Prior to relocating to Southern California in late 2019, Umberto Rispoli had never ridden a race in the United States. He ...

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners founder said Preakness winner's regular rider has “done everything right with his horse every ...

For McCarthy, the 54-year-old former assistant to Todd Pletcher, the Preakness was his second career Triple Crown triumph. He ...

The public's attention was on Sovereignty after he ran down Journalism to capture the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont ...

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won the 157th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, surging past favored Journalism just as he did at ...

Skip Dickstein/for the Times Union 2025 Preakness winner Journalism with regular rider Umberto Rispoli put in his final work in preparations for the 2025 Belmont Stakes for trainer Mike McCarthy ...

Sovereignty surges ahead of Journalism to win the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes in a similar repeat of how the race unfolded in the Kentucky Derby.

Kentucky Derby runner-up and Preakness winner Journalism has opened as the 8-5 favorite in the Belmont Stakes to close out ...

Umberto Rispoli, rises his hand in victory after riding Journalism and narrowly beating Luis Saez aboard Gosger to win the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Pimlico ...