Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Robert LaPenta’s Tapwrit closed out the 2017 Triple Crown series in style, capturing the $1.5 million NYRABets Belmont Stakes (GI) by two lengths o...
Seven months after suffering her first defeat by a short nose to the great mare Beholder in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (GI), two-time champion Songbird returned to the races brilliantly, cruising to ...
Twisted Tom (NY) Chestnut Gelding Trainer: Chad C. Brown Jockey Last Start: Feargal Lynch Owner: Cobra Farm, Inc. Breeder: Dr. William B. Wilmot & Dr. Joan M. Taylor Foaled: April 1, 2014 Sire...
US Racing contributor Ray Wallin, the “Ace of Pace”, discusses how the Belmont Stakes is likely to set up. Ray WallinRay Wallin is a licensed civil engineer and part-time handicappe...
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...
This year marks the 149th running of the Belmont Stakes, the final jewel of the Triple Crown and the oldest of the three races. This race is known for a lot of things — from being the crowning glory...
Of all the Triple Crown races, the Belmont Stakes is probably the most “normal” from a betting standpoint. In Louisville, of course, the emphasis is on improvement — a quest horses that are read...
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 ...
Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby champ Gormley, who finished ninth in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, was officially added to the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes field after trainer John Shirreffs and co-owner Jerry Moss...
Meantime (KY) Chestnut Colt Trainer: Brian A. Lynch Jockey Last Start: Jose L. Ortiz Owner: Silverton Hill LLC Breeder: Brent Harris & Beth Harris Foaled: May 5, 2014 Sire: Shackleford Dam, Dam Si...