By Ed McNamara As I write this, the afternoon temperature on Long Island is 18 degrees, with winds of 15 mph making it feel like 4. If not for the seemingly endless pandemic, I would have strongly con...
By Richard Rosenblatt A week into 2022, there’s horse racing news galore on almost every front, from the return of top jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., to the retirements of Preakness (G1) winner Rombauer an...
Belmont Stakes Past Performances The 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes is today at Belmont Park. One thing the Belmont does have over the Derby is that it is the oldest of the three Triple Crown eve...
Belmont Park Entries, Horses, Odds, and Picks: PP Horse Odds Jockey Trainer 1 Tap It To Win 6-1 John R. Velazquez Mark E. Casse 2 Sole Volante 9-2 Luca Panici Patrick L. Biancone 3 Max Player 15-1 Joe...
The Belmont Stakes trophy – officially named the August Belmont Trophy — is awarded annually to the owner of the Belmont Stakes winner. The silver bowl or cup, which was created by George P...
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...
Modernist Uncle Mo—Symbolic Gesture, by Bernardini Owner: Martin and Pam Wygod Breeder: Wygod Stables LLC. (KY) Trainer: Bill Mott Jockey: Junior Alvarado Belmont Stakes Odds: As good as Uncle Mo wa...
Max Player Honor Code—Fools In Love, by Not For Love Owner: George E. Hall and Sport BLX Thoroughbreds Corp. Breeder: K & G Stables (KY) Trainer: Linda Rice Jockey: Joel Rosario Belmont Stakes H...
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...
