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 Richard Rosenblatt A little rain didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of humans or thoroughbreds during the long-awaited return of racing in New York on June 3 (Wednesday). Without spectators at Bel...
By Ed McNamara It all began with a mass exodus from New York City, with the wealthy trotting along in horse-drawn carriages while the commoners rode in packed trains. The destination: Jerome Park, a 2...
Trainer Dale Romans will send out Calumet Farm’s Everfast for a Belmont Stakes start, hoping to capitalize on the colt’s nice runner-up finish at nearly 30-1 in the Preakness Stakes last out. The ...
by Guy Martin Over the last six weeks, the Triple Crown Class of 2019 has been through so many shearing revolutions that it makes the former Derby favorites Omaha Beach, Improbable, and Roadster seem ...
Grade 1 $1,500,000 Belmont Stakes Belmont Park, June 10 Todd Pletcher (trainer, Tapwrit, 1st and Patch, 3rd) “Tapwrit was getting a beautiful trip. It was everything we talked about in the pad...