If you are heading up to Saratoga this summer to bet on the ponies, feel free to bring your lap top, and avoid the betting lines by doing it right from your computer.
With a win at Belmont Park on Saturday, I’ll Have Another would have become the 12th horse to capture horse racing’s Triple Crown by virtue of consecutive victories in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. Unfortunately, the horse has been scratched with a leg injury.
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According to ESPN , the horse that was racing for the Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes has been scratched. Trainers said on The Dan Patrick Show this morning discovered that "I'll Have Another" is suffering from tendinitis and will not race.
Triple Crown contender I’ll Have Another and 11 other horses will run at the 144th Belmont Stakes on Saturday. While I’ll Have Another races to become the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win the Triple Crown, the other horses will attempt to spoil his coronation and win their share of the $1 million purse.
Retired Jockey Richard Migliore dropped by the FBHW's morning show live from the Saratoga Racecourse today and talked horses, racing, and whatever random things Free Beer, Hot Wings, and Zane threw at them. Check out photos after the jump!
July 22nd begins the 143rd year of thoroughbred horse racing at the Saratoga Race Course. For some people instead of just six days a week and 40 days of racing, its all about the giveaways. This year will be no different but NYRA has added some theme days.
Affirmed was the last horse to sweep the Kentucky Derby, The Preakness, and The Belmont in 1978. With the 2nd race of the Triple Crown run on Saturday, Shackleford wins The Preakness by less than 3/4 of a length and spoils the Triple Crown attempt by Derby winner Animal Kingdom.