View from the Grandstand

Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz win the Belmont Stakes (G1) presented by NYRA Bets by working out a familiar last-to-first trip. The duo trailed the Belmont Stakes field through the first 6 furlongs of the 1 ¼ mile race, just as they had done in the Kentucky Derby (G1)...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Golden Tempo (right) completes five furlongs in 1:00.20 at Keeneland under jockey Jose Ortiz on Saturday, May 23. The Cherie DeVaux-trained Curlin colt, owned by Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable, is expected to run next in the $2 million Belmont...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – May 18, 2026 Napoleon Solo, under Paco Lopez, sat close to the pace set by locally-based Taj Mahal before pulling away to win the Preakness Stakes over Iron Honor. The Liam’s Map colt is owned by Gold Square LLC and is...

By Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer Race 13) – Laurel Park – Grade 1 Preakness Stakes 3yo 1-3/16 miles on main track This year’s edition of the Preakness may be missing star power, but the race does present a very interesting handicapping puzzle to unravel. With the exception of a...

NTRA Communications —- Locally based Taj Mahal, currently no. 18 in the NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll, is trained by Brittany Russell and will be ridden by her husband Sheldon Russell in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park. The undefeated Nyquist colt is three for...

By Pat McKenna —- NYRA announces 2026 stakes schedule for Belmont Park fall meet ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2026 fall meet at the re-imagined Belmont Park, which will open for live racing on...