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A different kind of Belmont Day for Reddam

Paul Reddam will not be at Belmont Park on Saturday with his Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, who was knocked out of the final leg of the Triple Crown after running a minor temperature following his runner-up effort in the Preakness Stakes. But the prominent owner’s purple and white silks are still vying to appear in the Belmont winner’s circle, as he will send out homebred Mrazek in the Grade 2 Woody Stephens Stakes for 3-year-old sprinters on the undercard.

Nicole RussoJun 08, 2016

Crist: NYRA giving a boost to long-distance racing

In 2014 and 2015, a newly constructed Belmont Stakes Day was dominated by the suspense of whether a Derby and Preakness winner could complete the first Triple Crown since 1978. This year, with no crown on the line, it may be easier to appreciate the enormity of a card that has turned into the second-richest day on the American racing calendar.

Steven CristJun 08, 2016

Byron King's Belmont Stakes analysis

Byron King's analysis for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

Byron KingJun 08, 2016

Mike Watchmaker's Belmont Stakes analysis

Mike WatchmakerJun 08, 2016

Mike Welsch's Belmont Stakes analysis

Mike Welsch's analysis for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

Mike WelschJun 08, 2016

Mike Beer's Belmont Stakes analysis

Mike Beer's analysis for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

Mike BeerJun 08, 2016

Brad Free's Belmont Stakes analysis

Brad FreeJun 08, 2016

Belmont undercard stakes attract big fields

Thirteen proved to be a lucky number for the New York Racing Association when it came to this year's Belmont Stakes undercard. Not only did 13 enter the Belmont Stakes, but there were 13 entrants in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap, Grade 1 Just a Game, and Grade 2 Woody Stephens, three of the nine other stakes on Saturday's 13-race program at Belmont Park. The Grade 3 Jaipur Invitational drew 14.

David GreningJun 08, 2016

Hovdey: Desormeaux lets the bon mots roll

The length and a quarter by which Exaggerator finished second to Nyquist in the Kentucky Derby is also the difference between Keith Desormeaux being elevated as the overnight sensation of Belmont Stakes week and just the latest trainer trying to see if his colt can be the most admirable survivor of another grueling classic season.

Jay HovdeyJun 08, 2016

No lemons for Fipke mare

Forever Unbridled and Forever d'Oro will get wildly different receptions from horseplayers on Saturday at Belmont Park. Forever Unbridled is a Grade 1 winner who is part of a star-studded field in the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps Stakes. Forever d'Oro is a recent maiden winner and will be a longshot in a Belmont Stakes topped by heavy favorite Exaggerator.

Nicole RussoJun 08, 2016

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