{Tuesday, June 30, 2009} Suppose They Both Run the Table You're supposed to play 'em one at a time, whether it's quoits or horse races, but I can't resist speculating about what those erudite Eclipse Awards voters will do with Zenyatta

{Monday, June 29, 2009} Rachel Alexandra's owner wrong for ducking Breeders' Cup I couldn't agree more with Jess Jackson that what thoroughbred racing needs is a central office with a commissioner with authority to organize and direct

{Sunday, June 28, 2009} Summer Bird works, prepares to ship to Monmouth Belmont S. (G1) winner SUMMER BIRD (Birdstone) will make a brief return to Churchill Downs on Thursday. Trainer Tim Ice is vanning Summer Bird from his home base

{Saturday, June 27, 2009} Rachel back vs. girls in Mother Goose ELMONT, N.Y. - The recent failures of odds-on favorites in stakes races here this month would make one think we're at Saratoga and not Belmont Park. No less than six "sure

{Friday, June 26, 2009} THE REPORT FROM BELMONT Rachel Alexandra schools in the paddock Trainer Steve Asmussen continued to put the finishing touches on RACHEL ALEXANDRA's (Medaglia d'Oro) preparations

{Wednesday, June 24, 2009} DEBATE RAGES OVER AMERICA'S BEST HORSE
By Noel Michaels
As we approach the midway mark of 2009, several horses have distinguished themselves as contenders for Thoroughbred racing's top year-end

{Tuesday, June 23, 2009} $154K carryover boosts card at Belmont ELMONT, N.Y. - Even though their local tracks are dark, pick-six players in Southern California and Kentucky can get their fix on Wednesday at Belmont Park where a $154,891

{Monday, June 22, 2009} Trainer Watch At Saratoga Funny Cide’s unexpected victory in the 2003 Kentucky Derby was bad news for admirers of Thoroughbred trainer Barclay Tagg. Until that time the native of Lancaster, Pa., was just under

{Thursday, June 18, 2009} The 2009 Travers Could Be The Best Ever If current plans develop over the next several weeks, Saratoga’s signature event could be one of the best ever. At this writing, Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and

{Monday, June 15, 2009} Altering Triple Crown Schedule Gaining Momentum ELMONT, NY,-The following was first proposed in a column written after the 2005 Triple Crown. The subject has come up every year since but nothing’s changed. For

{Sunday, June 14, 2009} Seattle Smooth Sails to 5th Straight Seattle Smooth wore down Seventh Street in the homestretch to win the Ogden Phipps Handicap (gr. I) by 1 1/4 lengths for her first grade I victory June 13 at Belmont Park. Owned

{Friday, June 12, 2009} The Romancing Of A Crown ELMONT, NY--Maybe it was their youth, or the lack of what big-market snobs might call sophistication. But, in any case, Chip Woolley and Tim Ice were a very welcome addition to the Triple

{Thursday, June 11, 2009} Haskin's Belmont Wrapup: Avian Adventures The 141st Belmont Stakes (gr. I) proved one thing: you can crown two birds with one stone. The victory by Summer Bird in the 141st Belmont Stakes (gr. I), combined with

{Tuesday, June 09, 2009} Borel made wrong calls at Belmont ELMONT, N.Y. - There is a fine line between confident and cocky. In the days leading up to the Belmont Stakes, jockey Calvin Borel, the unquestioned star of the 2009 Triple

{Monday, June 08, 2009} THORO-GRAPH GIVES SPOT-ON ANALYSIS OF BELMONT THE Belmont Stakes has become the hardest race in America to handicap in the past decade, but no one nailed Saturday's 141st running quite like Jerry Brown, president

{Sunday, June 07, 2009} Due Diligence Could Have Altered Outcome for Team Borel ELMONT,NY, JUNE 6, 2009--And so, in this most unusual of Triple Crown seasons, it was a son of Birdstone--the sire that upset Smarty Jones in this classic

{Friday, June 05, 2009}   Haskin's Belmont Report: Love That Bird
by Steve Haskin, Bloodhorse

Editor's Note: The article below does not necessarilyreflect the view of NRM Consultants. I

{Thursday, June 04, 2009} USING ANGLES TO SOLVE THE 2009 BELMONT STAKES PUZZLE

By Noel Michaels NOEL MICHAELS Noel devotes his appreciable

{Tuesday, June 02, 2009} Borel & Garcia Set For Thrilling Ride TWO celebrated jockeys, light years apart in every way but riding at the peak of their form, will square off in Saturday's Belmont Stakes in a showdown that could turn out to

{Monday, June 01, 2009} Charitable Man Is Drawing Attention Who needs Rachel Alexandra? The Belmont Stakes is going to go off for the 141st time Saturday, and someone in the field of 10 is going to relish its mile-and-a-half distance