DRF | 347 days ago
David Grening
Barbara D. LivingstonMy Adonis arrives at Belmont Park on Wednesday for the Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. – Owners George and Lori Hall and trainer Kelly Breen pulled off a Belm...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Dullahan tops cast of Triple Crown spoilers
DRF | 347 days ago
David Grening
Tom KeyserDullahan is the 5-1 second choice on the morning line for the Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. – On June 9, 2011, Dullahan made his first career start at Churchill Downs....
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Belmont Stakes tickets get big markup online
DRF | 347 days ago
Matt Hegarty
If you thought tickets were sold out for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, as has been reported, you’d be right. You’d also be so far behind the times you’re planning...
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Pinhookers saw profit, not future star in I’ll Have Another
DRF | 347 days ago
Glenye Cain Oakford
Barbara D. LivingstonThe point of buying I'll Have Another as a yearling, say his original owners, was always to resell him for a profit.LEXINGTON, Ky. – It took Victor ...
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Hovdey: Frankel prepared pupil Chad Brown well
DRF | 347 days ago
Jay Hovdey
There is really no way to practice training a horse to run in the Belmont Stakes other than actually running a horse in the Belmont Stakes, which is why Chad Brown, at the ripe old age...
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Jerardi: Uneasy is the jockey trying for the Crown
DRF | 347 days ago
Dick Jerardi
After Lemon Drop Kid, Commendable, Sarava, Birdstone, Da’ Tara, and Ruler On Ice, we are all justifiably spooked by the Belmont Stakes, as if it this is a horror movie instead ...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: I’ll Have Another starts from post 11 in 12-horse field
DRF | 348 days ago
Mike Welsch
Barbara D. LivingstonI'll Have Another will start from post 11 as he seeks a Triple Crown sweep in Saturday's Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. – I’ll Have Another drew post 11 ...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Cuomo encourages NYRA, union to settle dispute
DRF | 348 days ago
David Grening
Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the New York Racing Association and the union which represents the track’s maintenance and starting gate crew to settle their differences before Sa...
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Belmont Park: Lukas taken to hospital after being kicked in head by horse
DRF | 348 days ago
Jay Privman
ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer D. Wayne Lukas was kicked by his stakes-winning sprinter Hamazing Destiny at Belmont Park on Tuesday afternoon and was taken to a local hospital with a lacerati...
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Belmont 2012: I’ll Have Another’s camp calm
DRF | 348 days ago
Jay Privman
Barbara D. LivingstonBenjamin Perez, foreman for trainer Doug O’Neill, walks I’ll Have Another on Tuesday.ELMONT, N.Y. - A little more than an hour after I'll Have Another com...
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Belmont Stakes live chat with Free, Hersh, King, Privman
DRF | 348 days ago
Join Daily Racing Form handicappers and correspondents Brad Free, Marcus Hersh, Byron King, and Jay Privman for a live handicapping chat this Thursday, June 7, starting at 5 p.m. Eastern. Topics will include the Belmont Stakes and I'll Have Another...
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Belmont Stakes live chat with Andersen, Beer, Illman
DRF | 348 days ago
Join Daily Racing Form handicappers Steve Andersen, Mike Beer, and Dan Illman for a live handicapping chat this Wednesday, June 6, starting at 5 p.m. Eastern. Topics will include the Belmont Stakes and I'll Have Another's bid for the Triple Cro...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Servis advises O’Neill to enjoy the ride
DRF | 348 days ago
David Grening
Barbara D. LivingstonJohn Servis has not had a horse run in the Triple Crown series since Smarty Jones won the Derby and Preakness in 2004.BENSALEM, Pa. − John Servis has been...
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Hovdey: For Reddam, a little karma couldn’t hurt in Belmont
DRF | 348 days ago
Jay Hovdey
Barbara D. LivingstonPaul Reddam’s support section Saturday will include Beverly Lewis, owner of Silver Charm and Charismatic.Paul Reddam, a racehorse owner of manageable superstitio...
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Beyer: What Belmont history can teach Gutierrez
DRF | 348 days ago
Andrew Beyer
Barbara D. LivingstonMario Gutierrez (right), with I’ll Have Another’s trainer, Doug O’Neill, has never ridden at Belmont.When jockey Mario Gutierrez came to Pimlico to ride I&...
