Belmont Park's fall season was off to a fast start last weekend, as horses and jockeys vied for millions in purse money. Miz Mayhem disappointed, but Tesora notched a win in the first stakes race of the season, with jockey Javier Castellano on board. All are looking forward to Sept. 29 — Super Saturday — when the winners of a trio of stakes races will automatically qualify for November's Breeder's Cup Classic at Churchill Downs.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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9/13/18
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The development at Belmont Park faced growing local opposition last week as a new group surfaced to stand against Empire State Development’s plan for an arena, hotel and large retail space in …
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By Ronny Reyes
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8/23/18
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Members of the Belmont Park Community Coalition invited representatives of the Empire State Development Corp. and New York Arena Partners to meet July 18 at Elmont Memorial Library amid ongoing …
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By Timothy Denton
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8/2/18
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Ten-term incumbent Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Democrat of St. Alban’s, Queens, decisively turned back two challengers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the right to represent the 5th Congressional …
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By Timothy Denton
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6/27/18
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State and county health authorities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta have tentatively identified the virus that killed a Belmont Park employee as hantavirus …
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By Timothy Denton
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6/23/18
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A 51-year-old female racetrack employee was stabbed to death at Belmont Park early Sunday morning. The woman, later identified as Maria Larin, had been stabbed multiple times and left in a barn in …
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Alicia McGowan
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6/18/18
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More than 90,000 exuberant spectators gathered in 80-degree weather to watch Justify thunder into the history books in a pole-to-pole outing that quashed any doubts about the champion’s strength …
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By Timothy Denton
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6/14/18
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Unraced as a 2-year-old and now undefeated in six lifetime starts, Justify became the 13th Triple Crown winner in thoroughbred horseracing history Saturday by capturing the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/9/18
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Unraced as a 2-year-old and undefeated in five lifetime starts as a 3-year old, Justify will attempt to become the 13th Triple Crown winner in thoroughbred horseracing history this Saturday in the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/5/18
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The clouds parted and the sun shone through on a crowd of some 50 people gathered at the front gate of Belmont Park on Sunday. They had assembled to voice their opposition to the Belmont Arena …
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5/23/18
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