Secretariat Triple Crown celebration at Belmont subdued by death and air quality
Read full article: Secretariat Triple Crown celebration at Belmont subdued by death and air qualityThis was supposed to be the year thoroughbred horse racing celebrated the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s magnificent Triple Crown triumph.
Belmont Park will resume live racing after air quality improves ahead of Belmont Stakes
Read full article: Belmont Park will resume live racing after air quality improves ahead of Belmont StakesThe New York Racing Association has announced that live racing will resume at Belmont Park on Friday following significant improvement in air quality conditions in the state.
6-year-old horse dies at Belmont Park after race injury; Chaysenbryn euthanized on track
Read full article: 6-year-old horse dies at Belmont Park after race injury; Chaysenbryn euthanized on trackA 6-year-old horse died after being injured in a race at Belmont Park ahead of next week’s Triple Crown finale in New York.
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Triple Crown produces 3 different winners, likely no closure
Read full article: Triple Crown produces 3 different winners, likely no closureFour weeks later, filly Swiss Skydiver challenged and beat Authentic in the Preakness. The Triple Crown races run out of order and later in the year produced three different winners and quite the competition for 3-year-old horse of the year. said NBC Sports analyst Kenny Rice, one of the few people to witness all three 2020 Triple Crown races in person. “We can look at both races, I suppose,” McPeek said after Swiss Skydiver won the Preakness. “We got to see most of the good 3- year-olds still in training run in the Triple Crown races.
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NY-bred Tiz the Law wins barren Belmont Stakes
Read full article: NY-bred Tiz the Law wins barren Belmont StakesAll three legs of this years Triple Crown schedule were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tiz the Law gave New York a hometown champion in its first major sporting event since the coronavirus pandemic seized the area. Signs outside the locked down venue instructed gamblers that if they wanted to wager on this Belmont Stakes, their best bet was to download an app and do it on their phones. Tiz the Law owner Jack Knowlton of New Yorks Sackatoga Stable was set to watch from a restaurant patio in upstate Saratoga Springs. Manny Franco, a 25-year-old jockey from Puerto Rico, entered the winners circle in his first career Belmont Stakes.
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Belmont sets pace for Triple Crown, with Tiz the Law favored
Read full article: Belmont sets pace for Triple Crown, with Tiz the Law favoredRobin Smullen, left, and Juan Barajas Saldana walk Belmont Stakes hopeful Tiz the Law around the paddock at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Thursday, June 18, 2020. Now, the ownership group that buys just one or two New York-bred colts a year is back to try again with Tiz the Law. Tiz The Law has been the best 3-year-old since January basically, and he remains that, retired Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey said. Knowlton hasnt seen Tiz the Law race in person since Feb. 3 in Florida because of the pandemic. With all the changes for horses and humans, Tiz the Law remains a calming presence.
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Tiz the Law draws No. 8 post as early 6-5 Belmont favorite
Read full article: Tiz the Law draws No. 8 post as early 6-5 Belmont favoriteIt wasn't quite the post position trainer Barclay Tagg wanted for Tiz the Law. Still, it wasn't far off for the colt who on Wednesday was made the early 6-5 favorite for the Belmont Stakes. Tagg was hoping the Florida Derby winner would land anywhere between spots 5 to 7 in the starting gate for Saturday's beginning of the reconfigured Triple Crown series. Tiz the Law drew the No. He likes this track, so I'm glad to be back on it.Instead of concluding the Triple Crown, the Belmont is kicking off the series.
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