June 8, 2025
Sovereignty adds the Belmont Stakes to his Kentucky Derby win, getting the better of Journalism and Baeza. Plus Saturday recaps and a reorganized Sunday card.
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Sovereignty adds the Belmont Stakes to his Kentucky Derby win, getting the better of Journalism and Baeza. Plus Saturday recaps and a reorganized Sunday card.
Belmont Stakes Day. Journalism, Sovereignty, Baeza battle in the final leg of the Triple Crown. We preview a massive card of stakes, cover Friday's card and more.
Top 3-year-old filly Good Cheer streaks into Saratoga for the Acorn, part of a giant stakes-heavy card Friday. The Special digs into some previews, and covers Thursdays' races.
Saratoga goes Belmont, again. The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival started Wednesday and The Special fires up the first of four editions for the week. We look at Thursday, cover Wednesday's action and pack in a little bit of everything to get started.