Belmont Park At a Glance October 2
BELMONT PARK AT A GLANCE Avg. Winning Odds: 4.92 – 1 Favorite Win%: 42%, Favorite Itm%: 73% EXOTICS PAYOFF Quinella 31.41 Exacta 67.75 Daily Double 78.89 Trifecta 359.61 Pick 3 478.03 Superfecta 2,061.20 Pick 6 […]
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Pace dynamics, course condition key to analyzing Breeders’ Cup implications from Belmont Park
Belmont Park staged five graded stakes over the weekend, three of them “Win and You’re In” races, but all loaded with Breeders’ Cup implications. If a couple of the winners have strong claims, others capitalized […]
Newspaperofrecord becomes Breeders’ Cup headliner in Miss Grillo
Klaravich Stables’ Newspaperofrecord threw down the gauntlet to her prospective Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) rivals with a scintillating display in Sunday’s $200,000 Miss Grillo (G2) at Belmont Park. Chad Brown has trained six […]
Discreet Lover upsets Jockey Club Gold Cup
by Teresa Genaro Amanda and Jeré St. Lewis could barely speak for laughing, for crying, yelling, for taking deep, deep breaths at what their family had just accomplished. In April at Aqueduct, Discreet Lover gave […]
Channel Maker turns back rivals in Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
Thriving in the soft conditions, Channel Maker led every step of the way in Saturday’s $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) at Belmont Park. The 1 1/2-mile event was a “Win & You’re In” Breeders’ […]
Newspaperofrecord, Dogtag aim to give Brown seventh Miss Grillo
Trainer Chad Brown has made the $200,000 Miss Grillo (G2) a virtually private preserve, sending out five of the last six winners of the two-year-old fillies’ turf stakes at Belmont Park, and six overall. The […]
Diversify favored in Gold Cup repeat; Turf Classic, Vosburgh other Breeders’ Cup WAYI preps
A trend in the past decade of repeat winners and an impeccable 8-6-2-0 mark at Belmont Park are among the factors in Diversify‘s favor in his title defense of the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup […]
Union strikes late in Gallant Bloom
Mick and Wendy Ruis’ Union Strike put herself into Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) consideration with a strong rally up the rail in Sunday’s $300,600 Gallant Bloom (G2) at Belmont Park. Making her […]
Patternrecognition wires Kelso, Uni dominant in Noble Damsel on banner day for Brown
Trainer Chad Brown scored five wins at Belmont Park Saturday, including a sweep of both graded stakes on the card. While Uni ran rampant as the 6-5 favorite in the $186,000 Noble Damsel (G3), the […]
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 Handicap (G2) at Belmont Park, a 6 1/2-furlong prep for the Breeders’ […]