Arcangelo Holds Off the Pack to Win the Belmont Stakes
Arcangelo, a gray colt that had won on the same track previously, bested a pack that included National Treasure, the Preakness winner.
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Expert Picks: Who Will Win the Belmont Stakes?
Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert assess the contenders for the 155th Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
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Secretariat’s Legend Rolls on Like, Well, a Tremendous Machine
Fifty years after Secretariat clinched the Triple Crown with a runaway win in the Belmont Stakes, fans still long to connect with his story.
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Two Complicated Princes of the Sport of Kings
The excitement of thoroughbred horse racing — and many of the sport’s most vexing problems — are exemplified by the careers of the trainers Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher.