Good things come to those who wait.
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who → come → those
Well, horse racing fans, your patience has been rewarded.
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patience → reward → ?
On Sunday, July 9, 2023, Bold Honor won the final race in front of and under the old gargantuan grandstand.
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Honor → win → grandstand
It’s gone now and so are the tens of thousands of mostly empty seats.
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thousands → go → seats
The new reimagined Belmont will be leaner (6,000 seats) and meaner (a Tapeta synthetic surface designed for New York winter racing).
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Belmont → reimagine → racing
There are two new turf courses that will drain quicker than the troublesome grass lanes of the past.
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that → be → past
The main track will be christened with its first Grade 1 on opening day.
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track → christen → day
International star Forever Young heads a field of five in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Young → head → Cup
The Japanese-bred has done more globe-trotting than that basketball team from Harlem.
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bred → do → Harlem
He will make his 16th start on his 10th racetrack after winning 11 of 15 (including the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic) and never finishing off the board.
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He → make → board
Can Baeza pull off the upset Friday?
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Baeza → pull → upset
“The horse is capable,” said jockey Junior Alvarado, who was originally slated to ride 2025 Derby winner Sovereignty on Friday before he was scratched with an injury.
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he → say → injury
“He just has a lot of trouble leaving the gate.”
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He → have → gate
Past winners of the JCGC, first run in 1919, include Man O’ War, War Admiral, Sword Dancer, Forego, Exceller, John Henry and Cigar.
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winners → run → War
Fox Sports provides coverage.
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Sports → provide → coverage
Moving forward, the lengthy fall meet, which ends Dec. 6, will feature 32 graded stakes, including the Cigar Mile.
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which → move → Mile
The 2027 Belmont Stakes will be run at, yes, Belmont after a three-year run at the Spa.
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Stakes → run → Spa
And the Breeders’ Cup Championships return to New York next year for the first time since 2005.
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Championships → return → 2005
With tracks closing nationwide, The Post asked Alvarado what the re-opening means to the industry.
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opening → close → industry
“It’s a very, very exciting time.
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It → ’ → ?
It’s a beautiful facility,” he said.
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he → ’ → ?
“Of course, the riders will have to get used to the new surfaces, the two turf courses and the longer stretch run on the main.”
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riders → have → main
“I love it.
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I → love → it
I love the surface.
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I → love → surface
“The re-opening of Belmont will be a historic moment in New York,” said Tina Marie Bond, president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association.
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Bond → say → Association
“We’re very excited about the state-of-the-art building that will be second to none.
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that → ’re → none
New York-breds will compete for record purses.
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breds → compete → purses
We will have year-round racing.
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We → have → racing
New owners and trainers will come.
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owners → come → ?
It will boost participation and grow our product.”
Hot jocks:
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It → boost → product
Manny Franco is back at Belmont after riding 73 winners, the most ever at a Saratoga Summer Meet.
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Franco → rid → Meet
Flavien Prat, Jose Ortiz and his brother, Irad, Hall-of-Famer John Velazquez, Kendrick Carmouche, and Junior Alvarado are just a few of the names that make up the best jockey colony in the U.S.
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that → make → U.S.
Chad Brown (42) edged Linda Rice (40) for the training title at the Springs.
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Brown → edge → Springs
You can bet your bottom dollar that Todd Pletcher, Brad Cox, Miguel Clement and Mott will saddle their share of winners as well.
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Pletcher → bet → winners
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