Articles tagged with: belmont stakes
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Rachel Alexandera was among 24 nominations to Saturday’s 53rd Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Stakes. But it appears only four fillies will challenge the Preakness champ in the one-turn Grade 1 at 1 1/8 miles.
Trainer Kiaran McLa... read more
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The Belmont Stakes has become a tricky race to handicap lately for several reasons.
Favorites have triumphed nearly 43 percent in the past 140 races, but during the last 30 years only six scored – 23 percent. And a dozen winners paid double-digits — ... read more
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Fillies, it might surprise you, have done well in Triple Crown events dating back to the late 1800s. Overall, one-third of 114 female runners hit the board.
In the Belmont Stakes, 10 fillies that ran in 22 races finished i... read more
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Flamboyant financier Leonard W. Jerome and well-heeled friends, including banker August Belmont Sr., built a racetrack in the Bronx that opened on Sept. 25, 1866.
The crowd at Jerome Park, named for its founder, included Gen. Ul... read more
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Some of the world’s best horses are heading to Santa Anita for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup in October. Japan’s Casino Drive is set to arrive in California on ... read more
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The Monmouth Stakes on Saturday is all about one 3-year-old: Big Brown. The other horses in the 1 1/8 mile contest aren’t exactly well know... read more
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Big Brown is No. 1 again before he even stampedes out of the gate at the Belmont Stakes.
Big Brown will take his shot at Triple Crown history from the inside, drawing the No. 1 post for Saturday’s race. The post could be a lucky one for an undefeated colt that really doesn’t need ... read more
