Belmont Stakes

YESTERDAY May 20, 2013
Belmont Stakes: Pletcher may saddle four contenders or more
After running five horses in the Kentucky Derby and none in the Preakness, trainer Todd Pletcher is preparing another small army for the $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 8.
Belmont Stakes: Oxbow, Orb among 15 under consideration
The upset victory by Oxbow in the Preakness on Saturday at Pimlico extinguished the Triple Crown chances of Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner. Yet while the Belmont Stakes on June 8 at Belmont Park won’t have the drama of a Triple Crown bid, it could very ...
May 19, 2013
Belmont Stakes: Oxbow, Orb might meet again in New York
Oxbow, the winner of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, left Pimlico Race Course early Sunday morning, and a couple of hours later, so too did Orb, who won the Kentucky Derby and was fourth in the Preakness. But there is a good chance they could meet ...
June 08, 2012
Beyer: O'Neill handled himself admirably throughout a difficult Triple Crown run
By Andrew Beyer
Doug O'Neill withstood criticism during this year's Triple Crown with more grace than most human beings could muster. And when he was deprived of his shot at the greatest prize in American racing, he took the setback calmly.
Hovdey: Sad day for I'll Have Another, but not a tragic one
By Jay Hovdey
The injury sustained by I’ll Have Another, forcing his scratch from the 144th Belmont Stakes the following day, was a deep wound to the heart of the sport, poised as it was to welcome the first Triple Crown winner since 1978 to the ranks of the 11 ...
June 07, 2012
Tuley: I'll Have Another's odds to win Triple Crown settling in at 8-5
By Dave Tuley
What are the odds that I’ll Have Another completes his sweep of the Triple Crown series? If you're betting in Las Vegas, you should be able to get higher odds than I'll Have Another's 4-5 price on the track's morning line.
June 06, 2012
Hovdey: Frankel prepared pupil Chad Brown well
By Jay Hovdey
There is really no way to practice training a horse to run in the Belmont Stakes other than actually running a horse in the Belmont Stakes, which is why Chad Brown, at the ripe old age of 33, will be glad to at least get the ball rolling on Saturday.
June 04, 2012
Beyer: Triple Crown drought result of change in breeding priorities
By Andrew Beyer
As I’ll Have Another tries to become racing’s first Triple Crown winner in 34 years, plenty of casual fans will be asking: Why is this feat so difficult? Why is it more difficult than it was in the 1970s, when three different horses in a span of six ...
June 01, 2012
Hovdey: Triple Crown history laid to rest
By Jay Hovdey
Carmen Barrera was laid to rest at the age of 87 on Thursday, and with her passing went another living reminder of the Triple Crown being celebrated at this particular moment as Derby and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another attempts to become the first ...
Crist: Triple Crown gods play no favorites
By Steven Crist
For all their battle-scarred cynicism about an often unpredictable game, horse-racing fans can also be romantically credulous about the justice of the racetrack when it comes to the Triple Crown.