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Why Belmont Day Stakes Races Are So Important

The Belmont Stakes marks one of the biggest days on the racing calendar each year, but the third jewel of the Triple Crown isn’t the only star attraction. Belmont Park will this year host a whopping six Grade 1 (the highest level of competition) stakes races on Belmont Stakes day, June 9, plus additional stakes.

150 Years of Belmont Stakes History

How many times have some of the greatest sporting events in America been held? The Super Bowl is relatively young, having been contested 52 times. The World Series of Major League Baseball is more than twice that old with 113 editions in the history books.

‘Small But Mighty’: Meet Sunny, Justify’s Stable Pony

It was a typical glorious morning at Santa Anita Park in 2013. The horses were met with brilliant sunshine as they gracefully slipped onto the track for their morning workouts. There was the usual crowd at Clockers’ Corner and a line of photographers on the rail hoping to catch a perfect “morning sunlight” shot as the horses went by.

Triple Crown hopeful Justify (right) will try to match American Pharoah's Belmont Stakes win.

Justify vs. American Pharoah: What Preakness Times Mean for the Belmont

When the unbeaten Justify crossed the finish line first in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, the reactions from racing fans and handicappers were mixed.

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Justify Continues to Impress at Churchill, Could Breeze Tuesday

Bob Baffert famously trains by feel and instinct. He quantifies his commitments – be it to a race or workout – with the disclaimer that his charges have to show him what they're ready for. If he sees form swinging one direction or another, he is not afraid to make a last-second change in plans.

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