Window or Aisle Stall? Equine Frequent Fliers Check In
In the 1930s, trains were the primary transportation for cross-country equine travel. Today horses are frequent fliers.
View ArticleThe Rail Bookshelf: The Racehorse That Brought Us Together
A father and son shared one last memory watching Secretariat win the Belmont Stakes to capture the Triple Crown.
View ArticleYes, We’re Pregnant! Oxbow’s Dam and Sire Expecting Another Foal
The dam Tizamazing and the sire Awesome Again have produced four winning racehorses, including the Preakness champion Oxbow.
View ArticleOxbow’s Pedigree Is Rife With Belmont Success
Oxbow's ancestors have had plenty of success at Belmont Park: Bold Reasoning set a new track record there for six furlongs when he was 4 years old, and Northern Dancer ran a surprising third in the...
View ArticleA Young Mind Helps Shape the Horse Racing of Tomorrow
The moment 7-year-old Patrick Cummings stumbled on a horse racing show from Philadelphia Park in 1988, his life changed forever.
View ArticleBelmont Starters Put Through Final Preparations
Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, had a nice workout Sunday at Belmont, while the Preakness winner, Oxbow, completed his final preparations in Kentucky last week.
View ArticleThe Rail Bookshelf: A Filly’s Growing Mystique
The trainer Tim Snyder and his 6-year-old filly, Lisa's Booby Trap, are part of an unlikely story of love, death and redemption.
View ArticleOrb Is Morning-Line Favorite for Belmont
The Kentucky Derby winner, Orb, drew Post 5 and was installed as the morning-live favorite for the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park. The Preakness Stakes winner, Oxbow,...
View ArticleRacing Ambassadors Are Spreading the News About the Belmont
Even though there is not a Triple Crown on the line this year, there are still plenty of reasons to attend this year's Belmont.
View ArticleA Hushed Crowd After a Triple Crown Quest Is Denied by a Nostril
Some 80,162 roaring partisans, then the second-largest crowd to ever attend a Belmont Stakes, were there to witness that frenzied finish. It was not … real quiet.
View ArticleGuys and Gal: The 145th Belmont
Breaking down the 14-horse field for the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes.
View ArticleAfter 35 Years Without a Triple Crown, It’s Time to Break With Tradition
A change in the Triple Crown schedule may be the only way to break a drought in American horse racing that has lasted since 1978.
View ArticleProgress Made on Laminitis, but Still Much Left to Do
There have been strong incremental steps, since 2007, in understanding the pathogenesis of the disease; the pathway that leads to the origin of the disease.
View ArticleKentucky and New York Make Storied Rivals and Partners
The states' longstanding competition will gain a new chapter with Orb and Oxbow in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.
View ArticleServing Up Our 2013 Belmont Picks
The Rail's contributors and a guest picker make their Belmont selections.
View ArticleMr. Hot Stuff’s Career Switch Pays Off Handsomely
Mr. Hot Stuff, who ran in the 2009 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes but had only one win in flat racing, is rising through the steeplechase ranks.
View ArticleReliving Secretariat’s Magical Ride 40 Years Later
Forty years after the Triple Crown winner’s remarkable 31-length victory in the 1973 Belmont, the owner and the jockey discuss the horse’s prerace training, the atmosphere the day of the race, and...
View ArticleHighlights and Analysis: Palace Malice Wins Belmont Stakes
Palace Malice won the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park.
View ArticleAnimal Kingdom a Favorite in Britain Ahead of Royal Ascot
Animal Kingdom is fast becoming a favorite among the British betting public. He is a favorite in the ante-post betting markets for the Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) on the opening day at Royal Ascot,...
View ArticleAiken: A Special Place Where the Horse Rules
When Dogwood Stable’s president and chief cheerleader, W. Cothran Campbell, who is known as Cot, expressed his delight at winning the Belmont Stakes with Palace Malice, he included in his winner’s...
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