http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://www.flickr.com/photos/budmeister/6482111989/ Flickr - budmeister 26.2 Empire Maker, Jerry Bailey up, splashes to victory over Ten Most Wanted in The 03 Belmont Stakes. ]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:33:00 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/photos/budmeister/6482111989/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/easygoer/6318401659/ Flickr - EASY GOER ]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:11:00 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/photos/easygoer/6318401659/ http://www.leftcoastracing.com/article/341/a-tale-of-two-races via Pinboard - The Brooklyn Handicap and the Belmont Stakes have been run at the same distance (1 1/2 miles), at the same track (Belmont Park), on consecutive days (Friday/Saturday), for four consecutive years. Is it reasonable to make some comparisons and try to draw conclusions? Maybe, maybe not — but let’s do… ]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:31:00 -0700 http://www.leftcoastracing.com/article/341/a-tale-of-two-races http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/1818/ Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - As the chestnut gelding Ruler On Ice splashed to victory in the Belmont Stakes, he showcased the accomplishments of Liberation Farm and Brandywine Farm, who bred, raised, and sold the son of Roman Ruler and Champagne Glow to owners George and Lori Hall. Rob Whiteley breeds horses in the name… ]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:19:00 -0700 http://fmitchell07.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/1818/ http://colinsghost.org/2011/06/belmont-stakes-day-2011.html Colin's Ghost - Saturday at Belmont Park closed another Triple Crown season. While the weather was terrible, that didn’t stop over 55,000 from showing up to enjoy a great day of racing. All the numbers were up in comparison to last year: ten thousand more people on-track, an increase in handle, and TV… ]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:15:00 -0700 http://colinsghost.org/2011/06/belmont-stakes-day-2011.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/budmeister/5837520512/in/pool-979474@N21 Flickr - budmeister 26.2 has added a photo to the pool: A determined look from horse and rider as Ruler on Ice and Jose Valdivia Jr. go to post for The Belmont Stakes ]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:27:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/budmeister/5837520512/in/pool-979474@N21 http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/can-t-anyone-here-play-this-game/ Paulick Report - Another Triple Crown is in the books, and it was a head-scratching winter and spring of 3-year-old racing. After seeing upset upon upset and the failure of so many favorites in key prep races and the Triple Crown itself, I kept thinking of the late baseball great Casey Stengel, a… ]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:24:00 -0700 http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/can-t-anyone-here-play-this-game/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyhorseracing/5833733417/in/pool-979474@N21 Flickr - NYhorseracing has added a photo to the pool: Ruler On Ice with J.Valdiva up and with trainer Kelly Breen and owner George and Lori Hall. ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:10:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyhorseracing/5833733417/in/pool-979474@N21 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2011/06/14/looking-back-at-the-belmont/ Brooklyn Backstretch - It feels both fitting and exhausting that the school year comes to an end just as the Triple Crown does. I’m sitting today in my last full day of end-of-year meetings; yesterday, I published my final post at BelmontStakes.com; early Sunday afternoon, I filed my last Triple Crown race story… ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:30:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2011/06/14/looking-back-at-the-belmont/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/easygoer/5830987989/in/pool-979474@N21 Flickr - EASY GOER has added a photo to the pool: ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:57:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/easygoer/5830987989/in/pool-979474@N21 http://www.drf.com/blogs/2011-belmont-stakes-photos Barbara Livingston Blog - Barbara Livingston The 2011 Belmont Stakes is now in the history books.  Ruler On Ice - ridden by Jose Valdivia, Jr., trained by Kelly Breen, and owned by George and Lori Hall - was crowned champion.  Before we enter the summer racing season, here are photos of the Belmont Stakes… ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:52:00 -0700 http://www.drf.com/blogs/2011-belmont-stakes-photos http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LATG/~3/3QoPJrNDmRU/shmegegee-belmont.html Left at the Gate - When I get home from the Belmont, there was a voicemail from my mom. You wait three hours for them to all line up, and talk and carry on; then a minute and a half, and some shmegegge horse wins. Did you ever? I thought that poor Animal Kingdom was… ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:32:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LATG/~3/3QoPJrNDmRU/shmegegee-belmont.html http://equispace.blogspot.com/2011/06/belmont-bejesus-day-in-pictures.html EquiSpace - Belmont Surprise: Ruler On Ice in the Post ParadeAs in I got the bejesus knocked out of my advance deposit wagering account on Saturday. It wasn't quite the bloodbath of 2010 when no tickets were cashed, but we just didn't have our mojo going this year.But the day was terrific… ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:57:00 -0700 http://equispace.blogspot.com/2011/06/belmont-bejesus-day-in-pictures.html http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2011/06/13/haskin-s-belmont-stakes-recap-ice-rain-and-mud.aspx Blood-Horse - The Triple Crown is a long, arduous grind, with horses shipping to new tracks well in advance, training hard, and racing hard at distances never before attempted.But perhaps no horse in memory has ever made such light work of winning a classic as George and Lori Hall’s Ruler On Ice,… ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:47:00 -0700 http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2011/06/13/haskin-s-belmont-stakes-recap-ice-rain-and-mud.aspx http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2011/06/class-of-2011-still-has-chances-to.html The Brock Talk - So there is not a Triple Crown winner. We knew that three weeks ago. Nope. No rivalry between Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. 1) winner Animal Kingdom and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) champion Shackleford either. And another long shot (Ruler On Ice) wins a grade 1 race for… ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:08:00 -0700 http://thebrocktalk.blogspot.com/2011/06/class-of-2011-still-has-chances-to.html http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/teresa-genaro/2011/6/13/so-how-did-we-do/ via Pinboard - How did this year's Belmont Stakes measure up to the trends of the last 20 years? ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/teresa-genaro/2011/6/13/so-how-did-we-do/ http://www.drf.com/blogs/belmony-day-ja-vu Crist Blog - Steven Crist As the field for the 143rd Belmont Stakes slogged under the finish line Saturday, I suspect that many a horseplayer was seized with the same burning question that I was: Umm, who's the three horse? Even if you could make out the silks of the first three under… ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:58:00 -0700 http://www.drf.com/blogs/belmony-day-ja-vu http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2011/06/13/for-the-love-of-a-longshot-ruler-on-ice-is-good-for-the-sport/ The Saturday Post - There was no coronation of a king at the Belmont this season, but a ruler emerged for fans to follow – Ruler on Ice. In my view, the gelding is good for the sport.  Yet, Ruler on Ice didn’t always look good from my vantage point.  When he emerged from… ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:38:00 -0700 http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2011/06/13/for-the-love-of-a-longshot-ruler-on-ice-is-good-for-the-sport/ http://werkhorse.com/pedigreematters/index.php/2011/06/13/ruler-on-ice-slop-whatever/ Roger Lyons' Pedigree Matters - by Roger Lyons: Ruler on Ice, the horse that beat Shackleford at his own game in the Belmont slop, might not have been put to his highest and best use when he appeared to close well in the Sunland Derby (G3) to finish one-and-a-quarter lengths behind Twice the Appeal. That… ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:54:00 -0700 http://werkhorse.com/pedigreematters/index.php/2011/06/13/ruler-on-ice-slop-whatever/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyhorseracing/5828255973/in/pool-979474@N21 Flickr - NYhorseracing has added a photo to the pool: Animal Kingdom after the Belmont Stakes. ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:48:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyhorseracing/5828255973/in/pool-979474@N21