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06/02/2014

Belmont Park Notes 6/2

ELMONT, N.Y. - Triple Crown contender California Chrome returned to the Belmont Park main track on Monday morning, jogging once clockwise around the 1 ½-mile oval under regular exercise rider Willie Delgado. The handsome chestnut colt, who is easy to spo

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06/01/2014

Belmont Park Notes; Sunday, June 1

ELMONT, N.Y. - Triple Crown hopeful California Chrome walked the shed row this morning after logging his final breeze before the June 7 Belmont Stakes yesterday in front of a crowd of adoring spectators at Belmont Park. The son of Lucky Pulpit went four f

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05/31/2014

Belmont Park Notes: Saturday, May 31

ELMONT, N.Y. - Belmont Stakes contender Tonalist, trained by Christophe Clement for Robert Evans, put in his final work before the June 7 "Test of the Champion" on Saturday morning at Belmont Park. The son of Tapit was clocked in 1:00.11 for five furlongs

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05/31/2014

California Chrome has final breeze for Triple Crown try

Under jockey Victor Espinoza, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner continued on strongly, caught in 59.93 for five furlongs, galloping out in 1:12.95 and credited with a double gallop-out in 1:26.28 over a fast track by NYRA clockers. The handsome ches

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05/30/2014

Rainbow 6 Survives; Saturday’s Carryover Jackpot Has $50,000 Guarantee

Multiple ticketholders with the 5-8-2-7-4-6 combination for the last six races were each worth $3,240.04. A $6,678,939.12 Rainbow 6 jackpot was taken down by a Palm Beach bettor last Sunday on the day before a mandatory payout of the record carryover pool

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05/30/2014

Belmont Park Notes, Friday, May 30

ELMONT, N.Y. - Belmont Stakes hopeful Commanding Curve arrived in Elmont, N.Y. early in the afternoon on Thursday and appears in great shape for the June 7, 1 ½-mile "Test of the Champion." "Everything was good [with shipping in]," said the colt's traine

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05/30/2014

California Chrome schools in gate, ready to breeze tomorrow morning

"He was perfect in the gate," said Alan Sherman, assistant to his father Art Sherman, who trains California Chrome. "I just wanted [the gate crew] to make sure he's square; he has a tendency to spread his front feet when he's in the gate. My main concern

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05/29/2014

California Chrome schools in paddock before turning in routine gallop

"He pretty much goes at his own pace," said Alan Sherman, who assists his father, trainer Art Sherman. "Like, you see him the first time around, he's real easy, and then he hits the half-mile pole and starts to pull on [exercise rider] Willie [Delgado] pr

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05/28/2014

California Chrome still raring to go on Wednesday

"Yesterday he pulled, and today he pulled farther," said Willie Delgado, California Chrome's exercise rider. "And then he pulled up and he wasn't even blowing out a match. Fitness wise, he's fit. Come the day of the race, like I always said, it's all up t

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05/26/2014

Jack Milton propels Pletcher to top of all-time earnings list

With Jack Milton's Poker win, Pletcher's starters have earned $268,512,294, just over $45,000 more than his former boss, Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, for whom he worked as an assistant from 1991-95. Through Monday's racing, Lukas' starters have earned $2

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