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Stars & Stripes Racing Festival Headlines Closing Weekend At Belmont Park

The Stars and Stripes Racing Festival is the main event on Saturday at Belmont Park. The Belmont Derby headlines with 13 entries.

Posted on: July 9, 2022 | Fairway Jay

Handicap Preview For The Suburban Stakes

The Belmont Summer Meet continues through July 11, and one of the featured stakes races of the 59 scheduled is the $400,000 Grade II Suburban Stakes for older horses. The two leading favorites in the six-horse field are Mystic Guide (1-1) and Happy Saver (6-5), who dueled in last fall’s Jockey Club Gold Cup, with […]

Posted on: July 3, 2021 | Fairway Jay

Trainer Bob Baffert Suspended From Racing At Belmont, Other New York Racetracks

Bob Baffert’s troubles continue Top trainer Bob Baffert was suspended this week from entering horses at New York racetracks. That includes Belmont Park and the Belmont Stakes on June 5. Baffert is suspended pending an investigation into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit‘s failed postrace drug test. Medina Spirit finished third as the favorite in […]

Posted on: May 18, 2021 | Fairway Jay

NYRA Announces Tweaks To Summer Stakes Schedule

Back in February, the New York Racing Association announced what sets up to be a stellar stakes schedule for the spring/summer meet at Belmont. Things are getting shifted around a bit with an eye towards drawing more attention to a pair of signature races. On Tuesday, the NYRA revealed that two Grade 2 stakes races […]

Posted on: March 11, 2020 | Christopher Feery

Finalists Announced for 2020 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Committee has unveiled the finalists for the 2020 ballot. There are 11 finalists, including two racehorses who are in their first year of eligibility. Here’s a look at who made the cut, starting with the racehorses. Blind Luck From 2009 through 2012, Blind Luck won 12 of […]

Posted on: March 2, 2020 | Christopher Feery

Trainer Linda Rice Reaches 2,000 Career Wins

On the second Sunday of 2020, Linda Rice won her 2000th race as a trainer. Rice s Kathleen O’Connell (2,127 wins) and Kim Hammond (2,280 wins) in the 2,000 wins female club. These three women show that females can compete just as well as men in this male-dominated industry. Rice offered the following statement about […]

Posted on: January 20, 2020 | Randy Ray

Belmont Park Undergoes Major Changes at the Start of the Fall Season

The Saratoga meet that came to a conclusion on Monday was considered a blockbuster. The very best when it comes to East Coast racing just seems to get bigger and better. The total handle from all available sources came in at a record-breaking $705 million for the entire season even though the second Saturday was […]

Posted on: September 12, 2019 | Cheryle Kaus