ELMONT, N.Y. – In the wake of the smoke from Canadian wildfires that produced unhealthy air quality that prompted Belmont Park to cancel training and racing Thursday, New York state on Thursday announced guidelines that will dictate when tracks can allow training and racing during questionable air-quality situations.
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Thu, 06/08/2023 - 12:40
ELMONT, N.Y. – Despite the unexpected glitch of missing a day of training Thursday due to poor air quality in the local area, the serious work had already been done preparing the nine members of this year’s Belmont Stakes field for the main event on Saturday.
With that in mind, it’s time to take one final look at just how those preparations have gone the previous two weeks. The majority of the training took place locally, but this report also includes the Brad Cox-trained trio of Belmont starters, who did all their major work at Churchill Downs.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario — Due to the Environment Canada’s Special Air Quality Alert for Toronto, and consistent with the recommendations received from veterinarians, medical practitioners, and other racing officials, Woodbine has canceled Thursday’s card with the primary consideration being the health and safety of the horses and racing participants.
Morning works and gate schooling have also been scrapped. Only light training will be permitted on Thursday.
A decision regarding Friday’s card and training for Friday will be made in due course.
ELMONT, N.Y. – Technically, Angel of Empire will be getting a change of equipment when trainer Brad Cox adds blinkers for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.
However, the blinkers are not totally new to Angel of Empire, who has frequently trained in them throughout his career, but never raced in them.
“I pretty much work everything in blinkers when they’re young,” Cox said.
But when Cox started running Angel of Empire a distance of ground, “I thought I’d just leave them off, let him relax, and it worked out well.”
Quality Road sired his first winner of a Triple Crown race when National Treasure, under a savvy ride from John Velazquez, was game on the lead to win the Preakness Stakes. Velazquez was also Quality Road’s regular rider, piloting him to seven career graded stakes wins. Like father, like son?
“Totally different,” Velazquez said.
Tue, 06/06/2023 - 13:42
Belmont Park
Tuesday, June 6
Weather: Cloudy
Temperature: 62
Track: Fast
ELMONT, N.Y. - An early appearance by the two likely favorites and a late surprise after the renovation break from one of the live longshots in the field highlighted the Belmont Stakes watch Tuesday morning at Belmont Park.
The field for Saturday’s 155th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park.
2023 Belmont Stakes
Distance: 1 1/2 miles
Track: Belmont Park
Post time: 7:05 p.m. Eastern
TV: FOX
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ELMONT, N.Y. - When trainer Jena Antonucci sent Belmont Stakes contender Arcangelo out to train Tuesday morning, she was just looking for an open gallop where the colt would click off furlongs at a rate of approximately 15 seconds over a mile distance.
Arcangelo had a different plan.
Arcangelo, under exercise rider Robert Mallari, put in what Daily Racing Form is calling a five-furlong work in 1:02.47, one in which he got his last three furlongs in 36.75 seconds while continuing out six furlongs in 1:15.25, seven furlongs in 1:27.55, and a mile in 1:40.44.
Mon, 06/05/2023 - 14:00
ELMONT, N.Y. – National Treasure and Red Route One are both exiting the same race and are both trained by Hall of Fame horsemen, but their final works here Monday for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes couldn’t have been accomplished in a more diverse fashion.
