With more time to prepare for the pandemic-delayed Triple Crown races, 22 additional horses were nominated to the series as of Wednesday’s deadline. The most accomplished are Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner King Guillermo, runner-up […]
In addition to the blockbuster Arkansas Derby Day at Oaklawn Park, Saturday offers a virtual treat in the form of the “Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown.” The computer-simulated race, pitting the 13 Triple Crown champions […]
Had Keeneland’s spring meet gone forward, we might have seen unbeaten Maxfield launch his comeback in the Blue Grass (G2). Instead I’m finding refuge in the past, and a perusal of the Blue Grass honor roll led me to back to Hall of Famer Bimelech (1940). […]
After the Kentucky Derby (G1) was transferred to the first Saturday in September due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the March 30 deadline for late nominations to the Triple Crown lost its urgency. Thus racing officials […]
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 […]
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 […]
It has been incredible to watch the pace of the Belmont Stakes change just in the time I’ve been covering horse racing. As the graphic above shows, the Belmont Stakes winner has progressively gotten faster […]
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 […]
Fountain of Youth (G2) runner-up Bourbon War will join the cast for the June 8 Belmont S. (G1), trainer Mark Hennig revealed Friday, and Hall of Famer Mike Smith will pick up the mount. Eighth […]
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 […]
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