Lewis Bay a rebound candidate in Gallant Bloom
Not at her best when third in last month’s Ballerina (G1), Lewis Bay could prove more formidable Sunday in the $300,000 Gallant Bloom H. (G2) at Belmont Park, a 6 1/2-furlong prep for the Breeders’ […]
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Battle of Midway shoulders top weight in Kelso
Battle of Midway‘s path to a title defense in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) takes him to Belmont Park on Saturday for the $300,000 Kelso H. (G2). Won last year by Sharp Azteca, who […]
Belmont Park At a Glance September 10
BELMONT PARK AT A GLANCE Avg. Winning Odds: 2.62 – 1 Favorite Win%: 50%, Favorite Itm%: 89% EXOTICS PAYOFF Quinella 11.32 Exacta 31.19 Daily Double 30.58 Trifecta 159.43 Pick 3 108.32 Superfecta 800.65 Pick 6 […]
Come Dancing can’t be caught in Royal Delta
Sunday’s inaugural running of the $97,000 Royal Delta S. at a rainy Belmont Park turned into a one-sided affair courtesy of Blue Devil Racing Stable’s homebred Come Dancing. Trained by Carlos Martin and ridden by […]
Maiden Beauty upsets Lynbrook on Belmont Park’s closing day to give sire Revolutionary his first winner
MAIDEN BEAUTY was making her racing debut in Sunday’s $100,000 Lynbrook Stakes on closing day of Belmont Park’s spring/summer meet, and subsequently exited the gate as the 22-1 longest shot on the board. That didn’t […]
Franco sweeps Belmont Park stakes with Voodoo Song, La Fuerza
Jockey Manny Franco celebrated a three-win day on Saturday at Belmont Park in style, with two of the scores coming in the program’s featured stakes for owner Barry K. Schwartz and breeder Stonewall Farm. Franco […]
Disco Partner continues quest for Breeders’ Cup gold in Forbidden Apple
World record-setter DISCO PARTNER earned an all-fees paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) on June 9 in the Jaipur Invitational Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park, and takes the next step toward the […]
Dixie Serenade rallies for Victory Ride upset
Uptowncharlybrown Stud LLC’s DIXIE SERENADE put in a ferocious rally up the rail to upset Sunday’s $150,000 Victory Ride Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park at 47-1. Jockey Mychel Sanchez settled Dixie Serenade on the inside […]
Catholic Boy all heart to deny Analyze It again in Belmont Derby
by TERESA GENARO Robert LaPenta stood on the trophy presentation platform at Belmont Park, his back to the grandstand, his eyes on the infield screen. Moments before, he and his partners had accepted the trophy […]
Athena hunts down Belmont Oaks for O’Brien
Going into Saturday’s Stars and Stripes Festival at Belmont Park, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Athena found herself in the shadow of male stablemates Mendelssohn and Hunting Horn. But the colts failed to deliver when third in […]