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Part two of an occasional series about the challenges that people face making ends meet in Nassau County.
By 8 a.m. on July 3, many, if not most, of the 3- to 5-year-olds in Jazmin Torres and …
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By Scott Brinton
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7/30/14
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With 102,199 euphoric fans hoping to see California Chrome end a 36-year Triple Crown drought, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner was in striking distance of the leaders turning for home in last Saturday’s 146th running of the Belmont Stakes.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/7/14
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In the 36 years since Affirmed swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes to become the 11th Triple Crown winner in thoroughbred horseracing history, a dozen horses have won the first two legs only to fall short at Belmont.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/2/14
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Belmont Park’s 54-day Spring/Summer Meet got under way on the first day of May, with Mei Ling winning the racetrack’s opening race of 2014, taking a one-mile dirt event in muddy conditions by almost six lengths with jockey Jose Ortiz aboard.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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5/5/14
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Horse racing stables at Belmont Park begin their workday around 5 am, and horses start to train as early as an hour later. The New York Racing Association (NYRA) provides an excellent program where fans can see these majestic thoroughbreds.
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By Michael Fenrich
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5/5/14
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It was upset time at the Belmont Stakes for an eighth consecutive year as 13-1 shot Palace Malice took the lead with a quarter-mile remaining in Saturday’s final leg of the Triple Crown and pulled away from Preakness winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby winner Orb to capture the 145th running before a crowd of 47,562.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/8/13
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As the days wind down to the 145th annual Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday, June 8, a number of notable horses are dominating the training scene.
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By VIKAS GIRDHAR
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6/5/13
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It's an enchanted evening when musical theater stars relive highlights from Rodgers and Hammerstein's iconic musicals. Other weekend higlights include a behind-the-scenes look at Belmont Racetrack and art activities at Nassau County Museum of Art.
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5/22/13
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Disagreement over how part of Belmont Park ought to be developed reportedly erupted into violence at a March 11 meeting, sparking calls on March 16 for new leadership of one of Elmont’s civic associations.
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By Vikas Girdhar
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3/20/13
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As of 5 a.m. Monday morning, hurricane Sandy was located 385 miles southeast of the New York metropolitan area. The storm is moving at 15-miles-per-hour up the East Coast on Monday morning and will …
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By Deirdre Krasula and Scott Brinton
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10/29/12
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