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Fox News
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
2025 Belmont Stakes: Post time, TV schedule, horses, post positions after draw
Excitement is mounting at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, NY, as the 2025 Belmont Stakes approaches on Saturday, June 7. Serving as the final chapter of the Triple Crown, the race stands as a highlight of the horse racing calendar. The Belmont Stakes is a true test of endurance, where only the most prepared horses and skilled jockeys prevail. Fans from all over will be watching closely, eager to see who will cross the finish line first and etch their name into racing history. Here's all you should know, including horses, morning line odds, schedules and post times after the draw: Eight horses will run in the Belmont Stakes. The draw took place on Monday, June 2. Here are the post positions and morning line odds: Typically, held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY, this year's "Test of the Champion" will again be held at Saratoga Race Course due to construction at Belmont Park. The Belmont Stakes is run over a distance of 1.25 miles this year and is known to be the most difficult leg of the Triple Crown. Post time is set for 7:04 p.m. ET and the race will be broadcast on FOX and the FOX Sports app. This year, the purse for the Belmont Stakes is $2 million.
South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
The Hong Kong Racing Postscript: who's hot, who's not and the best of May
Zac Purton, Ellis Wong and David Hayes were on fire, while David Hall finally ended a frustrating winless streak Racing fans were treated to a historic victory in Hong Kong's final Group One of the season, while the race for the trainers' championship heated up in May. The Post analyses the jockeys and trainers who had a month to remember or one to forget, as well as the most outstanding victory and winning ride. Who's hot? Zac Purton continued to rack up winners in May, booting home 13 winners from just 61 rides for a strike rate of 21.3 per cent – an almost identical figure to his haul from April. The seven-time champion Hong Kong jockey was the most successful rider of the month ahead of Hugh Bowman, who bagged eight wins, while apprentice Ellis Wong Chi-wang deserves praise for his best month of the term. Wong boosted his seasonal tally to 15 winners with five in May – four of which started at $7.6 or longer. The 24-year-old had just 39 rides, giving him a healthy winning strike rate of 12.82 per cent. David Hayes gave John Size something to think about when he cut the fellow Australian's double-figure lead in the trainers' championship to as little as four winners with a strong return in May. Hayes recorded nine winners – just one ahead of Manfred Man Ka-leung, whose haul came from just 49 runners, giving him a winning strike rate of 16.33 per cent. Size - who leads the title race by seven winners - and Ricky Yiu Poon-fai were the next best handlers with seven wins apiece in May. Who's not? Karis Teetan once again battled in May, scoring just one win from 52 rides to slide to seventh in the jockeys' championship. Four riders towards the bottom of the title standings failed to register a winner in May – Keagan de Melo, Ben Thompson, Antoine Hamelin and Dylan Mo Hin-tung. From a trainer's perspective, David Hall managed just one victory but ended the month on a positive note, with Invincible Sage narrowly beaten in the Group Three Sha Tin Vase (1,200m) before Ka Ying Attack broke the handler's winless streak of 60 runners on Saturday. Me Tsui Yu-sak also had just one winner, while Pierre Ng Pang-chi and Danny Shum Chap-shing each prepared two in May. Win of the month Voyage Bubble's historic success in the Group One Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2,400m) was undoubtedly the highlight of the month, with Yiu's stable star becoming the first galloper in 31 years to claim Hong Kong's Triple Crown. UNBELIEVABLE! 🤯 31 years since River Verdon won the #TripleCrown for the first time, Hong Kong has a second winner of the series in Voyage Bubble, who makes light work of his Champions & Chater Cup rivals... 🏆🏆🏆@WorldPool | @mcacajamez | #HKracing — HKJC Racing (@HKJC_Racing) May 25, 2025 Voyage Bubble made light work of a distance query when he charged from midfield to easily round up his rivals, scoring by three and a half lengths under James McDonald. River Verdon was the only previous winner of the Triple Crown, which also features the Group One Stewards' Cup (1,600m) and Group One Gold Cup (2,000m), back in 1993-94. Ride of the month Purton produced a tactical masterclass aboard Shamus Storm to help the promising three-year-old break through for his first triumph at start five. Settled back in the field after his usual tardy start, Shamus Storm was edged off the inside by Purton approaching the 600m to start his run. Purton's genius really came to the fore when he hooked Shamus Storm off the heels of main danger Max Que around the turn, holding the heavily-backed $2.8 second favourite in and preventing him from building momentum at a crucial stage. Shamus Storm let down strongly to power to the lead at the 200m and put the result beyond doubt, with Max Que running on once in the clear for second. Purton was also at his brilliant best on Light Years Charm, while a pair of victorious dirt rides were worth honourable mentions – Wong's on Solid Shalaa and Lyle Hewitson's on Talents Ambition.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Racehorse jockey arrested for alleged shocking device
