Top Belmont Stakes rides: No. 6
Avatar had a tendency to loaf, but Bill Shoemaker kept him focused – and ahead of Foolish Pleasure in the 1975 Belmont Stakes.
Steve DavidowitzJun 09, 2011
Avatar had a tendency to loaf, but Bill Shoemaker kept him focused – and ahead of Foolish Pleasure in the 1975 Belmont Stakes.
A risky maneuver paid off for Craig Perret, who gunned Bet Twice on the backstretch of the 1987 Belmont Stakes.
Laffit Pincay Jr. drives Caveat toward the lead in the 1983 Belmont Stakes.
Johnny Sellers and Hail toAll outfinish Tom Rolfe and Ron Turcotte in one of the three Belmont Stakes to be held at Aqueduct.
Sure that his mount would carry him safely to a historic victory, Jean Cruguet rises in the saddle before the finish line to salute the crowd -- and Seattle Slew.
DRF handicappers Dan Illman, Marcus Hersh, and Mike Beer discussed the Belmont Stakes live from 5 to 6 p.m. Eastern. Selected highlights from the chat.
The 10 best rides in Belmont Stakes history, according to author and handicapper Steve Davidowitz. No other race in America places so much emphasis on the courage, talent, and judgment of the jockey.
The last stop on trainer Graham Motion’s Triple Crown odyssey is Belmont Park for Saturday’s 143rd Belmont Stakes, in which his Kentucky Derby winner, Animal Kingdom, will be favored to win. To do so, though, he will have to beat the Preakness winner, Shackleford, and 10 other 3-year-olds, including Derby runner-up Nehro, Irish invader Master of Hounds, and Triple Crown road warrior Mucho Macho Man.
When Corey Nakatani rides Kentucky Derby runner-up Nehro in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, it will be just his third mount in the third leg of the Triple Crown. The others were Green Alligator, who finished 10th in 1991, and Buckle Down Ben, who finished seventh in 2001.
Jockeys Ramon Dominguez and Jesus Castanon, both of whom will ride in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, appeared on Howard Stern’s immensely popular satellite radio show Wednesday, in a 15-minute segment laced with profanity that included frank discussions about weight management, rider’s earnings, and racetrack groupies.