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Category: Belmont Park

#10: the sixth annual Twelve Days of Curlin Babies

Welcome back to the Twelve Days of Curlin Babies, where we celebrate the twelve most memorable races from Curlin’s progeny through … More

Belmont Park, Curlin, twelve days of Curlin babies

#11: the fifth annual Twelve Days of Curlin Babies

Welcome back to the Twelve Days of Curlin Babies, where we celebrate the twelve most memorable races from Curlin’s progeny throughout … More

Belmont Park, Curlin, twelve days of Curlin babies

Saturday Stakes Action at Belmont and Arlington!

Over at Picks and Ponderings, I look at stakes action both here and out east! Saturday’s card at Arlington features … More

Arlington, Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Picks and Ponderings

Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Belmont Gold Cup Preview and Belmont Thursday-Friday Stakes Selections

Though the top racing story leading into the weekend is Justify’s bid for a Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes Racing … More

Belmont Gold Cup, Belmont Park, Picks and Ponderings

Picks and Ponderings: 2017 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Preview

With five weeks until the Breeders’ Cup, many of the marquee prospects for our sport’s biggest weekend have penciled in their … More

Belmont Park, Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

another for the Keen Ice highlight reel

Keen Ice (Medomak, by Awesome Again) hasn’t been the most consistent horse in his four seasons on the racetrack, but … More

Belmont Park, Curlin, Keen Ice

Picks and Ponderings: 2017 Belmont Stakes Point/Counterpoint

We’ve reached my favourite leg of the Triple Crown: the Belmont Stakes. Perhaps the most consistent part of this year’s … More

Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Irish War Cry, Picks and Ponderings

Picks and Ponderings: 2017 Belmont Gold Cup Preview

Friday’s card at Belmont features the fourth edition one of my favourite races of the year: the Belmont Gold Cup … More

Belmont Gold Cup, Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Picks and Ponderings

Picks and Ponderings: 2017 Elusive Quality Stakes Preview

Belmont gets underway this weekend, and Saturday’s card finds its anchor in the Elusive Quality Stakes.  The race is one … More

Belmont Park, Picks and Ponderings

to Lady Eli

a bold display of power, strength, and grace a difficult debut, she found the wire ears up, and proud peace … More

Belmont Park, meanderings, poetry

a day in verse

Today is the first of two major weekends for final Breeders’ Cup preps.  It is also the first weekend since … More

Belmont Park, meanderings, poetry, Santa Anita

Picks and Ponderings: 2016 Rodeo Drive Stakes Preview

This weekend there may not be any racing in Chicago, but Breeders’ Cup preps are getting serious. Over at Picks … More

Belmont Park, Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

another excellent week for Curlin babies!

Connect (Bullville Belle, by Holy Bull) carried the banner for Curlin Babies Saturday, winning a loaded edition of the Pennsylvania … More

Arlington, Belmont Park, Belterra, Curlin, Gulfstream, Laurel Park, Parx, Remington Park, Thistledown

handicapping contest this Saturday for Galloping Out!

Million Preview Day is this Saturday at Arlington…and Danonymous Racing and I are doing a contest! The contest will benefit … More

aftercare, Arlington, Belmont Park, handicapping contests

Picks and Ponderings: Met Mile Preview

Yesterday Picks and Ponderings attacked the Belmont in point/counterpoint fashion…but given Belmont’s move to the big race day model, it … More

Belmont Park, Picks and Ponderings

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