Tag: Belmont Stakes Contenders

Robert and Lawana Low’s Intrepid Heart will run in the Belmont Stakes off a third-place finish in the Peter Pan Stakes a month ago. He is a son of leading sire Tapit, who has sired …

Wertheimer and Frere’s homebred Spinoff is one of trainer Todd Pletcher’s two Belmont runners and makes his first start since finishing 18th of 19 in the Kentucky Derby five weeks ago. He is a son on …

From soccer player and equine business student at the University of Louisville to hot walker, to assistant trainer for Todd Pletcher, Eddie Kenneally and Doug O’Neill, to private trainer for iconic Calumet Farm—what a journey …

Trainer Dale Romans will send out Calumet Farm’s Everfast for a Belmont Stakes start, hoping to capitalize on the colt’s nice runner-up finish at nearly 30-1 in the Preakness Stakes last out. The son of …

  With the fiasco known as the 2019 Kentucky Derby in the far off distance in just about every racing fan’s rear-view mirror, and the dust now settling on the nearly incident-free Preakness Stakes three …

  A year ago at this time, Justify was on his way to becoming the 13th Triple Crown winner by rolling to victory in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1). On Saturday, not only won’t …

Soon after Juddmonte Farms’ Tacitus finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby (boosted to third officially after the winner’s disqualification), his Hall of Fame trainer, Bill Mott, put the Belmont Stakes squarely in his crosshairs for …

2019 Belmont Stakes most likely pace scenario by Ray Wallin. Ray Wallin Ray Wallin is a licensed civil engineer and part-time handicapper who has had a presence on the Web since 2000 for various sports …

When Gary Barber’s War of Will heads postward in the Belmont Stakes, he will be the only horse to have run in all three legs of this year’s Triple Crown this year. The son of …

After the controversary and history made in the Kentucky Derby with the highest win payout since 1913 and the first race-day disqualification of Maximum Security, plus an exciting Preakness Stakes, we are granted an extra …

Of all the Triple Crown races, the Belmont Stakes is probably the most “normal” from a betting standpoint. In Louisville, the emphasis is on improvement — a quest for horses that are ready to deliver …

US Racing contributor Ray “Ace of Pace” Wallin discusses the likely pace scenario of the 2018 Belmont Stakes. Ray Wallin Ray Wallin is a licensed civil engineer and part-time handicapper who has had a presence on …

I am picking Justify to win the 2018 Belmont Stakes and become the 13th Triple Crown Champ. This will be extremely popular with race fans. However, I am not out for click-bait journalism here, I …

Justify is seeking to become the 13th Triple Crown winner by capturing the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Will he give trainer Bob Baffert his second Triple Crown winner, tying “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons, or will one …

In most instances, “breezing” or “breezed” indicates the horse was not under strong urging. “Handily” indicates the horse was under urging from its rider, although this can vary in certain racing jurisdictions. Numbers in parentheses …