Belmont Stakes

June 13, 2013
Palace Malice is fourth Belmont winner for Farish, Lane’s End
A popular expression used to describe an appealing horse in the bloodstock market is to say that he or she “ticked all the boxes.” For breeder William S. Farish III, Palace Malice’s triumph in the Belmont Stakes did just that.
Campbell, Dogwood partnership enjoy another classic success
W. Cothran “Cot” Campbell, president of the trailblazing Dogwood Stable partnership, always felt there were bright things in the future for Palace Malice, a well-regarded colt who, through a run of bad luck, entered the Belmont Stakes without a graded ...
June 12, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Palace Malice puts Aiken in a New York state of mind
By Jay Hovdey
No longer will the deeply loyal Dogwood fans of Aiken be satisfied by merely hitting the board in a classic, or making the lively pace. If the local reaction to the Belmont is any indication, nothing less than a grand triumph will ever be tolerated again.
June 11, 2013
Belmont Stakes television ratings down slightly from 2012
The Belmont Stakes broadcast on NBC on Saturday had a final national rating of 4.5 with a share of 11, slightly down from the figures last year but slightly up from the 2011 figures, according to numbers distributed by the network Tuesday.
June 06, 2013
Steven Crist: Belmont picks have familiar ring to them
My 1-2-3 picks for the Belmont Stakes are the same 1-2-3 picks I made five weeks ago for the Kentucky Derby, even though they ran 11-1-3 instead of 1-2-3 and none of them won the Preakness.
Jay Hovdey: 1993 Belmont evokes memories joyous and sad
By Jay Hovdey
The 1993 Belmont Stakes marked a career highlight for Julie Krone, but a sad memory for her good friend Mike Smith.
June 05, 2013
Jay Hovdey: No Triple Crown hopeful doesn't mean no drama
By Jay Hovdey
If any race should be judged on its own terms it's the Belmont Stakes. Jay Hovdey offers his five favorite Belmonts that did not have a Triple Crown on the line.