Birdstone Shows Belmont Was No Fluke
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The downpour that engulfed Saratoga somehow held off until just after Birdstone won the Travers Stakes on Saturday and solidified his credentials as the top 3-year-old in training.
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OCEANPORT, N.J. - The 2-year-old babies won emphatically, the horses who shipped in from Europe could fare no better than second, and although several long shots prevailed in yesterday's Breeders' Cup at Monmouth Park, the races were not as adversely affected by three days of pelting rain as initially feared by some handicappers.
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NEW YORK -- Preakness winner Curlin was made the 6-5 favorite Wednesday for the $1 million Belmont Stakes, with the filly Rags to Riches the third choice at 3-1 in a field of seven 3-year-olds.
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Trainer Nick Zito has come to Lone Star Park with Birdstone, an outstanding 3-year-old who has a shot in Saturday's $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic. It is less known that Zito also brought two good 2-year-olds, a colt, Sun King, and a filly, In The Gold, but they are legitimate contenders in the juvenile divisions.
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ELMONT, New York  - Rags to Riches became the first filly to win the Belmont Stakes in 102 years when she won a thrilling stretch duel with Preakness champion Curlin on Saturday to triumph by a head.
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Craig Stadler closed with four straight birdies in a round of 5-under-par 67 to earn a one-shot victory at the Tradition in Aloha, Ore., and claim his second triumph in a major tournament on the Champions Tour.
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With all three teams above them winning it was vital United didnât make any slip-up in their Boxing Day clash with neighbours Bolton Wanderers.
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Willie Randolph, who is still very much the Metsâ manager, said he had not been concerned about their effort late in games.
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Thirteen horses were pre-entered yesterday in the Oct. 30 Breeders&#39; Cup Classic, topped by the defending champion, Pleasantly Perfect; Birdstone, the Belmont and Travers winner; Ghostzapper
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CONCORD -- Standing on the neatly trimmed greens at the Nashawtuc Country Club yesterday, Sean Lewis dug a left cleat into the turf and unleashed a powerful swing that cut through the muggy air.
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ELMONT, New York  - Preakness champion Curlin can underline his claim as top three-year-old in Saturday's 139th running of the Belmont Stakes where the big colt was established Wednesday as the 6-5 early favorite.
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Lear's Princess overtook Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches in the stretch and pulled off an upset yesterday in the $250,000 Gazelle Stakes at Belmont Park.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Saturday's 135th running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga has drawn a strong field of seven, including Birdstone, who captured the Belmont Stakes, defeating the mighty Smarty Jones in the process, and Lion Heart, who took the $1 million Haskell at Monmouth Park.
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Bernardini didn't even work up a sweat in cruising to a 6 3/4-length victory in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park yesterday. And that's just what trainer Tom Albertrani was hoping to see.
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NEW YORK -- For those who disagree with the decision to keep Street Sense out the Belmont Stakes, think again.
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Brent Geiberger started with consecutive birdies and never wavered -- not when he topped a fairway metal on No. 13 and not when he faced a knee-knocker for par on the next hole.
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ATLANTA -- Retief Goosen defied the odds at every turn yesterday in the Tour Championship. No one birdies the 481-yard 16th hole at the East Lake Golf Club, especially not from the rough.