Belmont Stakes Draws People to Elmont, But What's to Keep them There After...
The Belmont Stakes, the longest race and final hurdle on the way to the Triple Crown title, brings tens of thousands of people to Belmont Park, in Elmont, Long Island, each year. If there's a chance of...
View ArticleI'll Have Another Has 3-1 Shot at Triple Crown
I'll Have Another may just have a shot.After a win at the Preakness last weekend, the 3-year-old colt arrived in Belmont Park in New York to get ready to try to capture the elusive third jewel in the...
View ArticleLabor Deal Averts Strike Before Belmont
Belmont racetrack workers have struck a labor deal with the New York Racing Association to head off a possible strike on the eve of a Triple Crown bid, the union and state officials said...
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Life as a Belmont Park Backstretch Worker
Esperanza Chuchuca, a 38-year-old mother of an energetic 2-year old son, and her brother are at the track every day at 3:30 a.m.They aren’t there to gamble or take in a race. Chuchuca, a cafeteria...
View ArticleTriple Crown Hopeful I'll Have Another Retires From Racing
Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another is retiring from racing due to a tendon injury. The thoroughbred won the Kentucky and Preakness stakes this year."It's been an incredible ride, an incredible...
View ArticleA Shot at the Triple Crown
Brad Telias, racing reporter and analyst at CBS Radio, previews this weekend's Belmont Stakes, where California Chrome tries to become the first Triple Crown winner in 36 years. Telias also talks about...
View ArticleCalifornia Chrome Bids for the Triple Crown
California Chrome is on a roll, having bounded to six straight wins including the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. Now, he's setting his sights on the Belmont Stakes, a grueling 1.5-mile gallop to the...
View ArticleWeekend Staff Picks: Belmont, Borscht & Billie
Here are some of the events our colleagues are checking out this weekend.ANNMARIE FERTOLI, news producer: All eyes will be on the race horse California Chrome as he attempts the Triple Crown. Annmarie...
View ArticleA Big Day at the Races
CBS radio racing reporter and analyst Brad Telias previews this weekend's Belmont Stakes, where American Pharoah tries to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed did it in 1978. Plus, he...
View ArticleLIRR Also a Winner at the Belmont Stakes
American Pharoah wasn't the only winner Saturday evening. The race was also a major test for two New York institutions, and both are likely finishing their weekend feeling victorious.The Long Island...
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