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Monzo: Breaking Down Saturday Races Not Named The Preakness Stakes

Saturday’s feature of the day is the Preakness Stakes. We took a long look at that, but there are a few races I like at Belmont Park and Monmouth Park as well that we can discuss.

2013/05/17

Union Rags comes up along the inside during the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park - Elmont, NY - Jun 9, 2012 (credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Belmont Stakes Revives Talk Of Casino Near Belmont Park

The thrills and economic boost of Saturday’s Belmont Stakes horse race have revived talk of bringing a casino to Belmont Park, WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs reported.

2012/06/11

No Triple Crown Try, No Super Buzz At The Belmont

With I’ll Have Another retired with a tendon injury, there wasn’t much excitement among fans entering the huge racetrack hours before the race.

2012/06/09

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Monzo: 2012 Belmont Stakes Preview And Picks

There have been 11 horses since 1978 to take the first two jewels of the Triple Crown, only to falter at the Belmont Stakes. I’ll Have Another has a chance to make history — or become No. 12.

2012/06/08

Atigun gallops during a morning workout at Belmont Park on June 6, 2012 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Union: Tentative Deal Averts Strike Before Belmont

Belmont racetrack workers have struck a tentative labor deal with the New York Racing Association to head off a possible strike on the eve of a Triple Crown bid, a union official said Wednesday.

2012/06/06

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas who will saddle Optimizer in the 138th Kentucky Derby, talks with the media at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas In Hospital After Horse Kicks Head

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas was hospitalized on Tuesday after one of his horses reared up and kicked him in the head.

2012/06/05

ELMONT, NY - JUNE 06: A General View of the Start of the141st Running of The Belmont Stakes at Belmont Racetrack on June 6, 2009 in Elmont, New York. The race was won by Summer Bird ridden by Jockey Kent Desormeaux (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Labor Woes At Belmont As Triple Crown Bid Nears

If a deal isn’t reached soon, I’ll Have Another may not have another race at this weekend’s Belmont Stakes.

2012/06/05

I’ll Have Another Training After Near Crash

Trainer Doug O’Neill welcomed an uneventful day at training for Belmont Stakes favorite I’ll Have Another.

WFAN–2012/06/01

Doug O'Neill, trainer of I'll Have Another (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

I’ll Have Another’s Trainer Responds To Criticism

Doug O’Neill says he’s dismayed that Secretariat’s former owner criticized the connections of Triple Crown candidate I’ll Have Another for employing him as the horse’s trainer.

2012/05/29

Ex-Overseers Of NYRA Want Internal Report Released

A court-ordered monitor that once oversaw the New York Racing Association claims in a court filing that the thoroughbred track operator is suppressing a 2010 corruption report given to its board members.

2012/05/25

Triple Crown Hopeful I’ll Have Another Jogs At Belmont For Second Straight Day

Triple Crown hopeful I’ll Have Another jogged around the 1½-mile Belmont Park oval for a second day in a row, and is scheduled to resume galloping on Friday.

2012/05/24

Belmont Park - Elmont, NY (file / credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

Latest Idea For Nassau Coliseum: Relocation To Belmont Park

The task force assigned to figure out how to plan a future for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum fell apart last week.

2011/10/05

‘New York, New York’ Back At Belmont

The New York Racing Association is returning to Frank Sinatra’s classic version of “New York, New York” when the horses step onto the track for next Saturday’s $1 million race at Belmont Park

WFAN–2011/06/03

Paralyzed Jockey Returns To Belmont Park As An Inspiration

A professional jockey riding a race on Long Island was nearly killed in a horrifying accident on the track four years ago. On Thursday, the wheelchair-bound athlete showed the new meaning in his life, and the miracle comeback fueled with perseverance and inspiration.

2011/05/26

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