HORSES WORKOUT BEFORE BELMONT STAKES IN ELMONT,NY
Steve Asmussen, trainer for Preakness winner and Belmont Stakes favorite Curlin, talks to reporters a day before the 139th running of the Belmont Stakes at the Belmont Racetrack in Elmont, New York on June 8, 2007. Curlin, the Preakness winner, is the favorite for the Belmont Stakes. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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Animal Kingdom, making his first start on a dirt track, swept around the leaders in the final furlong of the Churchill Downs stretch and won by 2 3/4 surprising lengths. The spotlight is now on Animal Kingdom as he prepares for the next leg of his quest to become the 12th horse to sweep the Run for the Roses, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.
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Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
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Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
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Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
ELMONT, N.Y., June 11 (UPI) -- Long shot Ruler On Ice and jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. Saturday claimed the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes, the final jewel in racing's Triple Crown.
ELMONT, N.Y., June 8 (UPI) -- A field of 12, including the first seven finishers in the Kentucky Derby, will line up Saturday to contest the 143rd Belmont Stakes.
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