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June 7, 2023June 7, 2023

Belmont Blog

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You best believe that this Belmont Stakes is a bolt from the blue. The Test Of The Champions is set for this Saturday and I suspect most fans will be in for a surprise.

**National Treasure** parades in to the track before the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

The 155th running of the Belmont Stakes will post at 7:02 PM ET on June 10th, 2023. It is race 12 on a card of lucky 13. The Grade I, $1,500,000 race for 3 year-old thoroughbreds is 1 and 1/2 miles on the dirt. Nine contenders have entered this last jewel of The Triple Crown.

Forte is fresh off a 5 stakes winning streak. Will the 149th Kentucky Derby be his next stakes win? — **Forte** is fresh off a 5 stakes winning streak. Will he win the 155th Belmont Stakes?

The field is as follows by post position/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds/and participation in the preceding Triple Crown series races as applicable:

Tapit Shoes/Jose L. Ortiz/Brad H. Cox/Spendthrift Farm, LLC., Steve Landers, Martin S. Schwartz, Michael Dubb, Ten Strike Racing, Jim Bakke, Titletown Racing Stables, Kueber Racing, LLC., Big Easy Racing, LLC., Rick Kanter and Michael J. Caruso/20-1
Tapit Trice/Luis Saez/Todd A. Pletcher/Whisper Hill Farm, LLC. and Gainesway Stable/3-1/7th in the Kentucky Derby
Arcangelo/Javier Castellano/Jena M. Antonucci/Blue Rose Farm/8-1
National Treasure/John R. Velazquez/Bob Baffert/SF Racing, LLC., Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, LLC., Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, LLC., Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC. and Catherine Donovan/5-1/winner of the Preakness Stakes
Il Miacolo/Marcos Meneses/Antonio Sano/Eduardo Soto/30-1
Forte/Irad Ortiz, Jr./Todd A. Pletcher/Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable/5-2
Hit Show/Manuel Franco/Brad H. Cox/Gary and Mary West/10-1/5th in the Kentucky Derby
Angel Of Empire/Flavien Prat/Brad H. Cox/Albaugh Family Stables, LLC./7-2/3rd in the Kentucky Derby
Red Route One/Joel Rosario/Steven M. Asmussen/Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC./15-1/4th in the Preakness Stakes

**Hit Show** broke his maiden at Keeneland in his first start.

Be sure to watch the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The filly race, The Acorn, is on Friday, 6/9/23 at 5:14 PM ET. Friday’s races are on FS2 from 12:30 PM to 5 PM ET and 6 to 6:30 PM ET. FS1 will play the races from 5 to 6 PM ET. Then, On Saturday, FS1 will televise the card from 11 AM to 7:30 PM ET, while FOX will cover 4 PM to 7:30 PM ET and FS2 will show the races from 7:30 to 8 PM ET.

**Red Route One** showed in Keeneland’s Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity.

The Run For The Carnations is a true classic stakes race. I am eager to see who wins. Thank you for following Thoroughbred U along the long road that lead to this last leg of The Triple Crown. I hope you enjoy my blog on the Belmont. Please, check back again for all things thoroughbred.

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June 8, 2022June 9, 2022

Belmont Blurb

Golden Glider glides through the finish line in Keeneland's Blue Grass Stakes. How will he do in the Belmont Stakes?

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Nest was best in the Ashland Stakes. Will she beat the boys in the Belmont Stakes? — **Nest** was best in the Ashland Stakes. Will she beat the boys in the Belmont Stakes?

Behold, my blurb on the Belmont! The post positions have been drawn and the field is set for the 154th Belmont Stakes. Eight entered, one will win! Who’s the best, in The Test? This Belmont blurb might help you to decide…

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June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

A Bright Outlook On The Belmont

Essential Quality knows how to win a race. Up next, the 153rd Belmont Stakes!

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Essential Quality, is the favorite to win the 153rd Belmont Stakes. — **Essential Quality**, is the favorite to win the 153rd Belmont Stakes.

Back to the best in racing. It is time for the third jewel of The Triple Crown! The Belmont Stakes posts this Saturday and I have a bright outlook on the contenders. “The Test Of The Champion” is generally full of surprises and this year will be just as bewildering. I am breaking down all the background and basic information on Belmont’s big race for you.

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June 19, 2020June 19, 2020

Test Of The Champion To Tip Off The Triple Crown

Seattle Slew's Belmont Stakes Tray, 1977 Triple Crown winner

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Affirmed's Blemont Stakes Plate, 1978 Triple Crown Winner — **Affirmed’s** Belmont Stakes Tray, 1978 Triple Crown Winner.

