Rich Strike caught the attention of trainer Eric Reed when he was entered for a $30,000 claiming price in a one-mile dirt race last Sept. 17 at Churchill Downs.
There are many traditions at Belmont Park on Belmont Stakes day. They include the Belmont Breeze cocktail, the playing of “New York, New York” as they come on the track, and the running of the Grade 1 Resorts World Casino Manhattan Stakes on the undercard.
Saturday’s Belmont Park card is headlined by the third jewel of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets. However, the Belmont is far from the only marquee race on the program. The card features eight additional stakes races, including seven Grade 1 events.
West Point Thoroughbreds’ Terry Finley refers to the colt that has dominated his first three starts by a combined 37 ½ lengths “a gift not just to the partners but the entire industry.”
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