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NYRA matches money raised during Calvin Borel Autograph Signing
ELMONT, N.Y. – Fans lined up at Belmont Park Saturday afternoon to get autographs from jockey Calvin Borel, resulting in more than $4,000 being raised for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). The proceeds from the signing, with autographs ... Read the full article

"Rachel" out of Belmont Stakes; Borel to ride "Bird"
ELMONT, N.Y. – Preakness heroine Rachel Alexandra will skip the 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6, freeing jockey Calvin Borel to ride Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in the 1½-mile “Test of the Champio ... Read the full article

Mine that Bird arrives for Belmont Stakes
ELMONT, N.Y. – After a smooth and uneventful flight from Louisville, Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird arrived at Belmont Park just before 4 p.m. for his engagement in Saturday’s 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes. Trainer ... Read the full article

Tuesday is Calvin Borel Day at Old Friends
GEORGETOWN, KY—JUNE 25, 2009—Calvin Borel is coming to Old Friends! Michael Blowen, president and founder of Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement facility, announced today that Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks-winning jockey Calvin Borel will ... Read the full article

No Fairy Tale- Rachel Alexandra best in Mother Goose
ELMONT, N.Y. – For a brief second, it looked like Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra might be in for a tough race, but on the far turn jockey Calvin Borel asked his filly for run and with an explosive move she quickly opened up for an authoritative 19 ... Read the full article

Fans Gather for “Calvin Borel Day” at Old Friends
GEORGETOWN, KY—July 1, 2009—Calvin Borel, the affable Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks-winning jockey, paid a visit yesterday to Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility, and was met by nearly 200 admiring fans. Borel made the trip from L ... Read the full article

2007 Belmont Stakes Contenders
There won't be a Triple Crown winner this year and it looks like Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense will be absent, but Preakness winner and Derby third Curlin will again take on Derby runner-up and Preakness third Hard Spun. Several of the Derby hor ... Read the full article

Borel predicts victory for Mine that Bird; "Candy" Works
Under jockey Calvin Borel, Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird had his final pre-Belmont Stakes work Monday morning at Churchill Downs, covering a half-mile in 50.00 in preparation for Saturday’s $1 million race at Belmont Park. Clockers caught t ... Read the full article

Sweet 'Bird' of Youth delivers for Desormeaux, Ice
ELMONT, N.Y. – Redemption came from off the pace Saturday afternoon, on a day when speed ruled and youth was served. Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux, after six failed tries that included “the toughest beat in history” with Real Quiet in 1998 a ... Read the full article

Kensei powers away impressively in Dwyer
ELMONT, N.Y. – Kensei, ridden by Edgar Prado and trained by Steve Asmussen, made a powerful move on the far turn en route to an impressive 3-1/4 length victory in the 92nd running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Dwyer at Belmont Park on Saturday, July 4. Th ... Read the full article

"Rachel" takes up Summer Residence in Saratoga Springs
ELMONT, N.Y. – Scarcely 12 hours after her record-setting victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Mother Goose at Belmont Park, Rachel Alexandra stepped onto a van that carried her up the Northway to Saratoga Race Course, which will be the base for h ... Read the full article

NYRA offers Transportation Option for Belmont Stakes Day
ELMONT, N.Y. – On Thursday, May 4, 1905, Belmont Park opened. It was an historic day for another reason – the opening of the “Taj Mahal of Racing” also created the first traffic jam in Long Island’s history. But on Saturday, June 6, 2009, racing f ... Read the full article

Brunch with the Brits on Belmont Stakes Day
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Racing fans at Belmont Park will be able to watch and wager on Europe's richest and most famous Classic, the Epsom Derby, as part of an outstanding morning card from the United Kingdom on Belmont Stakes Day, Saturday, June 6. Simul ... Read the full article

Floral Park has its own Family Fun Day at Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. – Belmont Park’s neighboring community of Floral Park celebrates its own special day Sunday at the historic racetrack, with an afternoon of festivities, contests, and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Floral Park’s Family Fun ... Read the full article

It's Time for the Rachel Alexandra Show!
ELMONT, N.Y. – She walks like a supermodel and runs like an Olympic champion, and Saturday afternoon, Rachel Alexandra will make her New York debut when she puts her six-race winning streak on the line in the 53rd running of the Grade 1, $300,000 Mot ... Read the full article

Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. -- William K. Warren’s Charitable Man, winner of the Grade 2 Peter Pan, will start in the 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin confirmed Wednesday. “I spoke with Mr. Wa ... Read the full article

Rachel Alexandra arrives at Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. – Following an uneventful flight from Louisville, Ky., Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra arrived safely at Belmont Park late Tuesday afternoon for her next start, Saturday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. ... Read the full article

Belmont Jockeys to visit Ronald McDonald House
ELMONT, N.Y. – As part of an annual tradition before Saturday’s 141st running of the Belmont Stakes, eight of the best-known riders in New York will visit the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island Thursday morning to mingle with children and their fam ... Read the full article

Dwyer, Suburban promise fierce competition
ELMONT, N.Y. – Like the Grade 1 Prioress, both the Grade 2 Dwyer Stakes and the Grade 2 Suburban Handicap on Saturday’s Fourth of July card at Belmont Park have much to offer in terms of storied history and fierce competition in their respective rene ... Read the full article

2007 Lake George Stakes Results
The summer meet at Saratoga Race Course is the highlight of the eastern racing calendar, with some of the country's richest purses and most prestigious stakes races conducted in a resort setting. The opening Friday of the meet featured the $100,000 L ... Read the full article