need in one place
DRF Breeding staff writer Joe Nevills analyzes the Belmont Stakes field, in post position order, in the form of Haiku; a Japanese poem of 17 syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five.
Frac Daddy
Sophomore slump hits hard
Still seeking the follow-up
To his maiden win
Freedom Child
Crushed the local prep
Not a strong precursor to
Belmont Stakes success
Results and recap articles for the 2013 Belmont Stakes card at Belmont.
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ELMONT, N.Y. - With very little money in the win pool, Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Revolutionary was a slight favorite over Kentucky Derby winner Orb following Friday's early wagering on Saturday's 145th Belmont Stakes. Both horses were listed at 5-2.
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There was only $39,552 in the win pool, encompassing money bet ontrack at Belmont, at Aqueduct, and through NYRA Rewards as well as at Fort Erie in Canada and through Twin Spires.
ELMONT, N.Y. - There was $755,681 wagered into the Brooklyn-Belmont Stakes daily double wager. The $2 will pays, combining Brooklyn winner No. 4 Calidoscopio ($17) with the Belmont runners are:
1. Frac Daddy $799
2. Freedom Child $129
3. Overanalyze $182
4. Giant Finish $800
5. Orb $44
6. Incognito $342
7. Oxbow $241
8. Midnight Taboo $828
9. Revolutionary $102
10. Will Take Charge $430
11. Vyjack $403
12. Palace Malice $242
13. Unlimited Budget $235
14. Golden Soul $171
ELMONT, N.Y. - After 3 1/2 inches of rain pelted Belmont Park over a 24-hour period, the main track was to begin as muddy and sealed, but track officials are hopeful the surface could be fast by post time for the 145th Belmont Stakes.
“I’m pretty confident that we’ll be wet fast by then,” said Glen Kozak, the New York Racing Association’s vice president of facilities and racing surfaces. “If we get real lucky, we’ll be fast.”
First post for Saturday’s 13-race card is 11:35 a.m. Eastern. Post time for the Belmont is 6:36 p.m.
The eighth season of Countdown to the Crown returns as one of the most comprehensive handicapper’s scouting reports of the 3-year-old scene. Posted each Friday at DRF.com from Jan. 4 through the Belmont Stakes, Countdown keeps you apprised of the rising stars of the 3-year-old class from the maiden ranks through the Grade 1 stakes. You can access daily updates, opinions and interactive features at Countdowntothecrown.com as well.
Straight from the gate
My 1-2-3 picks for the Belmont Stakes are the same 1-2-3 picks I made five weeks ago for the Kentucky Derby, even though they ran 11-1-3 instead of 1-2-3 and none of them won the Preakness. I swear I am not merely being stubborn. Let me explain.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Dr. Larry Bramlage, who sustained a head injury in a golf cart accident at Churchill Downs two days before the Kentucky Derby, will be back in his role as the American Association of Equine Practitioners on-call veterinarian for NBC during Saturday’s broadcast of the Belmont Stakes.
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Bramlage, 61, said he was feeling better in time for the Preakness, but was not given clearance by doctors to fly. He is based in Lexington, Ky.
ELMONT, N.Y. – Retired Hall of Fame jockeys Jerry Bailey and Angel Cordero Jr. were contemporaries of Gary Stevens and believe the fellow Hall of Famer is riding better now than when he did just before his retirement in 2005.
Stevens, 50, returned to the saddle in January, and three weeks ago he rode Oxbow to victory in the Preakness Stakes. Stevens will be aboard Oxbow again in Saturday’s 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, a race he has won three times.