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As another Triple Crown season is firmly positioned in the rear-view mirror, it seems only fitting to take a look at back at the highs and lows of the 2013 chase that was.

For the eighth time in the last nine years, the Belmont Stakes will be run without a Triple Crown at stake. Last year I'll Have Another won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, but was scratched the day prior to the race. But even withou...

Lane Gold analyzes the best value bets for the 2013 Belmont Stakes.

Story | Conversation | June 07, 2013

Back home again, Kentucky Derby winner Orb is the horse to beat in the Belmont Stakes.

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Grade 3-placed Giant Finish turned in his final serious work for the Belmont Stakes June 4, breezing a half-mile on the Belmont Park main track under Racing Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado, who will be aboard for the June 8 race.

Horses that may appear outclassed seem to have a way of finding their way to the Belmont winner's circle.

Earlier this offseason, we got to see former Kentucky forward Nerlens Noel and his friend, a 7-year-old leukemia sufferer named Kelly Melton, swag it out at the Kentucky Derby. Today, we have a similar story, this time from Florida, where rising seni...

Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow, stablemate Will Take Charge, and Kentucky Derby runner-up Golden Soul all turned in preparations for the June 8 Belmont Stakes on the morning of May 30 at Churchill Downs.

Had Orb followed his dominant Kentucky Derby victory with another in the Preakness, his name would be on the tips of a million tongues and discussion of his Belmont Stakes prospects would dominate the conversation at every racetrack, betting shop and saloon in the land.

With the Indy 500 field set, Dave Tuley offers some perspective on how to bet the race, and a couple bets he'd be looking for.

Story | Conversation | May 24, 2013

A loss in the Preakness does not change the fact that Orb is a Kentucky Derby winner and can have a great 3-year-old season.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's celebration at the Kentucky Derby with connections to Orb was given widespread attention (video here), and Brady was asked about it this morning in an interview with the "Dennis and Callahan Show" on sports radio WEEI...

Congratulations to the 5 lucky Kentucky Derby Giveaway winners.

Congratulations to the 5 lucky Kentucky Derby Giveaway winners.

Oxbow was spotted the first six furlongs in Saturday's Preakness Stakes, his Hall of Fame jockey would take it from there.