Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo crossed the finish line first at the Belmont Stakes.
D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who became one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of horse racing and a face of the sport for decades, has died.
Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, and the second hosted at Saratoga.
The board said the decision was made because many racehorse owners had relocated to Southern California and out of state over the past year, following the closure of Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, and the end of stabling and racing at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
"Now we've got people who are money hungry, that's the way we feel, and we're being stabbed in the back," said Monty Meier, who's a 16-year veteran horse trainer at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
Hundreds of low-income residents, including horse trainers living at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, "don't know what's next" and may be forced to move after all 2025 horse racing in Northern California was canceled.