Friday 08 June - 11:13 EDT
All handicapping signs point to favorite Justify winning the 150th Belmont Stakes on Saturday and completing the Triple Crown sweep. But the race is unlikely to be a walk-over with the 1 1/2 mile distance a real test for the full field of 10 colts that will go to the gate. And heavy favorites have come up short in the past.
Friday 08 June - 10:49 EDT
The US Triple Crown season comes to a close on Saturday with the running of the 150th Belmont Stakes from Belmont Park in New York. For the second time since 2015 a horse has a chance to grab the Triple Crown title, with Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Justify heavily favored to beat nine others to the Belmont wire and cement his name in history.
Sunday 03 June - 05:22 EDT
It's two down and one to go for Justify, as the 2018 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner tries to become the 13th horse to claim the Triple Crown with a win June 9 in the Belmont Stakes. The tough 1 1/2 mile Belmont is known as The Test of the Champion, and 13 horses have won the first two legs of the Triple Crown but lost the third.
Wednesday 30 May - 05:41 EDT
This has never happened before, in any major North American sport. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors will meet for the fourth straight NBA Final. Golden State won the first and third meetings, while Cleveland took the second.
Friday 25 May - 12:45 EDT
For just second time in NHL history, the Stanley Cup final feature teams that have never won a Stanley Cup game. The Vegas Golden Knights are a first-year team, and the Washington Capitals were swept in their only previous Cup final.
Friday 18 May - 20:12 EDT
The dirt track at Pimlico Race Course is going to be a sloppy mess, and it appears heavy favorite Justify is all but a lock to cruise to victory in the Preakness Stakes. But despite the terrible weather and seemingly pre-ordained outcome, the show will go on Saturday afternoon, with eight three-year-old colts going to the gate to race for the second leg of the 2018 Triple Crown.
Friday 18 May - 03:36 EDT
The second leg of the US Triple Crown is set for Saturday from Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course, where eight three-year-old colts will line up in the gate and race 1 3/16 miles on the Pimlico dirt for total purse of $1.5 million and the Preakness Stakes title. All eyes will be on Justify as he tries to take another step toward racing immortality.
Thursday 17 May - 11:39 EDT
Much like the Kentucky Oaks kicks off the Kentucky Derby weekend at Churchill Downs, the (G2) Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for three-year-old fillies on Friday at Pimlico Race Course is the precursor to Saturday's Preakness Stakes. In an excellent betting race, 10 are expected to go to the gate to race 1 1/8 miles on the dirt for a total purse of $250,000.
Monday 14 May - 17:26 EDT
This Saturday will see the running of the 2018 Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Barring any last-minute disaster, it's a given that 2018 Kentucky Derby winner Justify will run in the Preakness as the heavy favorite. Here's a look at the other colts expected to go to the gate and try to deny him the second leg of the Triple Crown.
