Belmont Stakes Racing Festival

Belmont Park Notes: Classic Empire Works for G1 Belmont Stakes

ELMONT, NY – Assistant trainer Norman Casse wanted just an easy work as Classic Empire‘s last serious training for the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes. That’s what he got […]

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Belmont Park Notes: Fields Coming Together for Belmont Stakes Racing Festival

ELMONT, NY – Nominations were released on Monday for 13 of the 18 stakes on tap for the 2017 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, presented by NYRA Bets, attracting a total […] Read More

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Creator Surges Late to Win G1 Belmont Stakes

ELMONT, N.Y. – Blocked behind a wall of horses with a quarter-mile to run, WinStar Farm and Bobby Flay’s Creator weaved his way through traffic and used the length of […] Read More

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Belmont Stakes (G1) Post-Race Press Conference with Creator Connections

THE MODERATOR: Welcome, everybody. Congratulations. We have Bobby Flay. BOBBY FLAY: The best thing I’ve seen all day. THE MODERATOR: We have NYRA CEO and president Christopher Kay. Q. Bobby, […] Read More

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Flintshire Takes G1 Woodford Reserve Manhattan by Storm

ELMONT, N.Y. – The hype surrounding Flintshire was spot-on as the European turf sensation didn’t disappoint by winning Saturday’s $1 million Woodford Reserve Manhattan at Belmont Park, his second Grade 1 victory on American […] Read More

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Frosted Sizzles in Dominant Win in the G1 Mohegan Sun Metropolitan Handicap

ELMONT, N.Y. – Frosted, the runner-up to Triple Crown champion American Pharoah in the Belmont Stakes one year ago, returned to Belmont Park Saturday with a triumphant performance to capture […] Read More

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Celestine Dominates Grade 1 Just a Game in Stakes-Record Time

ELMONT, N.Y. – Celestine reaffirmed her fondness for the Widener turf with a scintillating victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $700,000 Longines Just a Game at Belmont Park, shattering the previous […] Read More

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Pure Sensation Bests Crowded Field in G3 Jaipur Invitational

ELMONT, N.Y. – Pure Sensation took the lead a quarter-mile in and held off fast-charging stablemate Disco Partner to post a win by a neck in the Grade 3, $300,000 […] Read More

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Cavorting Plays With Field in G1 Ogden Phipps

Stonestreet Stable’s Cavorting scored her first Grade 1 victory of the year, getting the best of a tough group of older fillies and mares in the Grade 1, $1 million […] Read More

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Economic Model Takes Easy Goer to Start Belmont Stakes Day

ELMONT, N.Y. – Economic Model utilized a stretch-drive surge to post a 1 1/2-length victory in the $150,000 Easy Goer for 3-year-olds in the opening race on Saturday’s Belmont Stakes […] Read More