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Rosie Napravnik rode 19-1 longshot Five Sixteen to a respectable fifth-place finish in this year's Belmont Stakes.
Napravnik rides in elite company
It’s been a quick rise to stardom for jockey Rosie Napravnik, who continues to build on a tremendous career after winning aboard her first-ever mount, Ringofdiamonds, in 2005 at Pimlico Race Course. more
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Union Rags, No. 3, squeezed past Paynter along the rail to take the Belmont Stakes.
Union Rags wins Belmont Stakes
The 144th running of the Belmont Stakes lost some luster with the stunning scratch of Triple Crown-hopeful I’ll Have Another, but the roar of Saturday’s crowd of 85,811 was nonetheless deafening as pacesetter Paynter turned for home leading a field of 11. more
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The career of I'll Have Another came to a shocking end Friday.
I’ll Have Another scratched from Stakes
There will be no Triple Crown winner this year. I’ll Have Another, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, on whom all eyes were trained for a possible win in the Belmont Stakes, injured a tendon and has been retired. more
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Excitement builds for Belmont Stakes
In the 34 years since Affirmed swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes to become the 11th Triple Crown winner in thoroughbred horseracing history, 11 horses have won the first two legs only to fall short at Belmont. more
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A new take on horse racing in New York
Everybody loves horses, right? That’s a fair statement. They are things of grace and beauty. They have been the subject of some epic movies. more
Modern Child, ridden by jockey Cornelio Velasquez, was the first horse to cross the finish line on Friday, April 27, Belmont’s Opening Day.
Modern Child wins Belmont Park opener
Jockey Cornelio Velasquez was cool, calm and collected during the first race of 2012 at Belmont Park last Friday afternoon, waiting for just the right moment to ask Modern Child to make a move in the one-mile dirt event that kicked off the 56-day spring/summer meet. more
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More Happy and Rafael Bejarano recently won the Adirondack Stakes at Saratoga Racetrack, one of three thoroughbred horse-racing facilities overseen by NYRA.
State report: 'NYRA gambles with financial future'
An audit report released last week by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli suggests that the New York Racing Association — the state’s governing body of thoroughbred horse racing, which includes Belmont Park and the Aqueduct Racetrack — has been gambling on its financial future. more
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The Point Is, No. 8, is part of a growing Final Furlong barn headed by Vince Roth of East Rockaway and Dan Zanatta of New Hyde Park.
Horsing around is their business
Once small investors in a large thoroughbred racehorse partnership, Vince Roth and Daniel Zanatta used their experience and knowledge to create a growing stable that’s both economical and fun. more
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County Exec slams NYRA over Belmont threat
County Executive Ed Mangano stepped into the debate over the New York Racing Association and the Belmont Stakes last week, urging the racing authority not to cancel the event regardless of their financial situation. He also asked the governor to step in and force NYRA to hold the final leg of horseracing’s Triple Crown. more
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DiNapoli subpoenas NYRA records
With the revelation that NYRA may run out of funds before the Belmont Stakes can be held in June, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli revelealed in a press release last week that he plans to audit the racing agency. more
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