Tom Law
Here’s the field for Belmont Stakes 146
California Chrome will begin his quest to sweep the Triple Crown from post No. 2 against 10 opponents in Saturday’s 146th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park.
Crown attempt offers opportunities across risk spectrum
My first experience with being at Belmont Park for a Triple Crown attempt was in 1987, when Alysheba tried to win the Belmont Stakes. The drought was nine years then and who could predict it would ever last this long?
Breeding Watch: Strong Finish
Bernardini and War Front, two of North America’s leading and most expensive stallions commanding six-figure stud fees, enjoyed a successful finish to May with a pair of stakes winners apiece.
Monday Morning Trainer: Big Show
The final day of May should have been relatively calm compared to what’s about to unfold on the first Saturday in June.
All in a (short) week’s work
Memorial Day cut the week by a day and after finally taking a few minutes to wind down Friday night it seemed like an extra day would have helped this week.
Old pals clash in tough Kingston on turf
Don’t stop if you’ve seen, read or heard about the following scenario.
Flipcup ready for the Bouwerie party
She’s a registered New York-bred filly by an Ontario-based stallion that got her name from a drinking game that’s so popular it’s been called a “classic” and even “the mother of all drinking games.”
Odds in Effie Trinket’s favor for Mount Vernon
Effie Trinket took the torch from an older and more accomplished stablemate right here at Belmont Park back in the fall of 2012 and she’s been raising the standard ever since.
Set for the Showcase
The Big Apple Showcase Saturday at Belmont Park kicks off a huge late May and early June stretch for the New York Racing Association and is the first of three centerpiece events for New York-breds in 2014.
