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Modern Child, ridden by jockey Cornelio Velasquez, was the first horse to cross the finish line on Friday, April 27, Belmont’s Opening Day.

Jockey Cornelio Velasquez was cool, calm and collected during the first race of 2012 at Belmont Park last Friday afternoon, waiting for just the right moment to ask Modern Child to make a move in the one-mile dirt event that kicked off the 56-day spring/summer meet. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 5/1/12

More Happy and Rafael Bejarano recently won the Adirondack Stakes at Saratoga Racetrack, one of three thoroughbred horse-racing facilities overseen by NYRA.

State report: 'NYRA gambles with financial future'

An audit report released last week by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli suggests that the New York Racing Association — the state’s governing body of thoroughbred horse racing, which includes Belmont Park and the Aqueduct Racetrack — has been gambling on its financial future. more

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 1/30/12

After having his license temporarily revoked on Oct. 12, Richard Dutrow Jr., 52, trainer of Big Brown, winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, was granted a 30-day reprieve on Oct. 17.

New York trainer gets 10-year ban after drugging horses

Richard Dutrow Jr., 52, trainer of Big Brown, winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, had his license temporarily revoked on Oct. 12 by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board for multiple rules violations — including drugging his horses — banning him from New York racetracks for 10 years. more

By Jackie Nash | 10/19/11

Grassy won the Grade 2 Bowling Green Handicap by a half-length on Sept. 10, at Belmont Park.

Grassy wins Bowling Green Handicap

Grassy, a 5-year-old thoroughbred, won the Grade 2, $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap last Saturday, which was opening day of the fall season at Belmont Park. Despite tripping under Garrett Gomez, Grassy overtook Center Divider just outside the 16th pole and outlasted that one to the wire, to win by a half-length. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/12/11

New York Racing Association bugler Sam Grossman, from left, with NYRA Peace Officer Linda Falacara and Nassau County Police Department Officer Tom Lesser, who displayed New York State’s new 10th anniversary 9/11 memorial flag, which was unveiled by Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this week.

9/11 ceremony held at Belmont Park

The New York Racing Association held a special ceremony today, prior to the start of Sunday’s live racing card at Belmont Park, to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/11/11

Eclipse Champion jockey Ramon Dominguez, winning the Grade 1 Garden City at Belmont Park in the fall of 2010.

Belmont Park prepares to open for fall meet

With 21 graded stakes worth $5 million, Belmont Park’s 2011 fall meet will showcase a stellar lineup of champions-in-the-making when it opens for its 37-day meet on Sept. 10. Grandstand admission will be free during opening weekend. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/9/11

The Point Is, No. 8, is part of a growing Final Furlong barn headed by Vince Roth of East Rockaway and Dan Zanatta of New Hyde Park.

Horsing around is their business

Once small investors in a large thoroughbred racehorse partnership, Vince Roth and Daniel Zanatta used their experience and knowledge to create a growing stable that’s both economical and fun. more

Tony Bellissimo | 8/10/11

Give N.Y. an ‘F’ in gambling

New York state, like the rest of the nation, needs money to run the government. The state is very good at collecting taxes, fees, fines and miscellaneous dollars, but when it comes to money from gambling, it’s a dismal failure. more

Jerry Kremer | 5/26/11

Leave race out of the hiring process

To The Editor, In response to last week’s article “It’s always been a black-and-white issue,” I guess I’m very glad I left the Malverne Board of Education meeting … more

5/4/11

Malverne resident Rachel Freeman is training for a cross-country bicycle race to raise funds for Bike & Build.

Rider with a cause

It will take her 73 days, but 24-year-old Rachel Freeman is determined to ride her bicycle from one coast to the other this summer. The Malverne resident plans to participate in the Bike & Build … more

By Svenja van den Woldenberg | 3/30/11

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