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Hollywood Park: Baffert hot at home if not in Triple Crown
DRF | 348 days ago
Steve Andersen
Barbara D. LivingstonBob Baffert went into the week with a double-digit lead in victories over the second-place trainer, John Sadler.INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Hall of Fame trainer Bob Ba...
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Triple Crown familiar term around the world
DRF | 348 days ago
Marcus Hersh
When Charles Hatton, the Daily Racing Form columnist, began calling Gallant Fox’s 1930 run through the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes the Triple...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: I’ll Have Another will not move to detention barn until Wednesday
DRF | 349 days ago
Jay Privman
ELMONT, N.Y. - I'll Have Another will not move to the stakes barn, a detention barn for horses running in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, until Wednesday, just before the dea...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Velazquez liking his chances with Union Rags
DRF | 349 days ago
David Grening
Maggie KimmittUnion Rags, with John Velazquez in the saddle, works five furlongs at the Fair Hill training center on Sunday getting set for the Belmont.ELKTON, Md. – Going bac...
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Union representing NYRA maintenance workers authorizes strike
DRF | 349 days ago
David Grening
ELMONT, N.Y. – The union representing approximately 130 to 150 maintenance crew workers for the New York Racing Association – including the starting gate crew – ha...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: O’Neill ‘confident’ ahead of I’ll Have Another’s Triple Crown bid
DRF | 349 days ago
Jay Privman
Barbara D. LivingstonTrainer Doug O’Neill looks out from a Belmont Park barn on Monday. O’Neill will try to end a 34-year Triple Crown drought on Saturday.ELMONT, N.Y. – For...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Guyana Star Dweej fails to impress in final workout
DRF | 349 days ago
Mike Welsch
Barbara D. LivingstonDullahan, with jockey Javier Castellano up, was very impressive working four furlongs in 45.82 seconds on Sunday at Belmont Park.ELMONT, N.Y. – Guyana Star ...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Racing’s Triple Crown tough to compare with other sports
DRF | 349 days ago
Jacob Luft
Barbara D. LivingstonUnlike athletes in other sports, I'll Have Another will have only one shot at horse racing's Triple Crown.The last time a horse won a Triple Crown, Tom Hammond had...
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May 2012 Graded Stakes Winners Recap
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 349 days ago
The sport of horse racing got a much needed media boost in May with the emergence of Southern California colt I’ll Have Another. His winning streak of four which now includes the Kentucky Derby and Preakness is in the National spotlight as he put himself...
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Beyer: Triple Crown drought result of change in breeding priorities
DRF | 350 days ago
Andrew Beyer
Barbara D. LivingstonI'll Have Another (left) and Lava Man ontrack at Belmont Park on Monday, six days before the Belmont Stakes.As I’ll Have Another tries to become racing&rsq...
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2012 Belmont Stakes: Dullahan makes fast workout look easy
DRF | 350 days ago
Mike Welsch
Barbara D. LivingstonI'll Have Another schools Sunday on a beautiful morning at Belmont Park. He followed with a strong one-mile gallop for Saturday's Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. - Jo...
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2012 Belmont Stakes: Union Rags impresses Velazquez on Sunday with powerful work at Fair Hill
DRF | 350 days ago
David Grening
Maggie Kimmitt Union Rags and John Velazquez work alongside Roddickton at Fair Hill on Sunday. Union Rags went five furlongs in 58.50, impressing Velazquez.ELKTON, Md. - As John Vel...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: McPeek hopes lightning strikes twice
DRF | 351 days ago
Mike Welsch
Barbara D. LivingstonUnstoppable U, unbeaten in two starts, is one of two longshots trainer Ken McPeek will send out in next Saturday's Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. – Ten years a...
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2012 Belmont Stakes: Union Rags, Dullahan among those to have works postponed on Saturday
DRF | 351 days ago
Mike Welsch
Barbara D. LivingstonStreet Life trains at Belmont Park on Saturday. He had his work postponed because of the wet track.ELMONT, N.Y. – Five of the 11 likely starters in next Sat...
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Hovdey: Triple Crown history laid to rest
DRF | 352 days ago
Jay Hovdey
Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey ClubFrom left, assistant trainer Larry Barrera and his father, trainer Lazaro Barrera, lead Affirmed and jockey Steve Cauthen at the 1978 Preakness Stakes.In ...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Chiropractor plays big role in keeping I’ll Have Another straight
DRF | 352 days ago
Jay Privman
Horses and hockey. Those were the two loves of Larry Jones when he was a growing up in tiny Stettler in Alberta, Canada. Jones longed to win the Stanley Cup, but a back injury short&#...
