Belmont Stakes

YESTERDAY May 24, 2013
Countdown To The Crown: Week 21 - May 24, 2013
In this latest edition of Jeremy Plonk's Countdown to the Crown, he analyzes the running of the 138th Preakness.
Belmont Stakes field at 14 after Always in a Tiz jumps in
Always in a Tiz, ninth in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial in his last start, is being pointed to the $1 million Belmont Stakes here on June 8, part-owner and New York Racing Association board member Anthony Bonomo said Friday.
May 23, 2013
Belmont Stakes: Napravnik to ride Code West for Baffert
Rosie Napravnik will seek to join Julie Krone as the only female jockeys to have won the Belmont Stakes. She will ride Code West in the Belmont on June 8, trainer Bob Baffert said Thursday.
Belmont Stakes: Orb's strong gallop has McGaughey wanting to run
Kentucky Derby winner Orb galloped a strong mile Thursday morning at Belmont Park, pleasing trainer Shug McGaughey, who said that if things continue to go well, he would like to run Orb in the Belmont Stakes on June 8.
May 22, 2013
Belmont Stakes: Giant Finish joins field, gets enthusiastic endorsement from Dutrow
Trainer Tony Dutrow confirmed that Giant Finish would run in the $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 8 and said he is definitely on board with this move.
May 21, 2013
Belmont Stakes security protocols similar to last year
Horses competing in the June 8 Belmont Stakes will be subject to out-of-competition blood testing and 24-hour security beginning three days before the race but will be allowed to remain in their own barn as part of security measures announced Tuesday ...
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 14 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.