By Noel Michaels The 2020 running of the Belmont Stakes is in the books, and the winner was New York-bred Tiz the Law, ridden by Manny Franco, trained by Barclay Tagg, and owned by Sackatoga Stable, r...
By Mike Farrell Barclay Tagg is clearly not ready to go gentle into that good night. At 82, Tagg is still full of fight and vigor. In Tiz the Law, Tagg has the steed to carry the battle to the next ro...
By Richard Rosenblatt With virtually no one there to cheer him on except his octogenarian trainer, Tiz the Law proved too good for his rivals as he swept to a commanding 3 3/4-length victory in the re...
By Mike Farrell Some folks are ready to hand the juvenile colt Eclipse Award to trainer Barclay Tagg and the Sackatoga crew even before Tiz the Law concludes his freshman season Saturday in the $300,0...
By Lynne Snierson Manny Franco was a year behind Jose Ortiz at Puerto Rico’s famed jockey school. A few years later, the 25-year-old is on the verge of joining the Eclipse Award winning rider and ol...
By Mike Farrell The last shall go first; the longest shall be the shortest. Welcome to this “Alice In Wonderland” version of the $1 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday. Everything we thought w...
By Noel Michaels Belmont Stakes Day isn’t just about the Belmont Stakes, it’s about an entire day of high-quality racing and wagering that also features five graded stakes on the undercard includi...
By Ed McNamara His uncanny touch with 2-year-olds launched a career that will put him in the Hall of Fame. More than 20 years ago, Todd Pletcher began churning out an assembly line of brilliant juveni...
By Margaret Ransom The Belmont Stakes is known for a lot of things, from being the crowning glory of a grueling five-week race series to a crushing spoiler for runners and their connections attempting...
By Ed McNamara The consensus was that delaying the start of the Triple Crown from May 2 to June 20 could help late developers catch up to the more precocious colts. Most of us figured that would make ...
