Toss or Keep? Ray Paulick and Scott Jagow review the Belmont Field
How do your predictions jive with these two experienced handicappers?
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Who do you like for the Belmont?
War of Will is the only horse this year that will have run in all three Triple Crown races. This means that the rest of the field is fresh and well rested in comparison. Maximum Security an Country House are sitting the race out, which leaves the race wide open. Although we hope it’s not […]
Read MoreWill Justify pull it off?
Tomorrow Justify runs on the “Big Sandy” with the chance of bringing us another Triple Crown Winner. There was a 27 year drought before American Pharoah won the Triple Crown in 2015. Could we see another super horse so soon? The first winner of all three Triple Crown races was Sir Barton in 1919 — […]
Read MoreTapwrit Wins the Belmont Stakes
There may not have been a Triple Crown winner this year, but Belmont stakes was an exciting race regardless, with Tapwrit closing in on Irish War Cry, who ran a strong race. Tapwrit is only the second horse to win the Belmont from the #2 post position. He the tenth horse to have won the […]
Read MoreCreator takes the Belmont by a nose. Or, four shades of gray dominate the Belmont
It may not have been a year for a Triple Crown win, but all three of the Triple Crown races have been great to watch and the Belmont was no exception, with Gettysburg setting a strong early pace and Destin and Creator fighting all the way to the end. It came down to a matter […]
Read MoreAmerican Pharoah Made it Look Easy
Wow. Just Wow. It only took 37 years, but today, American Pharoah won with a wire-to-wire run, pulling out at the end to win by 5 1/2 lengths over Frosted. That horse has an amazing gallop — he just floated around that track. In fact Victor Espinoza said the horse is like riding a cloud. […]
Read MoreCalifornia Chrome falls short in bid for Triple Crown
Sadly, California Chrome was not able to pull off a Triple Crown win at today’s Belmont Stakes. Looking tired, he finished fourth in a dead heat with Wicked Strong. The win went to Tonalist — who ran a good race and fought for the win. Many of us were hoping to see another Triple Crown […]
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