Eleven assembled for Razorback
Gun Runner kicked off his 2017 Horse of the Year campaign with a tour de force wire job in the $500,000 Razorback Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park last February. Only six lined up that day, […]
J Boys Echo
Belmont Stakes 149 Field with PP & M/L Odds
PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 1 Twisted Tom Chad Brown Javier Castellano 20-1 2 Tapwrit Todd Pletcher Jose Ortiz 6-1 3 Gormley John Shirreffs Victor Espinoza 8-1 4 J Boys Echo Dale Romans Robby Albarado […]
Epicharis, Senior Investment work; Classic Empire arrives at Belmont
Japanese invader Epicharis was timed in 1:06 working five furlongs over Belmont Park’s training track on Tuesday, but the Belmont S. (G1) contender picked things up late in negotiating the final three furlongs in :37. […]
By the numbers: a look at the prospective Belmont Stakes field of 13
As of this writing late Monday afternoon there are as many as 13 possible entries for Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1). If there’s a baker’s dozen of trivia morsels you’re after, here’s a look […]
Lookin at Lee posts final major move for Belmont Stakes; Classic Empire ‘very sharp’ in gallop
Stakes winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Lookin at Lee breezed a half-mile in :48.33 over the fast main track at Belmont Park on Sunday morning in his final major move ahead of the 149th […]
Belmont Stakes quartet work in Kentucky and New York
Gotham Stakes (G3) winner J Boys Echo breezed five furlongs in 1:00 over Churchill Downs’ fast main track on Saturday in readiness for the 149th running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Belmont […]
Patch confirmed for Belmont Stakes after breezing with Tapwrit; fever knocks True Timber out of race
Tampa Bay Derby (G2) hero Tapwrit and Grade 2-placed Patch breezed in company at Belmont Park on Friday morning, going five furlongs in 1:01.45 for trainer Todd Pletcher. After the move, Pletcher confirmed that Patch […]
Multiplier confirmed for Belmont Stakes; Classic Empire, J Boys Echo scheduled for Churchill breezes
Trainer Brendan Walsh confirmed Thursday that Illinois Derby (G3) hero Multiplier will take part in the 149th running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 10 at Belmont Park. Walsh said his gray […]
Cloud Computing bypassing Belmont Stakes; Twisted Tom breezes his way into field
Trainer Chad Brown said Sunday that Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Cloud Computing will not run in the Belmont Stakes (G1), but the conditioner will not be left on the sidelines of the 149th edition of […]
J Boys Echo, Tapwrit among Belmont workers
Gotham (G3) winner J Boys Echo, 15th in the Kentucky Derby (G1) earlier this month, worked five furlongs in 1:00.80 at Churchill Downs on Saturday morning, after which Jason Loutsch of Albaugh Family Stable confirmed […]