SB Nation Chicago - Belmont Stakes 2012: Union Rags Passes Paynter Late For Winhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48877/chicago-fave.png2012-06-10T09:24:13-05:00http://chicago.sbnation.com/rss/stream/27978912012-06-10T09:24:13-05:002012-06-10T09:24:13-05:002012 Belmont Stakes: Hall Of Fame Jockey Reacts To Victory
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The people behind 2012 Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags will always the pull-out of potential Triple Crown winner I'll Have Another hanging over their title, but that didn't dampen their spirits after a race that was nonetheless thrilling. Union Rags, who skipped the Preakness after a seventh place finish in the Kentucky Derby, came from behind to overtake Paynter, who was one of the favorites going into the race.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">"I have to give it to the horse. He did it all for me. He just worked so unbelievable and I was just hoping he could put that work into today's race and he did," said Velazquez. "I was very proud of him."</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px none; outline: none 0px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">(<a href="http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/triplecrown2012/story/_/id/8031037/belmont-stakes-2012-union-rags-beats-paynter-final-seconds">via</a> ESPN)</p>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/6/10/3076290/belmont-stakes-2012Jordan Sargent2012-06-09T17:58:30-05:002012-06-09T17:58:30-05:00Belmont Results 2012: Union Rags Closes Late For Win
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<p>Although this edition of the Belmont Stakes was overshadowed by the fact that Triple Crown threat I'll Have Another was a late scratch from the race, it didn't take away from the quality of the race. Union Rags pulled off a thrilling victory, closing on Paynter down the stretch to steal the Belmont right at the finish line.</p>
<p>Paynter led nearly the entire race, but couldn't hold off Union Rags, who emerged from the middle of the pack to make a late push in the latter half of the race. Despite the strong finish, the race wasn't decided until the finish line, where Union Rags narrowly edged Paynter by a nose.</p>
<p>With the second place finish by Paynter, Bob Baffert completed a rare feat, as he trained the second-place finisher in each of the three Triple Crown races. It was Bodemeister that saw his lead vanish down the stretch to I'll Have Another in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.</p>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/6/9/3075439/belmont-stakes-results-2012-winnerMax Mandel2012-06-09T09:00:32-05:002012-06-09T09:00:32-05:00Belmont Stakes 2012: Post Time, Live Stream, Odds And More
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<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The 2012 Belmont Stakes was slated to be the biggest day in horse racing in recent memory, with I'll Have Another going for the sport's first Triple Crown since the 1970s. But I'll Have Another's trainers decided to pull the horse out of today's race due to a leg injury, rendering the Belmont to merely just another race. For the sport, it's a huge disappointment, but for the other favorites in the race— horses like Paynter and Dullahan— it represents a huge opportunity for both fame and fortune.</span></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, Liberation Sans, FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Here are post positions and </span></font><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/belmont-stakes-2012-odds-ill-anothers-retirement-fans-195800785--rah.html">odds</a> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">for today's race:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">1. Street Life, 8/1</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">2. Unstoppable U, 20/1</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">3. Union Rags, 3/1</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">4. Atigun, 15/1</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">5. Dullahan, 9/5</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">6. Ravelo's Boy, 30/1</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">7. Five Sixteen, 30/1</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">8. Guyana Star Dweej, 30/1</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">9. Paynter, 7/2</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">10. Optimizer, 15/1</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><strike>11. I'll Have Another</strike></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">12. My Adonis, 15/1</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Race date/post time: </b>Saturday, June 9, 5:30 p.m. CT</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Race location: </b>Belmont Park, Elmont, N.Y.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><b>TV: </b>NBC</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Streaming: </b></span><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CGQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.belmontstakes.com%2Flivestream%2F&ei=QarST_rkFPH22AWVlfmlDw&usg=AFQjCNHYbkZMi_wtQ5mhrvBjEboPQlKnwA&sig2=LDL0Dei7Fo6wYnZXuFOrUg">belmontstakes.com</a></p>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/6/9/3074038/2012-belmont-stakes-time-tv-live-streaming-onlineJordan Sargent2012-06-09T07:00:41-05:002012-06-09T07:00:41-05:00Belmont Stakes 2012: I'll Have Another's Day Off (Video)
