DRF | 358 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 | 358 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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Jockey Mario Gutierrez: Profile, career highlights
DRF | 358 days ago
DRF Staff
Justin N. LaneJockey Mario Gutierrez after winning the Kentucky Derby aboard I'll Have Another.
Mario Gutierrez
Age: 25, born Sept. 19, 1986, in Veracruz, Mexico
Family status: Single
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Baffert still a Belmont player with Paynter
DRF | 359 days ago
David Grening
Tom KeyserPaynter, shown winning an allowance on the Preakness undercard, will represent trainer Bob Baffert in the June 9 Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. - While Bob Baffert sent Kentu...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Ravelo’s Boy gets green light to run in Belmont
DRF | 359 days ago
Mike Welsch
Coady Photography Laura Villasana Ravelo's Boy (outside), working alongside an unraced 2-year-old, turned in a solid seven-furlong breeze Sunday at Calder under Alex Solis.MIAMI - Sho...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Street Life, McPeek pair drill over main track
DRF | 360 days ago
David Grening
Tom KeyserStreet Life is working toward a start in the Belmont Stakes on June 9.ELMONT, N.Y. – On a humid but dry and sun-filled morning, a trio of Belmont Stakes contenders p...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Having Dullahan fresh for Belmont looks good to Romans now
DRF | 360 days ago
Marty McGee
Churchill Downs/Reed Palmer PhotographyIn order to avoid the heat, Dullahan and exercise rider Tammy Fox went out for a one-mile gallop at dawn Saturday at Churchill Downs.LOUISVILLE,...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Stewards won’t permit I’ll Have Another to wear nasal strip in Belmont Stakes
DRF | 361 days ago
Jay Privman
Barbara D. LivingstonThe nasal strip that I'll Have Another wore while winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness will not be allowed in the June 9 Belmont Stakes.I’ll Have Anothe...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: I’ll Have Another shows good energy in gallop
DRF | 361 days ago
David Grening
Susie Raisher/NYRAI'll Have Another, with exercise rider Hector Ramos up, gallops one mile in the rain on Friday at Belmont Park.ELMONT, N.Y. – I’ll Have Another, the Ke...
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Triple Crown bid is a race against history
DRF | 361 days ago
Andrew Beyer
Bob CoglianeseView Slideshow1978 Affirmed beats Alydar by a nose in the Belmont to become the 11th, and last, Triple Crown winner.When I’ll Have Another attempts to win the Bel...
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Countdown to the Crown: Week 21 – May 25, 2012
DRF | 361 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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O’Neill banned 45 days; penalty to begin July 1 at earliest
DRF | 362 days ago
Steve Andersen
Barbara D. LivingstonDoug O'Neill celebrates the Preakness victory of I'll Have AnotherINGLEWOOD, Calif. - Doug O'Neill, who trains Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner I...
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2012 Belmont Stakes field, odds
DRF | 362 days ago
Expected field for the 2012 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 9. Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I&...
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Jerardi: The science behind Beyer Figures
DRF | 363 days ago
Dick JerardiThis is Beyer Speed Figures 101, the remedial course. After I wrote a column two weeks ago entitled “Kentucky Derby Beyer Figures Are On The Wane,” I noticed some of the comments. As I kept reading, one thing became very apparen...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Zito pulling for Triple Crown bid
DRF | 363 days ago
David Grening
Tom KeyserNick Zito has Dialed In back in training after knee surgery.SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Nick Zito has sent out the last two winners of the Belmont Stakes that w...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Matz hoping Union Rags has ‘clear chance to run’
DRF | 363 days ago
Jay Privman
It is with a mixture of frustration, hope, and envy that Michael Matz prepares Union Rags to take on I’ll Have Another in the 144th Belmont Stakes on June 9 at Belmont Park.
Fru...
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Mario Gutierrez and I’ll Have Another in Racing’s Spotlight
Michael Compton | 363 days ago
New York is no stranger to historic sports titles. In three weeks, jockey Mario Gutierrez, the 25-year-old rider of I’ll Have Another, is poised to write some history of his own. On June 9, Gutierrez will climb aboard I’ll Have Another for the 144t...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: O’Neill case set to go before California Horse Racing Board
DRF | 364 days ago
Jay Privman
Barbara D. LivingstonDoug O'Neill, the trainer I'll Have Another, will be the subject of a case before the California Horse Racing Board on Thursday.While I’ll Have Another has ...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Velazquez to replace Leparoux aboard Union Rags
DRF | 364 days ago
Jay Privman
Barbara D. LivingstonMichael Matz (left) and assistant trainer Peter Brette (second from left) inspect Union Rags following his seventh-place finish in the Kentucky Derby.John Velazqu...
