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Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European …
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5/2/12
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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.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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5/1/12
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Bettors and trainers are preparing for a new season at Belmont Park, which is marked by the bustling track’s Opening Day. Belmont’s Spring/Summer Meet, which has long been a popular, family-friendly series of events, begins Friday.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/25/12
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Richard L. Hamilton, a former steward and longtime racing official for The New York Racing Association, Inc., working at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course, died on April 18 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, after suffering a heart attack. He was 76 years old.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/19/12
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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.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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1/30/12
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A new plan to build a convention center at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week, has some local residents and business owners worried.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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1/5/12
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Richard Dutrow Jr., 52, trainer of Big Brown, winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, had his license temporarily revoked on Oct. 12 by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board for multiple rules violations — including drugging his horses — banning him from New York racetracks for 10 years.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/19/11
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Grassy, a 5-year-old thoroughbred, won the Grade 2, $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap last Saturday, which was opening day of the fall season at Belmont Park. Despite tripping under Garrett Gomez, Grassy overtook Center Divider just outside the 16th pole and outlasted that one to the wire, to win by a half-length.
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By Jackie Nash
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9/12/11
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The New York Racing Association held a special ceremony today, prior to the start of Sunday’s live racing card at Belmont Park, to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
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By Jackie Nash
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9/11/11
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With 21 graded stakes worth $5 million, Belmont Park’s 2011 fall meet will showcase a stellar lineup of champions-in-the-making when it opens for its 37-day meet on Sept. 10. Grandstand admission will be free during opening weekend.
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By Jackie Nash
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9/9/11
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