#Big Sandy

Brad Cox's favorite Essential Quality ran down a furious pacesetting Hot Rod Charlie down the stretch to win the 153rd Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. New York regular Luis Saez was in the irons. United Arab Emirates ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum owns Essential Quality. The victory by Essential Quality could bring extra scrutiny of…

The 2022 Belmont Stakes takes place at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Saturday, June 11, 2022 (6/11/22). Fans can watch the event for free via a trial of fuboTV. Here's what you need to know: What: Belmont Stakes 2022 When: Saturday, June 11, 2022 Time: Post-time is 6:49 p.m. ET, with coverage on NBC beginning at 3 p.m. ET. Where: Belmont…

With the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and the Preakness Stakes in the books, it is time to turn our attention to the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on June 5 at Belmont Park Learn page on America's Best Racing for additional racing terms, educational information, and betting tips. Triple Crown: Thirteen horses in racing…

Hot Peppers after her win in the Jersey Girl June 12 (NYRA/Coglianese) By Keith McCalmont - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Michael Dubb and Michael J. Caruso's graded-stakes winner Hot Peppers returns from a three-month layoff in Saturday's $120000 Garland of Roses, a six-furlong sprint for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up, at Aqueduct…

We the People is shown heading heads for victory in the Peter Pan Stakes in May and favorite status for Saturday's Belmont Stakes. Photo by Dom Napolitano, courtesy of New York Racing Association June 10 (UPI) -- We the People is favored to win the Belmont Stakes Saturday in Elmont, N.Y. The final leg of the Triple Crown also will feature long-shot…

Battle Bling victorious in the G3 Turnback the Alarm (Joe Labozzetta) By Keith McCalmont - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Michael Dubb and Gandharvi's graded-stakes winner Battle Bling will look to add to her spoils when she headlines a talented field of 11 in Saturday's Grade 3, $200000 Go for Wand, a one-turn mile for fillies and mares…

Mind Control after the 2021 G2 John A. Nerud, his most recent win on the NYRA circuit (Susie Raisher) By Ryan Martin - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables' dual Grade 1-winner Mind Control will attempt to go out on top when he takes on a field consisting of three other Grade 1 winners in Saturday's Grade 1,…

In 1919, Sir Barton became the first of 13 horses to win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, capturing what would become known as the Triple Crown, horse racing's most cherished and elusive prize. Before the Kentucky Derby is run each spring, every trainer, owner, jockey and bettor dreams of a Triple…

A Belmont Friday is coming your way, as next week's best week of racing at "Big Sandy" gets moving. We have your free picks, and some targeted analysis... let's get to those windows! Race 1: 3-2-1/1A-4 Race 2: 4-5-1-3 Race 3: 2-6-4-8 Race 4: 4(MTO)-2-3-5-6 Race 5: 6-2-1-5 Race 6: 4-1-6-8 Race 7: 9-5-7-4 Race 8: 2-8-3-9 Race 9: 6-3-1-11 **Most…

A well-matched field of seven sophomore fillies will go postward in Saturday's $150000 Victory Ride S. (G3) at Belmont Park. The 6 1/2-furlong dirt dash features five horses who have achieved stakes success in the past, as well as an unbeaten contender, in what appears to be a very good betting affair. The Tom Albertrani-trained #7 Sterling…

Belmont Park comes right back after a strong Saturday card... the "feature" today is the Gold Fever Stakes! Take a look at these free picks from turfwriter J.N. Campbell.

After so many things went right for Rich Strike to win the Kentucky Derby, he'll likely need even more good fortune at the Belmont Stakes with so much stacked against him. Rich Strike won't go off at odds of more than 80-1 this time, but even after bypassing the Preakness to run in the final leg of the Triple Crown, he's not expected to be the…

Eddie F's Racing's Dream Central will look to double up on stakes scores in the inaugural $125000 Suzie O'Cain, a 1 1/16-mile turf test for New York-bred sophomore fillies on Wednesday at Saratoga Race Course. Previously run as the Stillwater, the race is named in honor of Suzie O'Cain, who passed away in January following a battle with breast…

Full Moon Madness breaks his maiden at Belmont at the Big A (NYRA/Coglianese) By Keith McCalmont - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Jay Em Ess Stable's Kentucky homebred Full Moon Madness will look to make the grade in Sunday's Grade 3, $150000 Nashua, a one-turn mile over the main track for juveniles at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Michelle…

The eyes of the horse racing world will be on Belmont Park the next two days, and while the main event, a gaggle of stakes leading up to the biggie, the last jewel in the Triple Crown, is not until tomorrow, the races today are quite good too. We have plays in four of them, all stakes, and we expect fast dirt and soft turf at Big Sandy today. Let's…

Nine juvenile fillies with hopes of punching a ticket to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) will vie in Sunday's $400000 Frizette S. (G1) at Belmont Park. The "Win and You're In" affair is contested at a one-turn mile over Big Sandy and is led by the exciting #6 Echo Zulu, who has dominated two fields to date, including the Spinaway S. (G1) at…

It becomes a process of elimination, doesn't it? It is less about what horse will win Saturday's Belmont Stakes as which ones will not. Even in a year when the Kentucky Derby winner(s) will not be seen again until the summer, it is entirely possible to use 10 recent and longer lasting trends and practices to boil down the betting possibilities. 1.…

After so many things went right for Rich Strike in winning the Kentucky Derby, he'll likely need even more good fortune at the Belmont Stakes, with so much stacked against him. Rich Strike won't go off at odds of more than 80-1 this time, but even after bypassing the Preakness Stakes to run in the final leg of the Triple Crown, he's not expected to…

Bet with the Racing Dudes TODAY using our friends at BetPTC and get a $200 new member bonus! Enter promo code DUDES! WinStar Farm and CHC Inc.'s multiple Grade 1-winner and $4-million earner Life Is Good headlines Saturday's 69th running of the Grade 1, $500000 Woodward at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. This year's edition of the prestigious…

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - WinStar Farm and CHC Inc.'s multiple Grade 1-winner and $4-million earner Life Is Good headlines Saturday's 69th running of the Grade 1, $500000 Woodward at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. This year's edition of the prestigious nine-furlong test for 3-year-olds and upward will mark its first running at Aqueduct Racetrack…

Last fall, Yibir used Belmont Park as his American test stage for what became a marvelous score in the Breeders' Cup Turf. And the British colt returns to the scene of his first American victory as the favorite for Saturday's Grade 1 Man o' War Stakes. The 1 3/8-mile Man o' War, Belmont Park's first Grade 1 of 2022, headlines the track's 11-race,…

The Triple Crown Series is the pinnacle of American horse racing for three-year-olds. Its first and second jewels are the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. After the Kentucky Derby, qualified horses will proceed to the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. But what exactly are the Triple Crown events, and how do they work? The American Triple…

Fans will be back for the first time innearly two years. The newly laid main track is a year old. And the Pick 6 has anew $1 minimum. Those may be the easy-to-spot talking pointsfor Thursday's opening of the Saratoga summer. Eventually it gets back to basics- handicapping angles for the 40 days of racing at the Spa. Horse Racing Nation surveyed…