By John Scheinman
ELMONT , N.Y. – With a masterful display of derring-do, jockey Ramon Dominguez charged Desert Blanc down the stretch of the Belmont Park inner turf course and right between his front-running rivals Saturday to win the 111th running of the Grade 1, $500,000 Woodford Reserve Manhattan for 3-year-olds and up.
By Jenny Kellner
ELMONT , N.Y. – All trainer Michael Matz wanted was a chance for Union Rags to show what kind of horse he is. Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park , the hard-luck colt got that chance and the result was a thrilling victory over Paynter in the 144thrunning of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes.
Devon, PA – June 8, 2012 – On May 29, 2012, championship rider and trainer Louise Serio was inducted into the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame during the prestigious Devon Horse Show.
Friends of Franklin Parks, LLC, will debut its new Vintage Franklin poster of The Park at Harlinsdale Farm as part of the festivities of the inaugural “Raise the Roofs” benefit, set for Saturday, June 16, under a tent at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm.
BELMONT , N.Y. – Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another was withdrawn from Saturday’s 144th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes and retired, a little more than 24 hours before his attempt to become the first horse in 34 years to win the Triple Crown.
BELMONT, N.Y. – Owner J. Paul Reddam and jockey Mario Gutierrez were on hand at Belmont Park Thursday morning as Triple Crown candidate I’ll Have Another galloped around the 1 ½-mile oval, with the only difference in his routine being that he departed the Belmont Stakes barn for the first time.
Bedford, NY – June 7, 2012 – The second week of HITS-on-the-Hudson saw great competition as some of the nation’s top riders vied for the championship tricolors for their respective divisions. Cynthia Williams and New England Farm excelled in the hunter divisions; securing several championship wins in the Schooling Hunters, the Second Year Green/High Performance Hunters and the Adult Hunters.
Wellington, June 7, 2012-Peter Leone and Monica Carrera’s Lincourt Gino have consistently been in the money at important Grand Prix events this spring. Last week, Leone and Gino were fifth in both the $25,000 and the $75,000 Grand Prix at HITS on the Hudson in Saugerties, NY.
BELMONT N.Y. – Seventeen year old Emily Forge from St. George , Kansas made a wish and NYRA is helping it come true by inviting her to be our guest for the 144th running of the $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 9.
BELMONT, N.Y. – Following are quotes from the connections of the 12 horses entered in Saturday’s 144th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park: