The Grade I Coaching Club American Oaks is the centerpiece of this year’s opening Sunday card at Saratoga, and it does not lack star power. #1 SONGBIRD (4-5, morning-line favorite) is seeking her ninth straight win after starting her career 8-for-8 with seven stakes triumphs. Standing in her way are just four other fillies, headed…

The first Grade I event of the Saratoga meeting is the Diana Stakes for fillies and mares at a mile-and-an-eighth on turf. The $500,000 Diana takes place this Saturday at 5:55 p.m. EST, and it goes as Race 10 on an 11-race program. Don’t forget to participate in FanXT’s Daily Fantasy Jockey game! #2 MISS…

Some things just run in the family. Brian Hernandez Jr. knew at a young age that he wanted to be a jockey just like his father. “I just I grew up on [racing].” he told ESPN in a 2013 profile. “My dad started riding, and I was like 3 the first time I went to the…

Saturday’s Grade II, 500,000 Indiana Derby drew a solid cast of 12 three-year-olds. They’ll go one-and-one-sixteenth miles over the Indiana Grand oval when the latch springs on the program’s ninth race (approximately 9:41 p.m. EST). Remember to use this preview in determining your picks for FanXT’s Daily Fantasy Jockey game! The two horses with the…

Delaware Park is the site for the Grade I, 750,000 Delaware Handicap this Saturday; a compact field of six fillies and mares has assembled for this mile-and-a-quarter test. Going as Race 9, post time for the crown jewel of the Delaware Park meeting is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. EST. Be sure to get involved in…

The path to the top of the horse racing world is normally a long and arduous one, but for Irad Ortiz Jr, that was not the case. In 2011, his first year as a rider in the United States, Ortiz Jr. won 151 races. The native Puerto Rican showed that 2011 was no fluke when…

For competitive tournament soccer, France has always been the host with the most. Two tournaments on its soil have resulted in two wild celebrations from Paris to Calais, stirring renditions of La Marseillaise ringing out through the countryside. They have made legends among the national team, among them Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane and even current…

Turf fillies will be front-and-center in the Grade I, $1 million Belmont Oaks at Belmont Park this Saturday. As Race 10 on the program, it’ll go off at around 5:46 p.m. EST. Like the Belmont Derby I discussed earlier, the Oaks is one of many important races going on at Belmont for FanXT’s Daily Fantasy…

The prestigious Grade I, $1.25 million Belmont Derby takes place this Saturday at Belmont Park and headlines the annual “Stars and Stripes Festival” at the New York venue. Going as Race 8 on an 11-race program, the mile-and-a-quarter Belmont Derby is scheduled to go off at 4:38 p.m. EST. It will represent one of many…

Despite being just 26 years of age, Joe Talamo has established himself as one of the west coast’s best riders. Although he has yet to notch a win in the Triple Crown series, his list of accomplishments in Southern California is extensive, including multiple Grade I victories. He even won a Breeders’ Cup race at…