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Belmont Stakes Honored Track Founder’s Old Friend Flamboyant financier Leonard W. Jerome and well-heeled friends, including banker August Belmont Sr., built a racetrack in the Bronx that opened on Sept. 25, 1866. The crowd at Jerome Park, named for its founder, included Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and of New York’s fashionable society. It was […]
Lone Star Park was a scorcher Monday for Memorial Day, but it provided for a great day of racing and fun. Temperatures climbed up towards the triple digit mark, but that didn’t prevent the festivities that were taking place at the park. Besides the main attraction, Lone Star was offering a live band playing music […]
Greg Melikov’s Horses to Watch Horses worth watching: a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov, should do well next time out. These thoroughbreds won five times, finished six times and ran third five times since May 5. They’re worth considering when developing your wagering strategy for online betting or at your favorite […]
With the Belmont getting closer by the minute, I have really been thinking about how special this year could be. There has been no Triple Crown winner since 1978, and man are we really due. The race is beginning to take shape, and a few stories have caught my eye. 2012 could be the year […]
The sensational chestnut Preakness winner will be taking to the track at Belmont in front of thousands this Memorial Day. No, the 2012 Belmont Stakes didn’t get moved up a few weeks, but this weekend’s line-up will rival that of the June 9 race card. Shackleford comes fresh off a thrilling stretch run in the […]
I have never been a superstitious punter. But I know many that won’t step on a crack, or go to the races without their lucky shirt. There was one guy who used carry a horseshoe in his back pocket. He claimed it was from Alydar, but I guess everyone would probably say the same. Bob the bus […]
As the weather-vane was being painted, and the winner’s circle festivities were taking place, there must have been some part of Doug O’Neill that wanted the trucks packed, and his runner heading to Belmont. I liken his “get er’ done” attitude to every horseman who has ever been in his shoes. They are extremely rare, […]
Another 3-Year-Old Chases Elusive Triple Crown By GREG MELIKOV Nineteen times since World War II horses went into the Belmont Stakes and a possible date with destiny to become a Triple Crown champion. Nineteen times the racing gods crushed dreams since 1944 when Pensive lost by a half-length to Bounding Home. Actually, Belmont Park has […]
The 137th Preakness: Pretenders and Contenders By GREG MELIKOV Less than a week before the 137th Preakness it appeared there would be a full field for the fourth time during the past two decades – 14 horses going 1 3/16 miles at Pimlico. But, alas, then sixth place Derby finisher Liaison and ninth place runner […]
Post Horse Trainer Jockey ML 1 Tiger Walk I. Correas K. Desormeaux 30-1 2 Teeth of the Dog M. Matz J. Bravo 15-1 3 Pretension C. Grove J. Santiago 30-1 4 Zetterholm R. Dutrow, Jr. J. Alvarado 20-1 5 Went The Day Well H. Motion J. Velazquez 6-1 6 Creative Cause M. Harrington J. Rosario […]
