Lynne Snierson

After Seattle Slew won the 1977 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, his trainer, William H. “Billy” Turner, Jr., believed that the dark bay colt with the modest pedigree would capture the coveted and elusive third jewel in the Triple Crown.

NYRA Press Team

​One of Eddie King, Jr.’s earliest memories was of his father, Eddie, Sr., an exercise rider at New York thoroughbred tracks, putting him on a pony.

NYRA Press Office

​Morning training is winding down just as it starts to get busy on a routine Thursday at the Northwell Health/Backstretch Employee Service Team (B.E.S.T.) Healthcare Clinic on the Belmont Park backstretch.

Brian Bohl

The pageantry of Belmont Park emanated off the television screen when Luis Saez watched as the track hosted its crown jewel, the Belmont Stakes, from his native Panama growing up.

Ryan Martin

When Mike Piazza formed racing syndicate Zilla Racing Stables in June 2012, the upstate New York native said he wanted to merge his love of horse racing with his analytical mindset.

Brian Bohl

Much has changed in a half century at Belmont Park, from the amount of real-time information available digitally to increased purse money to the way most fans place wagers. But the draw of a potential Triple Crown holds the same appeal as it did in 1971, when a then-record crowd of 81,036 came out to Elmont to witness Venezuelan champion Canonero II’s quest to add the third jewel of the 3-year-old season to his collection in the Belmont Stakes.