Horse racing's Triple Crown is a special achievement It has been 10 years since William Reed of Kansas City entered one of his horses in the Belmont Stakes in an effort to derail a Triple Crown bid. VEITCH: State Racing and Wagering Board security protocols don't measure up he state gets a grade of C-minus for its Belmont Stakes security protocols. Jockey Espinoza can relate to Gutierrez's Triple Crown quest In 2002, jockey Victor Espinoza, a native of Mexico City, went into the Belmont Stakes with a chance to win the Triple Crown, but War Emblem fell at the start and finished eighth. Ten years later, Mexican-born jockey Mario Gutierrez will try and win the Triple Crown with I'll Have Another next Saturday in the Belmont Stakes. Belmont Stakes 2012: McPeek hopes lightning strikes twice ELMONT, N.Y. – Ten years ago, trainer Ken McPeek pulled off the biggest upset in Belmont Stakes history with the 70-1 Sarava. On Saturday, McPeek will try to do it all over again by taking on the heavily favored I'll Have Another with his two outsiders, Atigun and Unstoppable U. Belmont Stakes 2012 Early Odds: Fan's Take The contenders are currently preparing for the Belmont Stakes in New York. The last leg of horse racing's Triple Crown takes place on June 9, 2012. Belmont Stakes 2012: 3 Posts That Could Produce Surprise Winners The third and final leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, is now only one week away. I'll Have Another, the overwhelming favorite to win the Belmont Stakes, can become the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 34 years. While it may be the horses that do the work, the post position may greatly help a horse's performance. Here are the three posts that could produce surprise winners ... Test of Champions' tough A nose. That's all that separated Real Quiet from racing immortality. He was beaten by the smallest of margins in the 1998 Belmont Stakes, the longest and toughest leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. Belmont Stakes 2012: No One Will Stop I'll Have Another from the Triple Crown The last time the horse racing world saw a Triple Crown winner was in 1978. Since Affirmed won it, 11 horses have won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, only to fall short at the Belmont Stakes. It is a difficult task for even the most equipped horses: three races all of varying length over only a five-week period. When the starting bell rings at Belmont Park, casual fans and track ... President Clinton thinks Dullahan can spoil 'Another' Triple Crown bid What's better than having Bubba in your corner heading to Saturday's Belmont Stakes? During a visit to the Meadowlands on Friday night, former President Bill Clinton endorsed Dullahan as the horse that can upset I'll Have Another in his quest for the Triple Crown. "It looked like... 2012 Belmont Stakes: Union Rags, Dullahan among those to have works postponed on Saturday ELMONT, N.Y. – Five of the 11 likely starters in next Saturday's Belmont Stakes, including Dullahan and Union Rags, had their scheduled workouts postponed on Saturday due to heavy rains that moved up the East Coast and pelted Belmont Park Friday evening and into Saturday morning.
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