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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Horseracing stables at Belmont begin their workday around 5 a.m., 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 train.
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Michael Fenrich
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5/2/13
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Belmont Park’s 56-day Spring/Summer Meet got under way last Friday, with Read the Research winning the track’s opening race of 2013, taking a one-mile dirt event by five lengths with jockey Javier Castellano aboard.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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5/2/13
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Town of Hempstead Councilman Edward Ambrosino told the Herald last week that he supports both concepts currently being debated for Belmont Park in Elmont — a professional soccer stadium and a …
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Vikas Girdhar
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3/26/13
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Two proposals have been submitted by two different groups for construction at Belmont Park in Elmont: either a 28-acre retail and recreation center with a soccer field, or a public soccer stadium. …
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Vikas Girdhar
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3/19/13
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The question of what to do with the vastly underutilized 430 acres of Belmont Park has bedeviled residents, politicians and urban planners for years.
Last May, the main topic at an Elmont …
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1/25/13
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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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Belmont Park will be closed for simulcasting on Monday, Oct. 29, and Tuesday, Oct. 30 in anticipation of heavy rain and high winds as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Telebet and Internet wagering …
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10/28/12
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A Nassau County police officer was shot on the Cross Island Parkway around 11 a.m. this morning. The unidentified officer was transported to North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital where he was …
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10/23/12
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