Tag Archives: Belmont

Looking back at the Belmont

It feels both fitting and exhausting that the school year comes to an end just as the Triple Crown does. I’m sitting today in my last full day of end-of-year meetings; yesterday, I published my final post at BelmontStakes.com; early … Continue reading

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Belmont’s Cat Colonies

Three more racing days at Belmont, before the racing action moves upstate.  The transition will take place next week, after Belmont ends its spring/summer meet on Sunday; Saratoga opens one week from today. Though the racing action will shift locations, … Continue reading

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A day without a story

How could I spend ten+ hours at the racetrack and not come up with a story? I arrived at Belmont at approximately 8:30 am and left around 6:45 pm. The time flew, and I was one of happy crowd of … Continue reading

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Barbecuin’ at Belmont

1:15 pm, Saturday, May 3rd. I am missing Aqueduct terribly. Instead of zipping from my neighborhood to the Big A in thirty minutes on the A train, I am motionless on the BQE, as I have been for the previous … Continue reading

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