Notes from the Belmont Racing Festival.

United Kingdom bookmaker Fitzdares has announced a new two-year partnership with Jamie Snowden Racing, one of the most respected and in-form operations in British National Hunt racing.

A visual look at the field for the 2026 Belmont Stakes in post position order.

Benvenuto Cellini heads a field of 14 for trainer Aidan O'Brien in the Derby (G1) June 6 at Epsom Downs Racecourse, with the Ballydoyle handler responsible for four of the entries as he bids to land a 12th victory in the classic.

Breeders' Cup-winning trainer Ron Moquett will judge the 92nd annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show. Open to all yearlings eligible for Maryland-bred registration, the show will be June 28 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds. 

It didn't take long for trainer Chad Brown to realize he had something special in a Gun Runner filly named Always a Runner.

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be active this Belmont Stakes week at Saratoga Race Course.

The $400,000 True North Stakes (G3) features a pair of grade 1 winners who enter the June 6 contest as heavy favorites at Saratoga Race Course.

This year's edition of the Matt Winn Stakes (G3) draws seven exciting 3-year-old colts looking to take another step forward June 7. The race features three Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni set to face off under the twin spires.

Some trainers may be wary of running a horse 2 miles in a race such as the $250,000 Belmont Gold Cup Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course, but Mark Casse has one word for them: R-E-L-A-X.