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<p>I'll Have Another has been scratched from the 2012 Belmont Stakes because of an injury, which means horse racing's Triple Crown drought will extend for at least one more year. I'll Have Another's absence creates plenty of questions heading into the Stakes, including this one from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/sbnation">SB Nation Studios</a>: what would I'll Have Another -- and some other prominent horses -- do with a day off?</p>
<p>In the amusing video below, I'll Have Another and several other Belmont Stakes contenders cut loose in New York City and try to forget about the injury that ended I'll Have Another's promising run.</p>
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<p><i>Related: <a href="http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/6/8/3072873/ill-have-another-officially-out-2012-belmont-stakes-trainer-doug-o-neill/in/2797891">I'll Have Another Officially Out Of 2012 Belmont Stakes, Says Trainer Doug O'Neill</a></i></p>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/6/9/3073871/belmont-stakes-2012-ill-have-anotherSteven Muma2012-06-08T17:29:24-05:002012-06-08T17:29:24-05:00Belmont Stakes 2012: SB Nation Examines I'll Have Another's Retirement
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<p>On Friday, I'll Have Another trainer Doug O'Neill announced that the horse would not run in the 2012 Belmont Stakes and pass up on a coveted opportunity to complete the Triple Crown. SB Nation studios has been providing plenty of race coverage this week, and they've also analyzed the surprising retirement of I'll Have Another and what it might mean for Saturday's race.</p>
<p>In the video playlist below, SB Nation takes you to Belmont and examines some of the challenges riders and horses face at the track. And SB Nation horse racing expert Matt Gardner discusses how I'll Have Another's absence might affect the odds.</p>
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<p><i>Related: <a href="http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/6/8/3072873/ill-have-another-officially-out-2012-belmont-stakes-trainer-doug-o-neill/in/2797891">I'll Have Another Officially Out Of 2012 Belmont Stakes, Says Trainer Doug O'Neill</a></i></p>
<p><i>For updates, stay tuned to <a href="http://chicago.sbnation.com">SB Nation Chicago</a></i><i>. For more, check out SB Nation's horse racing blog <a href="http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/">And Down The Stretch They Come</a>. There, you'll also find a <a href="http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/2010/1/24/1267466/new-student-orientation">A Beginner's Guide To Following Horse Racing</a> and a glossary of<a href="http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/pages/horse-racing-terminology"> horse racing terms</a>.</i></p>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/6/8/3073735/2012-belmont-stakes-ill-have-anotherSteven Muma2012-06-08T10:47:16-05:002012-06-08T10:47:16-05:00I'll Have Another Officially Out Of 2012 Belmont Stakes, Says Trainer Doug O'Neill
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<p>Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another is officially out of the 2012 Belmont Stakes, according to his trainer. Doug O'Neill announced "I'll Have Another is officially out of the Belmont" on the Dan Patrick Show on Friday morning. The New York Racing Association has scheduled a press conference for 12 p.m. CT. Here is the confirmation via the <a href="https://twitter.com/dpshow/status/211116520716238849" target="_blank">Dan Patrick Show Twitter account</a>:</p>
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<p>Doug O'Neill: "I'll Have Another is officially out of the Belmont."</p>
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<p>Dullahan is set to benefit from the most for this development, but NBC executives and horse racing fans everywhere are likely devastated by the news that Triple Crown hopes have been dashed before the race ever starts.</p>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/6/8/3072873/ill-have-another-officially-out-2012-belmont-stakes-trainer-doug-o-neillSteve von Horn2012-06-06T12:02:54-05:002012-06-06T12:02:54-05:00Belmont Stakes 2012: I'll Have Another Takes 11th Post Position
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Belmont Stakes is the longest of the three Triple Crown races, and as such starting position is seen as slightly less important than it is in the Kentucky Derby or the Preakness. That said, every inch counts, and no jockey wants to start on the outside. Unfortunately for the team behind potential Triple Crown winner I'll Have Another, that's exactly where they will start.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">In today's post position drawing for the 2012 Belmont Stakes, I'll Have Another drew the 11th position, which is the second furthest away from the rail. Dullahan, who is thought to be his biggest challenger, drew a solid spot at No. 5.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">Here is the full list of the post positions:</p>
