ELMONT, N.Y., June 7 (UPI) –Long shot Da’Tara won the Belmont Stakes Saturday, preventing Big Brown from becoming the first horse in 30 years to win the Triple Crown.Big Brown, favored to be the 12th Triple Crown champion after winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, was third at the three-quarter pole, behind 38-to-1 […]
Ashley Walker manages the Web site for Churchill Downs, Inc. Previously he worked extensively to import simulcasts and increase interest in racing from Australia, England and South Africa. He follows racing from several countries, and only out of interest in keeping Curlin’s pride intact, he sincerely hopes they don’t attempt to ship to France for […]
Big Brown’s victories in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes were NBC productions, but if you turn to that network late Saturday afternoon, you’ll see gymnastics.ABC, in the third year of a contract with the New York Racing Association, will carry the Belmont Stakes. Post time is 6:25 p.m. The telecast begins at 5:30 p.m., […]
Casino Drive, the son of Mineshaft who is expected to provide some of the stiffest competition to Big Brown in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), follows a daily routine that raises eyebrows on the backstretch of Belmont Park but is consistent with how he is trained in Japan.The colt and his stablemates – […]
A big longshot contender in the Belmont Stakes is Guadalcanal. He has 5 starts for his career without a win. His career record is: 5-0-2-1. Guadalcanal, who has yet to break his maiden in five career starts, was a surprise entry in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) when entries were […]
Belmont Park will be packed to the gills on Saturday to see if Big Brown will become the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years. Thousands of spectators will try to get as close as they can to the finish line of the Belmont Stakes. What happens at the start of the race might be […]
Owners (by post position): 1, IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr. 2, Fred Seitz. 3, West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc. 4, Mr. & Mrs. William Warren. 5, Yamamoto Hidetoshi. 6, Robert LaPenta. 7, Charles Fipke. 8, Four Roses Thoroughbreds. 9, Let's Go Stable. 10, Earle Mack.
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Belmont’s pedigree isn’t as impressive — or as well-known — as Duke’s, but don’t let the Bruins fool you. By winning the Atlantic Sun tournament for the third straight season, Belmont is getting the hang of the NCAA Tournament. You’ve probably heard of Mike Krzyzewski, but Bruins coach Rick Byrd also has accumulated more than […]