Joanne K. Adams
The Belmont Child Care Association, Inc. (BCCA) will host its annual fundraiser online this summer during the week-long "Racing for the Children" virtual party beginning on Monday, August 3 at 12 p.m. through Sunday, August 9.
NYRA Press Office
The New York Racing Association Inc., (NYRA) today announced that the Belmont Park spring/summer meet generated $15,466,198 in average daily handle from all sources, a 42 percent increase over the 2019 spring/summer meet.
Keith McCalmont
Allen Stable's Civil Union made the lead at the top of the lane and kicked clear of favored Olympic Games to capture the $80,000 River Memories, the final stakes of the 25-day Belmont Park spring/summer meet.
Brian Bohl
Chad Brown notched 23 wins to finish as the leading trainer at the Belmont spring/summer meet for the fifth consecutive time and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. posted 34 victories to lead all riders as the 25-day meet concluded on Sunday at Belmont Park. The meet ran from June 3 to July 12.
Keith McCalmont
The Empire 6, boasting a jackpot of $477,409 heading into the finale of the 25-day Belmont spring/summer meet, will feature a mandatory payout on Sunday's Closing Day card.
Brian Bohl
Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group, and Bethlehem Stables' Monomoy Girl showed no rust in her first stakes appearance since 2018, staying just off pacesetter Mother Mother before overtaking her nearing the turn and drawing away from Vexatious in the stretch to win Saturday's Grade 2, $150,000 Ruffian for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up at Belmont Park.
Keith McCalmont
Tom Mansor, Richard J. Pushor, Robert G. Roy, D. Chadwick Calvert and Jerry Caroom's Liam's Pride rallied to capture Friday's $80,000 Gold Fever, a six-furlong sprint for sophomores at Belmont Park.
