By Mike Farrell Some folks are ready to hand the juvenile colt Eclipse Award to trainer Barclay Tagg and the Sackatoga crew even before Tiz the Law concludes his freshman season Saturday in the $300,0...
By Lynne Snierson Manny Franco was a year behind Jose Ortiz at Puerto Rico’s famed jockey school. A few years later, the 25-year-old is on the verge of joining the Eclipse Award winning rider and ol...
By Mike Farrell The last shall go first; the longest shall be the shortest. Welcome to this “Alice In Wonderland” version of the $1 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday. Everything we thought w...
By Noel Michaels Belmont Stakes Day isn’t just about the Belmont Stakes, it’s about an entire day of high-quality racing and wagering that also features five graded stakes on the undercard includi...
By Ed McNamara His uncanny touch with 2-year-olds launched a career that will put him in the Hall of Fame. More than 20 years ago, Todd Pletcher began churning out an assembly line of brilliant juveni...
By Margaret Ransom The Belmont Stakes is known for a lot of things, from being the crowning glory of a grueling five-week race series to a crushing spoiler for runners and their connections attempting...
By Ed McNamara The consensus was that delaying the start of the Triple Crown from May 2 to June 20 could help late developers catch up to the more precocious colts. Most of us figured that would make ...
By Richard Rosenblatt A last-minute switcheroo has Fore Left running in the $1 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday rather than the $250,000 Woody Stephens on the undercard. After considering a not...
By Richard Rosenblatt As if there were any doubt, potential superstar Tiz the Law is the horse to beat in the $1 million Belmont Stakes after he was made the solid 6-5 morning-line favorite Wednesday ...
By Mike Farrell Thoroughbred racing spent 37 years wandering in the Triple Crown desert, wondering if another horse would ever again sweep all three races. After Affirmed captured the 1978 Crown, 12 h...