horse racing
The Belmont is headed to Saratoga for the first time, but almost certainly not the last.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the 2024 Belmont Stakes will be held at Saratoga Race Course, with the third leg of the Triple Crown of Horse Racing moved from Long Island to upstate due to major renovations to Belmont Park. did.
The move has been expected for some time, ever since the New York Horse Racing Association announced plans for the $455 million Belmont Park project. Construction is expected to last until 2025, so there’s a good chance Belmont will be built in Saratoga for the second year in a row.
“This is probably going to be a two-year effort,” NYRA President and CEO David O’Rourke said by phone. “We’re going to get it right and get better every year.”
Pending approval from the North American Awards Committee, the Belmont will be run at a distance of 1 1/4 miles, shorter than the 1 1/2 miles of traditional races, due to the shape of Saratoga’s dirt track.
high school
Women’s Hockey: Jillian Countway and Allie Tatham each scored two points and Lauren Labbe had one goal and two assists for Brunswick, which cruised to an 8-0 victory over Lewiston/Oak Hill in Corisse.
Lissie Palmer opened the scoring just 20 seconds into the game. Tanner Gagnon and Solveig Ledwick also scored.
hockey
NHL: The struggling Buffalo Sabers made some changes to their lineup by acquiring fourth-line forward Eric Robinson in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Blue Jackets received a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft in exchange for a seventh-year player who is unlikely to become a regular. A year after scoring a career-high 12 points, Robinson scored just one goal in just seven games.
tennis
Australian Open: Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki has secured one of the first wild cards for the 2024 Australian Open.
2018 Australian Open women’s champion Wozniacki and six Australian players have secured the first group of wild cards.
Wozniacki, 33, returned to top-flight tennis in August after more than three years off the tour and giving birth to two children. She played in Montreal and Cincinnati before reaching the fourth round of the US Open, where she lost to eventual champion Coco Gauff.
soccer
England: Manchester City lost 1-0 to Aston Villa, extending their winless run in the Premier League to four games.
Leon Bailey’s deflected shot in the 74th minute moved City six points clear of first-placed Arsenal and fourth behind Liverpool and Villa.
• Liverpool beat Sheffield United 2-0 thanks to goals from Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai, moving them back within two points of leaders Arsenal.
• Scott McTominay scored twice as Manchester United defeated visiting Chelsea 2-1.
football
NFL: Zach Wilson has returned as the starting quarterback for the New York Jets.
Wilson, who sat on the bench for two games in place of injured Aaron Rodgers, is scheduled to play center Sunday in the Jets’ home game against the Houston Texans.
• Vikings manager Kevin O’Connell said Josh Dobbs was the starter despite throwing four interceptions in Minnesota’s last game, a 12-10 loss at home against Chicago on Nov. 27. He announced that he will remain at QB.
• The NFL has suspended Indianapolis Colts defensive end Al-Quaddin Muhammad for six games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
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