Author: Marion Altieri

Billy Turner and the author (photo courtesy of Marion Altieri).

Belmont Stakes | Horse Betting 101

Heroes and Friends: Seattle Slew, Jean Cruguet and Billy Turner

Forty years ago, on June 11, 1977, Seattle Slew won the Belmont Stakes to become the 10th horse in American racing history to win the Triple Crown. This is not a work of horse racing history or journa...

Posted on June 9, 2017

Belmont Stakes | Horse Betting 101

Big Sandy and the Wall of Sound

By Marion Altieri

There’s a reason Belmont Park is referred to as “Big Sandy”. Saturday, June 9, 2012: Up to my knees in the deepest sand and dirt I’d ever encountered, I questioned the wisdom of wearing my ...

Posted on June 7, 2017

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Her Laugh Untouchable in Winning Untapable at Fair Grounds
December 22, 2024
The $100,000 Untapable Stakes at the Fair Grounds turned into a Saturday of fun for trainer Whit Beckman. Her Laugh led from gate-to-wire for 2 …Read More »
Uncle Mo, Champion and Top Sire, Dead at 16
December 20, 2024
Farewell to Uncle Mo, gone too soon but never to be forgotten. The 16-year-old world-class stallion was euthanized Thursday morning in Kentucky after undergoing surgery …Read More »
Admiral Dennis Favored in Five-Horse Gun Runner; Picks, Odds
December 19, 2024
Gun Runner won his first two races before fading to fourth in a Grade 2 event that ended his 2-year-old season. At 3 he won …Read More »
Untapable: Will Brad Cox Add Another Oaks Contender? Picks, Odds
December 19, 2024
Trainer Brad Cox sends out California Sunset in the $100,000 Untapable Stakes at the Fair Grounds on Saturday seeking yet another contender for the Kentucky …Read More »
Journalism, Coal Battle on Derby Trail; Baffert with Top 3
December 19, 2024
Even after a rare loss in the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2), trainer Bob Baffert comes away from the weekend with the top three 2-year-olds …Read More »

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