Path to 1905 Belmont Stakes victory was a unique route
by TERESA GENARO Though the first Belmont Stakes was run in 1867, it wasn’t run at Belmont Park until 1905. The race was inaugurated at Jerome Park in what is now the Bronx, where it […]
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Fenian a “wanted” Belmont winner for owner-breeder August Belmont
When Thoroughbred breeder, owner, and executive August Belmont died in 1890, his obituary noted that he generally showed up at the races when he thought that his horse had a shot to win; it was […]
Epicharis Scratches From Belmont, Leaving Field of 11
Epicharis, the Japan-based horse who bypassed the Kentucky Derby (G1) to point toward the Belmont Stakes (G1), was scratched from the “Test of the Champion” on Saturday morning. His defection leaves a field of 11 […]
By the Moon holds on to defend Bed o’ Roses title
Jay Em Ess Stable’s By the Moon lived up to her 6-5 favoritism in Friday’s $250,000 Bed o’ Roses Invitational Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park, scoring by three parts of a length under jockey Rajiv […]
Red Cardinal flies home in Belmont Gold Cup
An Irish-bred, trained in Germany, and pointing for a race in Australia, won the Belmont Gold Cup on Saturday at Belmont Park. Red Cardinal made a bold move on the far turn in the two-mile […]
Roy H romps to upset victory in True North
by Teresa Genaro They say New York is a hell of a town, and after the Grade 2 True North at Belmont Park on Friday, trainer Peter Miller is inclined to agree. “I just had […]
Hawksmoor steals the show in New York
Hawksmoor and jockey Julien Leparoux put on a front-running clinic against a stellar field of fillies and mares Friday in the $500,000 New York (G2) at Belmont Park. Left uncontested on the front end and going […]
Epicharis ‘walking sound,’ on target for Belmont Stakes
Japanese stakes winner and U.A.E. Derby (UAE-G2) runner-up Epicharis was doing good on Friday and is still headed for the 149th running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Belmont Park. The […]
Free Belmont Stakes Betting Guide useful resource for tips and information
With both Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming and Preakness Stakes scorer Cloud Computing skipping Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, one might think the race has come up pretty light. One would be wrong. The 149th running of […]
Irish War Cry, Gormley tour Belmont for the first time
Multiple Grade 2 winner Irish War Cry and Grade 1 hero Gormley each took a spin around the main track at Belmont Park on Thursday for the first time since arriving for Saturday’s 149th running […]