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Countdown to the Crown: Week 22 – June 1, 2012
DRF | 352 days ago
Jeremy Plonk
Countdown to the Crown returns for a seventh season online as one of the most comprehensive handicapper’s scouting reports of the 3-year-old scene. Posted each Friday at DRF.co...
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Crist: Triple Crown gods play no favorites
DRF | 352 days ago
Steven Crist
For all their battle-scarred cynicism about an often unpredictable game, horse-racing fans can also be romantically credulous about the justice of the racetrack when it comes to the ...
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Belmont Stakes notes: Close call for I’ll Have Another; Alpha out
DRF | 353 days ago
David Grening
Barbara D. LivingstonView SlideshowExercise rider Jonny Garcia notices 3-year-old filly Isleta running loose on the main track where I'll Have Another was training Thursday morning,...
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Q&A: John Veitch on Affirmed-Alydar and the Triple Crown
DRF | 353 days ago
Marty McGee
Coady Photography/KeenelandRetired Hall of Famer best known as the trainer of Alydar, who finished second to Affirmed in all three Triple Crown races in 1978, the last time a horse sw...
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2012 Belmont Stakes: Alpha out, one fewer opponent for I’ll Have Another
DRF | 354 days ago
David Grening
Tom KeyserAlpha hasn't been to the track since Sunday.ELMONT, N.Y. - Alpha, one of just four graded stakes winners among the dozen 3-year-olds being pointed to the June 9 Belmont St...
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Hollywood Park: Gutierrez takes week off ahead of Belmont Stakes
DRF | 354 days ago
Steve Andersen
Barbara D. LivingstonJockey Mario Gutierrez has taken a week off from riding ahead of the Belmont Stakes.Jockey Mario Gutierrez is taking this week off to spend time in Western Can...
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Belmont Stakes notes: Guyana Star Dweej aborts workout
DRF | 354 days ago
Jay Privman
Susie Raisher/NYRAGuyana Star Dweej was pulled up prior to the completion of his work Wednesday at Belmont Park.At Belmont Park on Wednesday, Guyana Star Dweej did little to enhance h...
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Emerald Downs: Meeking ready for more history
DRF | 354 days ago
Nick Rousso
AUBURN, Wash. – Bob Meeking has been saddling horses since the year 1947 BC – Before Citation – in a rollicking training career spanning parts of eight decades. Stil...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Triple Crown club ready for a new member
DRF | 354 days ago
Jay Privman
The time has arrived, Patrice Wolfson said Wednesday, to pass the Triple Crown torch. Wolfson and her late husband, Lou, owned the last Triple Crown winner, Affirmed, who swept the Ke...
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Hovdey: How would world react to a Triple Crown winner?
DRF | 354 days ago
Jay Hovdey
Of all the thorny questions dividing the nation -- Obama or Romney, Phillip or Jessica, one-piece or two – nothing seems to stir the emotions quite like the rampant s...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Barn area security tightened
DRF | 354 days ago
Matt Hegarty
All horses entered in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 9, will be required to be on the grounds at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., by noon on Wednesday, June 6, and will then be co...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: O’Neill consults with Billy Turner, Seattle Slew’s trainer
DRF | 355 days ago
David Grening
Barbara D. LivingstonTrainer Doug O’Neill brought I’ll Have Another to Belmont the day after the colt’s Preakness victory.ELMONT, N.Y. – Doug O’Neill wasn’t ...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: I’ll Have Another’s exercise rider ready to rejoin star partner
DRF | 356 days ago
David Grening
Barbara D. LivingstonJonny Garcia, the regular exercise rider for I'll Have Another, is expected to have his paperwork completed so he can resume riding the Triple Crown candidate i...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Cauthen likes Gutierrez’s approach to Triple Crown mania
DRF | 356 days ago
David Grening
Adam Coglianese/NYRAFormer jockey Steve Cauthen, who was at Belmont Park last Saturday to sign autographs, says there's no need for him to talk to jockey Mario Gutierrez before the ...
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Trainer Doug O’Neill: Profile, career highlights
DRF | 356 days ago
DRF Staff
Barbara D. LivingstonTrainer Doug O'Neill at I'll Have Another's stall at Pimlico.
Doug O'Neill
Born: May 24, 1968, Dearborn, Mich.
• Won first Classic races in 2012 when...
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