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Search Results Faces Dayoutoftheoffice In Compact Acorn Field Sponsored by:
Search Results (Flatter) and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. win the Gazelle Stakes (Gr III) at Aqueduct Racetrack 4/3/21. Trainer: Chad Brown. Owner: Klaravich Stables, Inc.
Traditionally one of America s premier races for sophomore fillies, Saturday s Grade 1, $500,000 Acorn at Belmont Park has attracted a compact, quality field to tackle Big Sandy s one-turn mile.
The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival runs from Thursday through Saturday, June 5, culminating with the 153rd running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets. The festival will encompass 17 total stakes, including eight Grade 1s on Belmont Stakes Day, capped by the “Test of the Champion” for 3-year-olds in the 1 1/2-mile final leg of the Triple Crown. First post on Belmont Stakes Day is 11:35 a.m. Eastern.
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Jackie s Warrior wins the Pat Day Mile at Churchill Downs.
Undefeated one-turn titans Jackie s Warrior and Drain the Clock will square off in Saturday s 37th running of the Grade 1, $400,000 Woody Stephens presented by Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.
The historic seven-furlong sprint for sophomores is named in honor of the late Hall of Fame trainer, whose biggest claim to fame was capturing an unprecedented five straight wins in the Belmont Stakes with Conquistador Cielo [1982], Caveat [1983], Swale [1984], Crème Fraiche [1985] and Danzig Connection [1986].
Trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., Drain the Clock arrives at his first Grade 1 test off an effortless triumph in the Grade 3 Bay Shore on April 3 at Aqueduct, where he crossed the wire in hand under jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Study Guide: 2021 Belmont Stakes Jun 2, 2021 J. Keeler Johnson
Eight horses are set to battle for supremacy in Saturday s $1.5 million Belmont (G1) at Belmont Park, the third and final leg of the Triple Crown. Preakness (G1) winner Rombauer will be joined in the 1 1/2-mile classic by a half-dozen alumni from the Kentucky Derby (G1), including Grade 1 winners Essential Quality, Known Agenda, and Rock Your World.
Bourbonic
Wins: 3
Jockey: Kendrick Carmouche
The first of three entrants conditioned by three-time Belmont-winning trainer Todd Pletcher, Bourbonic produced an eye-catching stretch rally to charge from last place and win the Wood Memorial (G2) at odds of 72-1. But the stoutly bred colt never factored in the Kentucky Derby (G1), finishing 13th, and deep closers tend to be at a disadvantage in the Belmont Stakes. The slow-paced nature of the 1 1/2-mile race tends to favor speed horses instead.
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Essential Quality at Churchill Downs
The last few years have brought trainer Brad Cox to new heights of the sport. Cox has saddled multiple high-quality graded stakes winners, with Essential Quality among his highlights. The Tapit colt will look to add to that legacy and give Cox his first win in a Triple Crown race when he competes in Saturday s Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival runs from Thursday, June 3, through Saturday, June 5, and is headlined by the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes. The festival will encompass 17 total stakes, including eight Grade 1s on Belmont Stakes Day, capped by the “Test of the Champion” for 3-year-olds in the 1 1/2-mile final leg of the Triple Crown.