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Belmont 2012: I’ll Have Another’s earlier rest keeps him intact for Triple Crown run
DRF | 365 days ago
Jay Privman
Tom KeyserI'll Have Another remains relatively fresh and fit after winning the first two legs of the Triple Crown.Soon after I’ll Have Another won the Robert Lewis Stakes in Feb...
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Belmont 2012: Mark Valeski ‘doubtful’ to start; Dwyer a possibility
DRF | 365 days ago
Jay Privman
Mark Valeski, who won the Peter Pan Stakes on May 12 and has been considered a top contender for the Belmont Stakes on June 9, is now “doubtful” for the final leg of the T...
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Belmont: I’ll Have Another stays calm during traffic-delayed journey
DRF | 366 days ago
David Grening
Tom KeyserKentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another acts playful in his stall at Pimlico early Sunday morning before getting on a van to New York.ELMONT, N.Y. - After tw...
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American Triple Crown bid is on
European Racing | Thoroughbred Owner and Breeder Magazine | 366 days ago
I’ll Have Another bags another Classic in the Preakness more »
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Preakness 2012: I’ll Have Another wastes no time heading to New York for Belmont Stakes
DRF | 366 days ago
Jay Privman
Barbara D. LivingstonI'll Have Another left Pimlico on Sunday morning to get familiar with his new surroundings in New York for the June 9 Belmont Stakes.BALTIMORE – I’ll ...
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Hollywood Park: Rousing Sermon may be back for Belmont Stakes
DRF | 370 days ago
Steve Andersen
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Rousing Sermon finished eighth in the Kentucky Derby on May 5, but could be back in the Triple Crown for the Belmont Stakes by the end of this weekend, tr...
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Belmont: El Padrino gets extended vacation till fall
DRF | 372 days ago
David Grening
Tom KeyserEl Padrino will skip the Belmont Stakes and point to a fall campaign.If Mark Valeski runs in the Belmont, one horse he won’t have to worry about facing is El Padrino...
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Belmont: Preakness result will help Jones assess whether to run Mark Valeski in Belmont Stakes
DRF | 372 days ago
David Grening
Adam Coglianese/NYRAView SlideshowRace: Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Winner: Mark Valeski (96 Beyer)Jockey: Rosie Napravnik Trainer: Brereton Jones Fast Fact: Mark Valeski has not fi...
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Belmont Park: Mark Valeski wins Peter Pan a week after passing on Kentucky Derby
DRF | 374 days ago
David Grening
Adam Coglianese/NYRAMark Valeski wins the Peter Pan under Rosie Napravnik. He will now be considered for the Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. - Owner Brereton Jones and trainer Larry Jon...
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Aqueduct: Romancing the Gold could wind up Triple Crown nominee
DRF | 425 days ago
David Grening
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Owner Adam Wachtel was at Aqueduct on Dec. 31, looking at a field of soon-to-be 3-year-olds in the paddock for a maiden race. While there were several horse...
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Eclipse Champion Hansen Tops Gotham
Horse Racing Bloggers | Michael Compton | 446 days ago
Photo of Hansen courtesy of Gulfstream Park/Coglianese photo Flashy colt seeks to rebound from a loss in the Holy Bull Stakes Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner and Eclipse Award champion Hansen headlines Saturday’s Gotham Stakes (G3)...
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Solid field assembled for Tampa Bay Stakes
Michael Compton | 452 days ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON Saturday’s $150,000 Tampa Bay Stakes (G3) at 1 1/16 miles over the Oldsmar lawn attracted a competitive overflow field of 13, leaving the popular Uptowncharlybrown’s return to his old stomping grounds on hold on the also eligible list.
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‘He’s Back’
Horse Racing Bloggers | Michael Compton | 458 days ago
Photo courtesy of Gulfstream Park/Coglianese photo Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom victorious in his prep for next month’s Dubai World Cup The connections of Animal Kingdom can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Their prized colt won his fi...
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Animal Kingdom Returns at Gulfstream Park
Horse Racing Bloggers | Michael Compton | 459 days ago
Photo courtesy of Gulfstream Park/Coglianese photo “I hope he gets a chance this year to show what a super horse he is.” –Trainer Graham Motion on Animal Kingdom Last year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) winner and Eclipse Award champion Animal Kingd...
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