Jonny Garcia, the regular exercise rider of I’ll Have Another, was expected to reunite with his Triple Crown candidate on Tuesday morning after resolving some paperwork issues that prevented him from being permitted to ride in New York.
Here is Steve Cauthen's one piece of advice to Mario Gutierrez: Get some experience with Belmont Park before riding I'll Have Another in the June 9 Belmont Stakes.
Profile and career highlights for Kentucky Derby- and Preakness-winning trainer Doug O'Neill, who will send out I'll Have Another in the June 9 Belmont Stakes in an attempt to sweep the Triple Crown.
Profile and career highlights for Kentucky Derby- and Preakness-winning jockey Mario Gutierrez, who will ride I'll Have Another in the June 9 Belmont Stakes and attempt to sweep the Triple Crown.
Any jet-lag trainer Doug O'Neill may have felt from a cross-country trip from California to New York dissipated after laying eyes on his Triple Crown hopeful I’ll Have Another.
While Bob Baffert sent Kentucky Derby and Preakness runner-up Bodemeister home to California, the Hall of Fame trainer will still have a wild card to play in the June 9 Belmont Stakes with Paynter, who on Sunday worked a solid five furlongs over the Belmont Park training track.
Shortly after Ravelo’s Boy worked seven furlongs in 1:28.29 at Calder on Sunday with jockey Alex Solis aboard, trainer Manny Azpurua confirmed that his horse will run in the Belmont Stakes on June 9.
On a humid but dry and sun-filled morning, a trio of Belmont Stakes contenders put in workouts over a drying-out Belmont Park main track.
Trainer Dale Romans wanted to run Dullahan in the Preakness, but was overruled by owner Jerry Crawford. Now, Romans is glad he listened and has a fresh horse for the Belmont Stakes.
Jack Whitaker does not want to sound greedy. After all, having turned 88 on the day before this year’s Preakness, there already had been 10 Triple Crown winners in his lifetime. But then, when I’ll Have Another came through the following afternoon to beat Bodemeister in their Pimlico thriller, Whitaker let his mind wander through the memories of Triple Crowns past and figured it was high time to do it again.