LAKE CHARLES, La. () — A man was arrested at the for allegedly possessing a device in an attempt to cheat in races. On Saturday, officials with arrested Ricardo Hernandez-Perez, 41, of Vinton as a result of an investigation into allegations of cheating by horse jockeys at the Delta Downs Racetrack and Casino. After the races concluded, officials conducted post-race checks of each jockey. Officials said during one encounter, Hernandez-Perez attempted to flee while removing a battery-operated shocking device from his clothing and discarding it into one of the horse stalls. Hernandez-Perez was subsequently taken to a Calcasieu Parish correctional center for violation of unnatural stimulation of horses. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now The law prohibits anyone from possessing or using devices like electric batteries that can unnaturally stimulate, depress or excite a racehorse before or during a race, including within racetrack stables, sheds or other buildings on racetrack grounds where eligible horses are kept. Man sues Walt Disney World over Florida water slide's 'exhilarating speeds' Fact or myth? Common thunderstorm advice, explained What are serial killers, and who are the most well-known? Valerie Mahaffey of 'Northern Exposure,' 'Young Sheldon' dies San Diego neighborhood expresses outrage, solidarity after ICE raid shakes restaurant Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
News.com.au
4 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Poor visibility ends Eagle Farm meeting with Queensland Derby and Kingsford Smith Cup postponed
Officials have been forced to reschedule the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup and Queensland Derby after jockeys deemed conditions at Eagle Farm unsafe to ride in.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Jockeys allegedly get into trackside fight that left one so badly injured he has been barred from racing for at least 12 days
A pair of Australian jockeys are under investigation after they were alleged to have been involved in a trackside 'physical altercation' prior to a race. Queensland Racing are currently investigating emerging young rider Kyle Wilson-Taylor and Group One veteran Noel Callow following the alleged incident, which is said to have taken place at Doomben on Wednesday. The governing body also confirmed that Callow had been taken to hospital for medical treatment following the spat. While the details of what caused the fight are still unclear, it is understood that tempers flared due to an 'ill-feeling' between the pair, according to Racenet. Callow had been due to race in the seventh race at Doomben but was scrubbed from the race by doctors had found him not fit to ride. A stewards' report from Doomben was published on Thursday which provided more details on the veteran jockey's absence from race seven. 'The start of this race was delayed by approximately five minutes when rider N. Callow, who had weighed out for this event, was then subsequently stood down after being examined by the club doctor and found to be unfit to fulfil his remaining engagements,' the statement read. The report added that 'medical clearance was required (including concussion protocol)' before Callow, who has resurrected his Group One career, could race again. Kim Kelly, the Deputy Commissioner for Queensland Racing's Integrity Commission delivered more information on the fight on Wednesday evening. 'I can confirm that a stewards' inquiry has been opened into a physical altercation between two riders at the Doomben race meeting today,' Kelly said. 'A considerable body of evidence has been taken and the matter was adjourned to a date to be fixed to allow a rider who was taken from the course for medical treatment to give evidence.' Wilson-Taylor has, per Racenet, insisted he was not the aggressor in the situation. Callow, a well-revered jockey who is also known affectionately as the 'King' is now set to be sidelined for at least 12 days as he works through concussion protocols. That means he will not be able to ride Our Benefactor in the Bevan Laming's Group One Queensland Derby on Saturday. Wilson-Taylor, meanwhile, is now set to race on the Sunshine Coast on Friday and at Eagle Farm on Saturday, where he'll ride Redford in Race Two, Star Vega in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup and Sassy Merlot in the Helen Couglan Stakes. Wilson-Taylor has enjoyed some success in the senior jockey ranks after rising up as an apprentice in Queensland.
