in the Kentucky Derby in recent years.

Unlike most of his peers, a teenaged Kendrick Carmouche already knew exactly what he wanted to…

After his horse George Smith won the 1916 Kentucky Derby, Amsterdam’s John Sanford was described as “the happiest man at the track.” (Courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame)

Amsterdam’s Kentucky Derby Double Shot 

A pair of horses with Carpet City connections get their long overdue day in the spotlight. 

Even the most devout Thoroughbred racing aficionados probably couldn’t tell you much, if anything, about…

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