Creative Minister was good enough to hit the board in the second leg of the Triple Crown and good enough to earn a spot in the third leg of the Triple Crown. Now, we’ll see what he can do against easier competition in Friday’s restricted Curlin Stakes at Saratoga. The […]
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Breaking Down the 2022 Belmont Stakes: Taking Constitutional Law 101
The first thing you need to remember about the Belmont Stakes is forget the long-believed idea the “Test of the Champion†is easy for closers to pass. It isn’t. It sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? Send horses 1 ½ miles – the longest distance any of them will ever run and […]
Can Golden Glider Turn Back the Belmont Stakes Clock to Sir Winston?
Mark Casse figures if Sir Winston could do it, why not Golden Glider? Three years ago, the Hall of Fame trainer brought Sir Winston into the Belmont Stakes starting gate. The colt broke his maiden at Woodbine, then missed the board in two Kentucky Derby preps: the Tampa Bay Derby […]