Belmont Stakes Win by Tiz the Law is One for the Aged

Barclay Tagg's horse Tiz the Law won the $1 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday. Tagged is 82 and is the oldest winning Belmond trainer. The next target is $ 1 million Travers ( G1), then the Kentucky Derby (D1). Art Sherman holds the record for oldest Derby winner. Gamine won Acorn Stake (A1A). The Acorns was only 31 hundreds off the track record. It was Gamin's third start. She won by 18 lengths. It's a shame she was in the wrong race. Her price was $8.8 million.

There are only 50 minutes between races. The gap is unnecessary when there are 90,000 people in the stands. NBC blocked out over three hours for Belmont coverage. It showed only four of the six stakes races, which is not enough. Racing is often criticized for being too slow and offering too little action over too long a time period.