In a year rife with changed and cancelled plans it has been a comfort to me that Thoroughbred horse racing has managed to continue, though in an altered manner . Looking for the silver lining in life, it brings me pleasure to remember these silver platters, the Belmont Stakes Trays. The winner Of the Belmont Stakes receives the August Belmont Trophy for a year but the trays that they receive, depicting the name of every winning Belmont Stakes horse, is theirs to keep forever. May racing go on forever too! In the spirit of that optimism, 2020 will feature all three legs of the Triple Crown. In the “New Normal” these races are quite a bit different. For the first time in the history of Thoroughbred racing, the Belmont Stakes inaugurated in 1867 will tip off the Triple Crown.

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June 7, 2019June 7, 2019

Brief on the Belmont

War of Will wowed at the morning workouts ahead of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

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War of Will peeks out from his stable at Keeneland before shipping to New York for the Belmont Stakes. — **War of Will** peeks out from his stable at Keeneland before shipping to New York for the Belmont Stakes.

Bring on the Belmont Stakes! It has been a Triple Crown series full of surprises and I expect there will be plenty of twists for the ten who compete in “The Test of the Champion.” Who will that champion be? We shall soon see. For the time being, here’s the brief on the Belmont.

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November 12, 2018November 12, 2018

Fifteen Years of Old Friends Farm

Silver Charm stands out as a favorite at Old Friends Farm!

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Little Silver Charm is the only non-thoroughbred equine at Old Friends. — **Little Silver Charm** is the only non-thoroughbred equine at Old Friends.

Old Friends Farm is celebrating its 15th year of rescuing retired Thoroughbreds. Operating at 3 locations and home to hundreds of horses, the Georgetown, KY farm is full of famous champions and a broad spectrum of former Thoroughbred racehorses. On a beautiful Kentucky Fall day I paid the farm another visit.

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August 24, 2018August 25, 2018

A Trio for Travers Day

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Saratoga is happy to tie in Runhappy with the Travers and H. Allen Jerkens Stakes!

Saturday at Saratoga serves up several stakes! The Midsummer Derby is only one of seven graded stakes on the day’s card of a lucky 13 races. Five of the stakes offer an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup! ‎Three stakes will be covered by NBC. Who will win the Forego, the Sword Dancer or the Travers Stakes?

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July 27, 2018July 27, 2018

Triple Crown Trends

American Pharoah wins the one and only Grand Slam!

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Justify, our 13th Triple Crown winner! — **Justify**, our 13th Triple Crown winner!

This week brought the disappointing news that no one wanted but many had already suspected. Our 13th Triple Crown winner, Justify, retired from racing. Justify achieved more than I ever would have expected but his 111 day racing career ended sooner than I anticipated. There are several more races I would have enjoyed seeing him participate in but tragically that won’t happen now. This got me to thinking, what are our assumptions about a triple crown winner? Thus, I set out to examine the triple crown trends.

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June 15, 2018

Jumping for Joy over Justify

Justify races for home in the Belmont Stakes to the 13th Triple Crown victory!

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Justify comes into view as the clear leader of the Belmont Stakes! — **Justify** comes into view as the clear leader of the Belmont Stakes!

I waited most of my life to witness a Triple Crown victory. Seattle Slew and Affirmed did it back to back when I was a toddler and the great Secretariat won shortly prior to my birth. I was raised on the stories but I did not know what it was like to see it with my own eyes. After following the career of champion California Chrome, I wasn’t sure if I would ever see a Triple Crown winner race. Then, in 2015, my dream came true. American Pharoah won after a 37 year drought. It was emotional and something I knew would always stick with me. I also thought it may never happen again in my lifetime. Then, to my surprise a great horse won the Kentucky Derby and once again there was hope for another Triple Crown winner, the hope was in Justify and he did not disappoint. Justify left me jumping for joy with his win in the Belmont Stakes, our lucky 13th Triple Crown winner!

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June 2, 2018

California Chrome Before He Roams From Home

California Chrome strikes a regal pose in front of his barn.

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California Chrome is simply glowing in the sunshine. — **California Chrome** is simply glowing in the sunshine.

I’ve been chilling with my Chromies this week. A gracious friend invited me along for her birthday party and The Chrome Experience and what an experience it was! Two time Horse of the Year, California Chrome will soon be shipping to Chile for their breeding season. There are just a few more dates to visit with Chrome while he is still at home, in America.

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