Even though horse racing in the United States isn't what it used to be in its golden days, whenever a race horse steps to the gates at the Belmont Stakes with a chance to win the Triple Crown, for at least one day the sport of kings reigns supreme again. I remember in 2004 when Smarty Jones headed into the Belmont Stakes with a chance to win the Triple Crown. I was in Barcelona and tried ...

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. With apologies to the connections of Ichabad Crane, Ready’s Echo and Da’Tara, the 140th Belmont Stakes is a ...

1 Big Brown 2-5 The undesirable 1st post position and the quarter crack in Big Brown's hoof don't appear to be major concerns for trainer Rick Dutrow and the colt's connections. Big Brown dominated both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, winning by a combined 10 lengths. Can Big Brown handle the mile and a half distance of the Belmont and become the first Triple Crown winner since ...