RAG TO RICHES WINS THE 139TH BELMONT STAKES IN ELMONT, NEW YORK
Owner Todd Pletcher (L) and jockey John Valazquez hold the Belmont Stakes trophy after their horse Rags to Riches won the 139th running of the Belmont Stakes at the Belmont Racetrack on June 9, 2007 in Elmont, New York. Rags to Riches is the first filly in 102 years to win the race which is the third leg of the triple crown races. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
The Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks capture worldwide attention this weekend while British and Japanese 3-year-olds also crank things up.
Saturday's 139th running of the Kentucky Derby drew a full field of 20, headed by morning-line favorites Orb and Verrazano.
Dreaming of Julia, the likely favorite for Friday's $1 million, Grade I Longines Kentucky Oaks, Tuesday drew post position No. 8.
For the first time since 2008, the Kentucky Derby field will go to the post Saturday without a horse saddled by trainer Bob Baffert.
Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
The Derby Trial at Churchill Downs highlights a weekend of racing that also includes a pair of Top Group 1 events in Asia.
Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
Kentucky Derby preparations take a backseat this weekend to rich races in West Virginia and Illinois.
Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
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