One of two horses in the race sired by Tapit, who counts four Belmont Stakes winners among his progeny (Tonalist 2014, Creator 2016, Tapwrit 2017 and Essential Quality (2021), and one of three trained by Cox, who won this race in 2021. If that changes, we’ll update the analysis to include the mudders in the field. There’s a chance of afternoon showers on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, but it doesn’t appear at this point that the horses will be running on an off-track. The Fox show will feature Curt Menefee, thoroughbred trainer Tom Amoss, jockey Mike Smith, Chris Fallica and Charissa Thompson, while the broadcast on FS1 will be tailored to horseplayers. The latter hosts a year-round live show from New York Racing Association tracks (Aqueduct Race Track, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course) on most racing days.īoth stations will offer coverage from 4-7 p.m. Unlike the first two legs of the Triple Crown, which NBC broadcasted, the Belmont will be shown simultaneously on two Fox properties, Fox and FS1. The Belmont is the 12th on a 13-race card. Post time for the Belmont Stakes is 7:02 p.m. Training was normally conducted (Thursday), and NYRA will continue to assess the overall environment to ensure the safety of training and racing throughout the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.” In a statement, a New York Racing Association spokesperson said, “NYRA utilizes external weather services and advanced on-site equipment to monitor weather conditions and air quality in and around Belmont Park.

Current forecasts suggest that the smoke will begin to dissipate over the next couple of days, although its ill effects will be felt through Sunday. On Wednesday, air quality in the New York metropolitan area reached historically dangerous levels, with several sports organizations postponing scheduled contests. The racing card did get canceled for Thursday. Horse racing is alit with speculation about whether the dangerous air quality will lead to cancellations at Belmont Park, on Saturday or in the days leading up to it.

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