International scouting report: Belmont Gold Cup

Fri Jun 09 2017Kellie Reilly

Friday’s $400,000 Belmont Gold Cup (G3) presents a fascinating handicapping challenge, particularly in light of the six European invaders. They can be divided neatly into two groups of three: the old stagers and the up-and-comers. We’ll start with ...
Saturday Offers Ample Stakes Action Day and Night

Fri Jun 09 2017Ted Black

This Saturday's 149th edition of the Belmont Stakes, the third jewel of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown for three-year-olds that will again go unclaimed, might appear soft and anti-climactic, but it is part of a stellar card that will have connect ...
How to turn $100 into $10,000

Fri Jun 09 2017TwinSpires Staff

by John Scheinman When you’re asked to write a piece explaining how to turn $100 into $10,000 on Belmont Stakes Day, the assigning editor is either laughing at you or thinks you’re a genius. I’m going with genius. The options of how to to s ...
Hanson: Spreading in Belmont eve all-stakes Pick 4

Fri Jun 09 2017Vance Hanson

Aside from the $150,000 Tremont, Friday's other stakes action at Belmont Park is neatly tied into a 50-cent Pick 4 that runs from races 8-11. The likely favorites look very solid in several of the legs, but the potential for upsets, mild and otherwis ...
Southern California morning-line favorites on Belmont Stakes Day

Thu Jun 08 2017TwinSpires Staff

by Scott Shapiro The monster Belmont Stakes Day card is loaded with Southern California-based runners given significant chances to win graded stakes events. Led by the morning-line favorites in the Grade 1 Acorn, Grade 1 Ogden Phipps, Grade 2 ...
Mucciolo’s Belmont Friday Stakes Plays

Thu Jun 08 2017John Mucciolo

Tremont (Race 5) : #7 SALMANAZAR was a very sharp debut winner at Keeneland while well-backed from the widest post and I like the colt right back in this spot. One of four from Todd Pletcher’s barn, the $180,000 yearling was flattered when the run ...

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No stars in main event but betting opportunities abound on Belmont Stakes Day

Thu Jun 08 2017TwinSpires Staff

by Dick Powell There used to be a beer commercial that raised the question, “More Taste versus Less Filling.” Horse racing’s version might be, “Star Horse versus Wide-Open Field.” Saturday’s Belmont Stakes card has many examples. Race 5 is th ...
Spot Plays on Thursday at Belmont Park to Begin Belmont Stakes Week

Thu Jun 08 2017Ed DeRosa

In an extremely rare occurrence, I'm actually more excited about win betting opportunities on the Thursday card at Belmont Park than I am about the multi-race wagers. The stakes action is particularly compelling, with three added-money events kick ...
2017 Belmont Stakes Picks

Thu Jun 08 2017D.S. Williamson

The 2017 Belmont Stakes takes place this Saturday, June 10. The top 3 rated three-year-olds in the United States, Derby winner Always Dreaming, Preakness winner Cloud Computing, and two-year-old champ Classic Empire, won't run in the Test of Champion ...
Belmont Festival $100 budget plays: Thursday Late Pick 4

Thu Jun 08 2017James Scully

The 2017 Belmont Festival kicks off Thursday, with 18 stakes races being offered over the 3-day period, and the track is guaranteeing huge pools for multi-race wagers (Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 & Pick 6). I will be playing many of these pools on ...
N.A. Cup Elims Highlight Pricy Mohawk Card For Final Fields; Sires Stakes Stars Sizzlin’; Tough Trotters Troll Ohio

Thu Jun 08 2017TwinSpires Staff

Here is June in bloom with the weekend overture to Mohawk’s lucrative stakes program for three-year-olds and up. The June . Sophs on both gaits will be covered in events on this main blog and our spinoff Hambletonian Trail blog. In this menage ...
Goodtimes Stakes Elims Among Several Weekend Trail Preps With Great Betting Opportunities

Thu Jun 08 2017TwinSpires Staff

 The Goodtimes Stakes is the first of the major stakes events on the Hambletonian Trail and Mohawk Racetrack will be contesting two eliminations for the event on Friday, June 9. Elimination one features Hambo hopefuls Jake, Snowstorm Hano ...
The 2017 Belmont Stakes Betting Guide FREE Download

Thu Jun 08 2017TwinSpires Staff

Find all of the Belmont Stakes 149 inside information you need to become prepared for the third jewel in the Triple Crown. Download this FREE betting tool from TwinSpires.com at the 2017 Belmont Stakes Betting Guide link. The Betting Guide pr ...