Henley finds Joy at last in 20-1 Belmont Derby upset
Bloom Racing Stable’s Henley’s Joy had gone winless since last December’s Pulpit S., but the son of Kitten’s Joy thrived on the step up to 1 1/4 miles and furnished a 20-1 upset in Saturday’s […]
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Chad Brown stable holds strong hands in Belmont Derby, Belmont Oaks
Saturday’s $1 million Belmont Derby (G1) has so far eluded the powerful Chad Brown stable since it became a seven-figure race and extended to 1 1/4 miles in 2014, but the barn will take four […]
Sir Winston lords over Belmont Stakes to give Casse second classic
In a Triple Crown season that many described as “chaos,” the one constant was trainer Mark Casse, who completed the Preakness/Belmont Stakes (G1) double when Tracy Farmer’s homebred Sir Winston won the “Test of the […]
Belmont Stakes Report: Final analysis and selections
Don’t expect a fast pace in the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes. In a 10-horse field lacking quality front runners, early fractions will be tepid and that puts an emphasis on tactical speed. The […]
2019 Belmont Stakes Field
151ST BELMONT STAKES PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 1 Joevia Greg Sacco Jose Lezcano 30-1 2 Everfast Dale Romans Luis Saez 12-1 3 Master Fencer Koichi Tsunoda Julien Leparoux 8-1 4 Tax Danny Gargan Irad […]
Belmont Stakes Report: Upset candidates
American Pharoah and Justify dominated as odds-on favorites in recent years but the potential always exists for an upset in the Belmont Stakes (G1). Post-time favorites have not fared well in the final jewel of […]
Get to know the 2019 Belmont Stakes contenders
***UPDATED with post positions and morning-line odds After an historic first disqualification of a Kentucky Derby (G1) winner for interference and a riderless horse in the Preakness (G1), what unforeseeable spectacle awaits in the June […]
Country House awarded Kentucky Derby 145 win following Maximum Security DQ
Maximum Security produced a wire-to-wire victory on Saturday at Churchill Downs to win the 145th Kentucky Derby (G1) under jockey Luis Saez and remain perfect in five career starts. However, the colt was disqualified following […]
Kentucky Derby 145 Jockey/Trainer Quotes & Post-Race Transcript
CLICK FOR STEWARDS STATEMENT ON KENTUCKY DERBY 145 DISQUALIFICATION CLICK FOR THE 2019 KENTUCKY DERBY POST-RACE TRANSCRIPT JOCKEY QUOTES FROM THE 145TH RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY Saturday, May 4, 2019 Flavien Prat, rider of […]
Kentucky Derby Report: Final analysis and selections
Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) lost a major player when Omaha Beach was withdrawn Wednesday due to an entrapped epiglottis. A foot abscess forced Haikal out on Friday, leaving a field of 19 for […]