Belmont Stakes

A nasty fall riding in a race earlier this week sidelined jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. and proved costly on Belmont Stakes day

The 2021 Belmont Stakes kicks off on June 5 in front of 11,000 spectators at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

Favorite Essential Quality has won the Belmont Stakes to give trainer Brad Cox his first win a Triple Crown race.

Investing in a racehorse was once reserved for the wealthy, but platforms are making it easier to invest small sums in Thoroughbreds.

Thousands of racing fans will be on hand for the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes. It comes a year after the race was run without any spectators because of the COVID-19 pandemic. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

Visitors who get vaccinated at a new Belmont Park pop-up vaccination site will receive complimentary admission to the 2022 Belmont Stakes.

New York City public school kids can get the COVID-19 vaccine in some schools starting Friday. Meanwhile, New Jersey is set to official end its declaration of public health emergency. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

Both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio credit vaccinations with the improvements — and they’re not done offering incentives to motivate people to get dosed.

Medication of horses is a central focus of the racing industry in light of Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit failing a drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby and the Horse Racing Safety and Integrity Act that goes into effect in July 2022

With the horse and trainer Bob Baffert all but certain to be stripped of their Kentucky Derby win, what does it mean for this weekend’s Belmont Stakes? NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

The race to vaccinate is hitting New York City schools. Andrew Siff reports.

Moderna filed on Tuesday to request full FDA approval of its coronavirus vaccine, which was granted emergency use authorization in December.

Bob Baffert was suspended Monday from entering horses at New York racetracks, pending an investigation into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s failed postrace drug test. Baffert will temporarily not be allowed to stable any horses at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course or run any of his horses at the New York Racing Association’s tracks. That ban...

Baffert will temporarily not be allowed to stable any horses at Belmont Park, Aqueduct and Saratoga or run any of his horses at the New York Racing Association’s tracks, including at the upcoming Belmont Stakes on June 5

Medina Spirit failed a post-race drug test taken right after the Kentucky Derby, and if the results are confirmed in a second sample, it will be disqualified as the winner. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

It’s the most prestigious prize in horse racing – and the most elusive

Eerily empty grandstands. Masked jockeys. Shuttered betting windows. For Tiz the Law trainer Barclay Tagg, no finer way to round out a career Triple Crown. “I’m not trying to be a jerk about it,” the 82-year-old said. “But I thought the quiet, to me, was very nice.” Everything was strange about this Belmont Stakes, except the winner. Heavily favored...

Tiz The Law won the 2020 Belmont Stakes on Saturday afternoon in Elmont, New York

Tiz the Law was made the early 6-5 favorite for the Belmont Stakes this weekend

Tiz the Law is the early 6-5 favorite for the Belmont, which kicks off what Knowlton calls a “backwards Triple Crown.” Greg Cergol reports.