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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 >>
YESTERDAY May 25, 2013
Belmont Park: Tannery relishes soft turf in Sheepshead Bay

Benefitting from a race under her belt, the soft turf she relishes, and a ground-saving ride from Luis Saez, Tannery pulled off a 10-1 upset in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes at Belmont Park.

Belmont Park: Midnight Lucky, Kauai Katie meet in Acorn

Having seemingly emerged from her fifth-place finish in the Kentucky Oaks in good order, Midnight Lucky will get another Grade 1 opportunity in Monday’s $300,000 Acorn Stakes at Belmont Park.

Belmont: Some space between Joyful Victory, Believe You Can in Phipps Handicap

Trainer Larry Jones was quite pleased when Joyful Victory drew the rail and Believe You Can post 6 in the Ogden Phipps Handicap on Monday at Belmont Park.

Belmont Park: Watsdachances has score to settle in Sands Point Stakes

Watsdachances, beaten at odds-on by Unbelievable Dream in the Appalachian Stakes last month, will look to even the score in Monday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Sands Point Stakes at Belmont Park.

Belmont Park: Flat Out perfect on the surface for Met Mile

Two longstanding handicapping methods will be tested Monday at Belmont Park when Flat Out runs in the Grade 1, $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap, one of the most prestigious races on the New York Racing Association calendar.

May 24, 2013
Belmont: Disposablepleasure works her way back to top in Phipps

Back to the dirt since she began her 4-year-old season, Disposablepleasure has earned the right to return to Grade 1 competition when she runs in Monday’s $400,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap at Belmont Park.

Belmont: Met Mile draw puts Cross Traffic on rail again

Todd Pletcher hoped Cross Traffic would draw an outside slot for his rematch with Flat Out in Monday's Metropolitan Handicap. Instead, Cross Traffic drew the rail in a field of nine.

Belmont Park: Mott, McLaughlin sending out promising fillies in feature

In lieu of a stakes, the Sunday feature at Belmont Park is a $77,000 first-level allowance race for fillies and mares highlighted by a pair of 3-year-olds from top barns.

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.