Horse Racing

Belmont Park Building (Construction)Gambling Hochul, Kathleen C Horse Racing Long Island (NY)New York Racing Assn

September 18, 2026 Joe Drape and Lexi Parra

Belmont Park Got a $550 Million Makeover. Will Fans Show Up?

The 300,000-square-foot so-called entertainment zone has scaled down capacity for horse race spectators, but added spaces for concerts and other performances.

Gambling Horse Racing Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Horses Jockeys, Drivers and Trainers

August 19, 2026 Joe Drape

Was It a Betting Plot, or Were the Horses Just Surprisingly Fast?

When several horses wildly outperformed the odds at tracks at Saratoga and the Jersey Shore, bookmakers in London were stung and industry watchers suspected an elaborate plot.

Connemara (Ireland)Horse Racing internal-eafs internal-open-access-from-nl Ireland Islands Jockeys, Drivers and Trainers Omey Island (Ireland)

August 15, 2026 Ali Watkins and Clodagh Kilcoyne

Where Future Champions Race Against the Tide

An uninhabited Irish island fills up one day each summer for a treasured amateur horse race in which young jockeys ride across the shifting sands.