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<li style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">Street Life</li>
<li style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">Unstoppable U</li>
<li style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">Union Rags</li>
<li style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">Atigun</li>
<li style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">Dullahan</li>
<li style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">Ravelo's Boy</li>
<li style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">Five Sixteen</li>
<li style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">Guyana Star Dweej</li>
<li style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">Paynter</li>
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<li style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">I'll Have Another</li>
<li style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: transparent;">My Adonis</li>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">For more on the Preakness Stakes and the race for the Triple Crown, stay with this <a style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold;" href="http://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/5/20/3032490/triple-crown-2012-ill-have-another-belmont-stakes-odds-results">StoryStream</a> and check out SB Nation's horse racing blog <a style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/">And Down The Stretch They Come</a>. There, you'll also find a <a style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/2010/1/24/1267466/new-student-orientation">A Beginner's Guide To Following Horse Racing</a> and a glossary of <a style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/pages/horse-racing-terminology">horse racing terms</a>.</i></p>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/6/6/3068200/2012-belmont-stakesJordan Sargent2012-06-02T11:38:14-05:002012-06-02T11:38:14-05:00Belmont Stakes 2012: Detention Barn Causing Friction
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<p>The 2012 Belmont Stakes is getting plenty of attention with I'll Have Another's Triple Crown title hanging in the balance, and the New York State Racing and Wagering Board has taken additional steps to make sure the race is a clean one. That doesn't mean the race will be short on controversy. A strict drug enforcement policy has spawned a rule requiring all participating horses to spend the final three days before the running of the Belmont Stakes in a so-called detention barn.</p>
<p>Dale Romans, Dullahan's trainer, <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fhorses%2Fstory%2F2012-06-01%2Fdullahan-trainer-rips-belmont-rules%2F55331542%2F1&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fchicago.sbnation.com%2F2012%2F6%2F2%2F3059311%2F2012-belmont-stakes-detention-barn" target="_blank" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">thinks the New York Racing Association has gone too far with the ruling</a>:</p>
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<p>"[The New York State Racing and Wagering Board] thinks we're all crooks," said Romans. "[Horses] are not cars that you can just go and move from one garage to the next.</p>
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<p>(<a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fhorses%2Fstory%2F2012-06-01%2Fdullahan-trainer-rips-belmont-rules%2F55331542%2F1&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fchicago.sbnation.com%2F2012%2F6%2F2%2F3059311%2F2012-belmont-stakes-detention-barn" target="_blank" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">via the Associated Press</a>).</p>
<p>In other news, the New York Racing Association announced Belmont runners will receive an exclusive training window from 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. ET in addition to the regular training times as of Friday, <a href="http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/6/1/3056836/belmont-stakes-2012-ill-have-another-training-loose-horse/in/2797891" target="_blank">after I'll Have Another nearly got clipped by a loose horse on Thursday</a>.</p>
<p><i>For more on the Preakness Stakes and the race for the Triple Crown, stay with this <a href="http://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/5/20/3032490/triple-crown-2012-ill-have-another-belmont-stakes-odds-results">StoryStream</a> and check out SB Nation's horse racing blog <a href="http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/">And Down The Stretch They Come</a>. There, you'll also find a <a href="http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/2010/1/24/1267466/new-student-orientation">A Beginner's Guide To Following Horse Racing</a> and a glossary of <a href="http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/pages/horse-racing-terminology">horse racing terms</a>.</i></p>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/6/2/3059311/2012-belmont-stakes-detention-barnSteve von Horn