<![CDATA[Deadspin: Belmont Stakes]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Belmont Stakes]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/belmont stakes http://deadspin.com/tag/belmont stakes <![CDATA[Your Belmont Stakes Open Thread]]> Bye bye, horse racing season. Post is 6:35 p.m. on NBC, pre-race stuff is on Versus. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5811001&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bad Beats, Briefly: A Surefire Way To Lose Money In The Belmont Stakes]]> Hello, folks. Welcome back to Bad Beats, the column you visit for betting advice and sad tales of gambling woe. Read past Bad Beats here. Got any stories for us? Email us at tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Bad Beats. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5810982&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Drosselmeyer Wins The Belmont Stakes]]> Yes, it only lasts two-and-a-half minutes, but that's what makes it such an ideal candidate for real-time updating! I'll only be writing about the race itself, so we'll be out of here in no time. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5556317&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA['Double Crown' Just Doesn't Have The Same Ring To It]]> The New York Racing Association says it's running low on cash, and might have to close their three tracks. That would mean no Belmont Park. And that would mean no Belmont Stakes. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5432500&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[This Is Why You Can't Have Two Horses Named After A Bird Run In The Belmont]]> Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5282916&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Stupid Child Labor Laws Ruining American Horse Racing]]> How did Calvin Borel—who has a chance to become the first jockey to win the three Triple Crown races on two different horses—get so good at his job? Because dangerously illegal backwater death tracks made him that way. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5280447&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Your only Big Brown post of the day, promise....]]> Your only Big Brown post of the day, promise. [Gowanus Baseball League] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5014555&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Live Blog: Belmont Stakes]]> Can no-longer-Hooters-sponsored Big Brown be the first Triple Crown winner since Carl Yastrzemski Affirmed in 1978? In the 30 years since, 10 horses have been in Big Brown's position, looking for the sweep. With Japanese import Casino Drive gone, what was already being called a certain victory by trainer Rick Dutrow seems all the more likely for the now briefly steroid-free horse. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=395395&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[To Watch Tonight]]> What to watch while hoping there's not a twist at the end of this one... More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=395392&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Kenny Mayne Offers His Own Erudite, Glib Belmont Prognostications]]> ESPN luminary and horsey specialist (and author!) Kenny Mayne took some of his precious, precious time to offer these salient insights to the readers of Deadspin who might be considering throwing a friendly wager or two on tomorrow's Belmont Stakes. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5013955&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Your Belmont Stakes Preview]]> Tomorrow Big Brown takes a run at the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes. A horse hasn't swept the Triple Crown in 30 years, so we're told it's kind of a big deal if it actually happens. We've asked Angelo Grasso of the Gowanus Rotisserie Baseball Gazette to preview it for us. More »
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