Horse racing's Triple Crown is a special achievement It has been 10 years since William Reed of Kansas City entered one of his horses in the Belmont Stakes in an effort to derail a Triple Crown bid. Belmont Stakes 2012: McPeek hopes lightning strikes twice ELMONT, N.Y. – Ten years ago, trainer Ken McPeek pulled off the biggest upset in Belmont Stakes history with the 70-1 Sarava. On Saturday, McPeek will try to do it all over again by taking on the heavily favored I'll Have Another with his two outsiders, Atigun and Unstoppable U. Belmont Stakes 2012 Early Odds: Fan's Take The contenders are currently preparing for the Belmont Stakes in New York. The last leg of horse racing's Triple Crown takes place on June 9, 2012. VEITCH: State Racing and Wagering Board security protocols don't measure up he state gets a grade of C-minus for its Belmont Stakes security protocols. Belmont Stakes 2012: 3 Posts That Could Produce Surprise Winners The third and final leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, is now only one week away. I'll Have Another, the overwhelming favorite to win the Belmont Stakes, can become the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 34 years. While it may be the horses that do the work, the post position may greatly help a horse's performance. Here are the three posts that could produce surprise winners ... Belmont Stakes 2012: Why I'll Have Another Is Not Worth Your Wager I'll Have Another can currently be gambled on at 3-2 for the 2012 Belmont Stakes (according to Bovada.lv). Those odds are absolutely awful and it simply isn't worth it to pile money on the Triple Crown hopeful. Here's why. Public Hammering After winning the Preakness and Kentucky Derby, everyone and their mothers want to put money on I'll Have Another at Belmont. When that much money comes in ... 2012 Belmont Stakes: Union Rags, Dullahan among those to have works postponed on Saturday ELMONT, N.Y. – Five of the 11 likely starters in next Saturday's Belmont Stakes, including Dullahan and Union Rags, had their scheduled workouts postponed on Saturday due to heavy rains that moved up the East Coast and pelted Belmont Park Friday evening and into Saturday morning. Belmont Stakes 2012: No One Will Stop I'll Have Another from the Triple Crown The last time the horse racing world saw a Triple Crown winner was in 1978. Since Affirmed won it, 11 horses have won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, only to fall short at the Belmont Stakes. It is a difficult task for even the most equipped horses: three races all of varying length over only a five-week period. When the starting bell rings at Belmont Park, casual fans and track ... Triple Crown bids often come undone in Belmont A nose. That's all that separated Real Quiet from racing immortality. He was beaten by the smallest of margins in the 1998 Belmont Stakes, the longest and toughest leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. All News The Belmont Stakes lost one starter on Thursday morning. Then it nearly lost its star. Alpha, one of four graded stakes winners in the prospective field for the Belmont Stakes was withdrawn from consideration because of a fever, according to trainer ...
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