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2013 Belmont Park Spring-Summer Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Belmont Park Spring/Summer Meet, which starts on Friday, April 26, highlighted by the G1 $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 8 - the third jewel of the Triple Crown.Full Story >>
TODAY May 23, 2013
Belmont Park: Hessonite tries to prove herself at Sheepshead Bay distance

Hessonite’s next opportunity to prove herself at a distance of ground comes in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes, a 1 3/8-mile test over Belmont Park’s Widener turf course.

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.

YESTERDAY May 22, 2013
Belmont: Met Mile won't get Jimmy Creed

Jimmy Creed, winner of the Grade 1 Malibu in December and Grade 2 Potrero Grande in April, will not ship cross-country for the Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park as originally planned.

Belmont Park: Delightful Quality skips a step in Friday feature

Delightful Quality is skipping a condition when she starts in Friday’s featured $74,000 second-level allowance race at seven furlongs at Belmont Park, but the competition she faces appears softer than what she has been facing.

Belmont Park: Declan's Warrior wins quickly run Gygistar, Stephens or Dwyer next

The good news is Declan’s Warrior ($3) won Wednesday’s $85,000 Gygistar Stakes at Belmont Park. The bad news is he had to run harder – and faster – than his connections had hoped, especially with the plan being to run back in 17 days.

DRF Breeding Standout: Maiden Third Knight scores at Belmont

St. Elias Stable’s Third Knight rallied stoutly from a pace-stalking position under Junior Alvarado to prevail in a blanket finish Sunday at Belmont Park, scoring his first win in his third career start.

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 Park: Big Screen gets class break

Coming out of a respectable fourth in the Westchester Stakes, Big Screen will get some class relief in Thursday’s $81,000 allowance/optional claiming feature.

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 ...