Fort Bragg wins Dwyer stretch duel over Saudi Crown
A two-horse race broke out in a field of six in Saturday’s $200,000 Dwyer (G3) at Belmont Park as Fort Bragg and Saudi Crown put on a terrific stretch duel while separating themselves by 11 […]
Dwyer Stakes
Stakes newcomers take on Fort Bragg in Dwyer
The promising three-year-olds Saudi Crown and Harrodsburg both take significant leaps into graded stakes company for the first time on Saturday in the $200,000 Dwyer (G3) at Belmont Park over one mile. Trained by Brad […]
Charge It stylishly back on track in Dwyer
Charge It sought redemption in Saturday’s $250,000 Dwyer (G3) at Belmont Park following a dismal 17th in the Kentucky Derby (G1), and the gray colt came through spectacularly, drawing off to a 23-length decision. Always […]
Pletcher in catbird seat with Life Is Good in John A. Nerud, Charge It in Dwyer
One of the most anticipated graded stakes of the holiday weekend will come early Saturday afternoon when Life Is Good and Speaker’s Corner clash in the $250,000 John A. Nerud S. (G2) at Belmont Park. […]
Gufo, First Captain prevail as favorites at Belmont
Odds-on favorites captured both stakes at Belmont Park on Monday’s observed Independence Day holiday, with Gufo kicking off things by getting back in the win column for the first time this year in the $150,000 Grand Couturier S. over 1 1/2 miles on the turf. […]
Gufo adds blinkers for Grand Couturier; First Captain makes stakes debut in Dwyer
Grand Couturier S. — Race 6 (3:34 p.m. ET) After uncorking rallies that came too late in a pair of stakes earlier in the Belmont Park meet, the hope is the addition of blinkers will […]
Code of Honor dominates rivals in Dwyer
Despite not having much pace to chase when trailing the field of six to the quarter pole, Code of Honor nonetheless provided a winning burst of speed through the stretch to easily claim Saturday’s $245,000 […]
Catholic Boy tops Suburban; Code of Honor returns in Dwyer
When you have a horse as versatile as Catholic Boy, there are options galore. After opening his 2019 account with a half-length decision in the Dixie (G2) over the Pimlico turf in May, the four-year-old […]
Firenze Fire blazes to Dwyer victory
by Teresa Genaro On the first tolerably pleasant day in New York after a week-long heat wave, Firenze Fire brought the sizzle to the $300,000 Dwyer Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park. With plenty of other […]
Hoppertunity, Dr. Dorr top Suburban; Mendelssohn returns for Dwyer
One likes to come from off the pace and the other likes to race closer to the front, and both entries for trainer Bob Baffert in Saturday’s $700,000 Suburban (G2) at Belmont Park figure to […]