DRF | 345 days ago
Mike Welsch
Tom KeyserDullahan impressed with his training ahead of Saturday's Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. – A dozen horses will line up for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, but of that gro...
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Tuley: I’ll Have Another’s odds to win Triple Crown settling in at 8-5
DRF | 345 days ago
Dave Tuley
Dave Tuley
What are the odds that I’ll Have Another completes his sweep of the Triple Crown series?
If you ask most peopl...
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I’ll Have Another one lap away from Triple Crown immortality
DRF | 345 days ago
Jay Privman
ELMONT, N.Y. – I’ll Have Another was born in Kentucky, received his early training in Florida, began his racing career in California, and has flown to Kentucky, Maryland, ...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Van Berg returns to Belmont Park
DRF | 345 days ago
David Grening
Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg says he can’t remember the last time he was at Belmont Park. Since it was Oct. 6, 1991 – when Fit to Scout finished fifth in the Grade...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: From bullring to Belmont, Gutierrez stays cool
DRF | 345 days ago
Jay Hovdey
Barbara D. LivingstonMario Gutierrez has shown a knack for adapting to new tracks throughout his career, from Hastings to Hollywood to Churchill to Pimlico.Mario Gutierrez, a stranger ...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Security barn irks trainers
DRF | 345 days ago
Jay Privman
Tom KeyserSecurity officials check trainer Doug O’Neill’s supplies Wednesday as I’ll Have Another settles in to the Belmont Stakes detention barn.ELMONT, N.Y. – The requir...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Dullahan tops cast of Triple Crown spoilers
DRF | 346 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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Pinhookers saw profit, not future star in I’ll Have Another
DRF | 346 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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Union Rags Arrives at Belmont Park
Michael Compton | 346 days ago
Union Rags arrived at Belmont Park shortly after 11 a.m. on Wednesday and was quickly settled into to the stakes barn. All the Belmont Stakes contenders were required to be in the special stakes barn by mid-day on Wednesday. Trainer Michael Matz said U...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: I’ll Have Another starts from post 11 in 12-horse field
DRF | 346 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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Post Positions Drawn for Belmont Stakes
Michael Compton | 346 days ago
Post positions for Saturday’s 144th running of the Belmont Stakes were drawn on Wednesday at Belmont Park. I’ll Have Another, attempting to become the first Triple Crown winner since Florida-bred Affirmed in 1978, drew post position No. 11 ...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Servis advises O’Neill to enjoy the ride
DRF | 347 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 | 347 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 | 347 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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Belmont Stakes 2012: O’Neill ‘confident’ ahead of I’ll Have Another’s Triple Crown bid
DRF | 348 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 | 348 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 | 348 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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Beyer: Triple Crown drought result of change in breeding priorities
DRF | 348 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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Belmont: Gutierrez to test out Belmont Stakes route in Brooklyn Handicap on Friday
DRF | 349 days ago
David Grening
Mario Gutierrez was named to ride five horses on Friday at Belmont Park, the day before he will attempt to complete racing’s first Triple Crown in 34 years on I’ll Have ...
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Hovdey: Triple Crown history laid to rest
DRF | 351 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 | 351 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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Belmont Stakes notes: Close call for I’ll Have Another; Alpha out
DRF | 352 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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2012 Belmont Stakes: Alpha out, one fewer opponent for I’ll Have Another
DRF | 352 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 | 353 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 2012: Triple Crown club ready for a new member
DRF | 353 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 | 353 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: O’Neill consults with Billy Turner, Seattle Slew’s trainer
DRF | 354 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 | 355 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 | 355 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 | 355 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 | 355 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: Street Life, McPeek pair drill over main track
DRF | 357 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: Stewards won’t permit I’ll Have Another to wear nasal strip in Belmont Stakes
DRF | 358 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 | 358 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 | 359 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 | 359 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 | 359 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 | 359 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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Q&A: Dennis O’Neill of Team I’ll Have Another
DRF | 359 days ago
Marcus Hersh
Barbara D. LivingstonOlder brother of Doug O’Neill, who trains Derby and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another. He works closely with the stable and selected I’ll Have...
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Jerardi: The science behind Beyer Figures
DRF | 360 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 | 360 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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Hollywood Park: O’Neill off to slow start on home front
DRF | 360 days ago
Steve Andersen
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – This spring, trainer Doug O’Neill has had as many winners in the Triple Crown as he has in the first four weeks of the Betfair Hollywood Park meetin...
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Matz hoping Union Rags has ‘clear chance to run’
DRF | 360 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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Belmont Stakes 2012: O’Neill case set to go before California Horse Racing Board
DRF | 361 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 2012: I’ll Have Another’s earlier rest keeps him intact for Triple Crown run
DRF | 362 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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