LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Triple Crown winner Justify was calm while posing for thousands of fans who cheered and took pictures of horse racing’s newest superstar in 90-degree heat at Churchill Downs. A week after becoming the second Triple Crown champion in four years and 13th overall, the unbeaten chestnut colt received rock star treatment Saturday

SATURDAY’S BEST Rosehill Race 1 No.4 Pedicel (Kerrin McEvoy) – $4.40 After looking the part at the trials, I was super keen on Pedicel at her debut and she did a wonderful job when saluting at Canterbury, where not everything went right for her, as she was out of her comfort zone early on and

Long shot Restoring Hope’s run in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes is being questioned by some competitors, who suggest the horse might have been used to block other horses from catching stablemate Justify on his way to the Triple Crown. Bob Baffert trains both Justify and Restoring Hope, which went off at 37-1 and then broke fast

NEW YORK — Triple Crown winner Justify will get a well-deserved break and then race again this year, though no date or location has been targeted since the colt came out of his Belmont Stakes victory in good condition. Elliott Walden of WinStar Farm said Sunday the multiowner group that controls Justify wants to share

With his Triple Crown victory Saturday, Justify became the most valuable horse in racing history. Before the Belmont Stakes, the horse’s owners, primarily WinStar Farm, China Horse Club & SF Racing, negotiated a deal with Coolmore to sell the horse’s breeding rights for $60 million. The Triple Crown was worth an additional $15 million, sources

Elmont, N.Y. — The noise is what I’ll remember most. Other than the horse, of course. There were 13 races at Belmont Park on Saturday, but only one reason why it was a sellout crowd of 90,000 people. Justify was bidding to become just the 13th horse to win the Triple Crown. Justify was the

Elmont, N.Y. — An hour after his historic win aboard Justify, jockey Mike Smith sat in front of a crowded room of reporters, describing what it was like for an “old man” of 52 to finally win a Triple Crown. To his right sat trainer Bob Baffert, whose eyes were transfixed on the flat-screen TV

Justify defied all the odds on his way to achieving Triple Crown immortality. The late bloomer won the 150th Belmont Stakes in New York by 1¾ lengths on Saturday, leading all the way to give the sport its 13th Triple Crown champion. American Pharoah ended a 37-year Triple Crown drought in 2015, and now just

NEW YORK — A horse bred and owned by Queen Elizabeth II won the $400,000 Belmont Gold Cup Invitational by a length. Sent off as the 9-5 favorite, Call To Mind ran two miles on a firm turf course in 3:16.78, setting a track record at Belmont Park on Friday. The old mark of 3:17.89

NEW YORK — Justify turned in another strong gallop Friday in his final preparation for a Triple Crown bid in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes. The chestnut colt will be the odds-on favorite Saturday to become the 13th horse to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont. Triple Crown contender Justify gets in his final

NEW YORK — Triple Crown contender Justify glided over the track in his first trip over the Belmont Park strip on Thursday morning. The strapping chestnut colt is the odds-on favorite to complete the series sweep on Saturday in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes following victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. Justify arrived

There is an abundance of racing on offer along the east coast on Saturday. Mitchell Lamb from tab.com.au has run the form and settled on his best bets below. SATURDAY’S BEST Doomben Race 4 No. 1 Ambitious (Craig Williams) – $3.40 Japanese import Ambitious is quietly establishing himself amongst the better staying types in the

NEW YORK — Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Justify arrived in New York on Wednesday ahead of this weekend’s Belmont Stakes, in which the colt will try to sweep the Triple Crown. Justify traveled smoothly to Belmont Park via a flight from Louisville, Kentucky, and a van ride from an airport on Long Island. He

With the Triple Crown in sight at Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, the owners of Justify, Winstar Farm, have brokered a deal to have the horse exclusively sponsored by private jet company WheelsUp. Terms were not disclosed. The rights include a WheelsUp logo on the horse’s blanket and includes WheelsUp sponsorship of jockey Mike Smith, who will

NEW YORK — Something Bob Baffert always dreads has come true ahead of the Belmont Stakes: Justify drew the No. 1 post for the colt’s bid to sweep the Triple Crown. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner was made the early 4-5 favorite in the 10-horse field for Saturday’s race. Baffert is not a fan

Justify will be chasing horse racing history Saturday. Justify is the odds-on favorite to claim the Belmont Stakes and horse racing’s second Triple Crown since 2015. Here are the full odds and post positions for Saturday’s race. A deal has been agreed upon for the breeding rights to Justify before the horse tries to complete

2:20 PM ET Rachel MarcusESPN Editor Close ESPN Editor Joined ESPN in 2013 Maryland native, Syracuse graduate On Saturday, history will be made in Elmont, New York. The Belmont Stakes will celebrate its 150th running — this we know. But what else is at stake? Just the potential for a Triple Crown win by Derby

There is an abundance of racing on offer along the east coast on Saturday. Mitchell Lamb from tab.com.au has run the form and settled on his best bets below. SATURDAY’S BEST Moonee Valley Race 3 No.5 Divine Quality (Beau Mertens) – $5 I know these offseason mares’ events can produce a few strange results, but