Stars and Stripes Festival

Belmont Park Releases 2020 Summer Stakes Schedule

ELMONT, NY – Fresh on the heels of announcing that the Belmont Stakes (G1) will be held on June 20, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) released the 2020 summer […]

News

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Belmont Standouts

Belmont Park was the place to be last Saturday, with the Stars and Stripes Festival of Racing providing several quality stakes races. In total, there were five stakes on the […] Read More

Podcast

The Magic Mike Show 086: Belmont Park Recap

The Magic Mike Show recaps the big Stars and Stripes Festival racing action from Belmont Park, including the massive Saturday highlighted by the Belmont Derby (G1) and the Belmont Oaks […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Promises Fulfilled Powerful in John A. Nerud

ELMONT, NY – Winless in four starts since finishing fourth in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Churchill Downs, Robert Baron’s Promises Fulfilled put forth a powerful gate-to-wire performance in Saturday’s $300,000 John A. […] Read More

Race Recaps

Patience Pays Off for Preservationist in Suburban

ELMONT, NY – Centennial Farms’ Preservationist repaid his owner’s patience in allowing him to develop when he put forth a monstrous effort to win his graded stakes debut in Saturday’s $700,000 […] Read More

Race Recaps

Henley’s Joy Shocks Belmont Derby

ELMONT, NY – Bloom Racing Stable’s Henley’s Joy sat the perfect stalking trip that enabled him to power past a game Social Paranoia late to shock the board at 20/1 in Saturday’s $1,000,000 […] Read More

Race Recaps

Concrete Rose Continues Stellar Run in Belmont Oaks

ELMONT, NY – Ashbrook Farm and BBN Racing’s Concrete Rose continued her stellar 2019 run on Saturday when she took over in midstretch and took off strongly to take the $750,000 Belmont Oaks […] Read More

Race Recaps

Code of Honor Crushes Dwyer

ELMONT, NY – W. S. Farish’s homebred Code of Honor returned to the track impressively, exploding in the stretch to draw away easily and win Saturday’s $250,000 Dwyer Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park. […] Read More

Race Previews

Belmont Derby Preview: Full Field Takes Aim at First Leg of Turf Trinity

The feature race on an amazing day of racing Saturday at Belmont Park will be the $1 million Belmont Derby (G1), which has drawn a tremendous international field of 14 […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 389: Belmont Derby and Belmont Oaks Previews and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes preview the $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational (G1) and the $750,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1), then give rapid-fire picks for the remaining Stars & Stripes Festival stakes […] Read More