NOTES: SILVER CHARM GOES OFF FROM NO. 2 POSITION.Byline: Kevin Modesti Daily News Staff Writer Two groups should be happy with the Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes Oldest of the three U.S. horse races that constitute the Triple Crown. The Belmont originated in 1867 and is named after August Belmont (see Belmont family). The stakes is held in early June at Belmont Park, near Garden City, Long Island; the course is 1.5 mi (2,400 m). post-position drawing Thursday - fans of Touch Gold, who landed inside, and Free House, who landed outside. Touch Gold drew post 1, which has produced 21 Belmont winners, nearly twice as many as any other starting stall. Free House drew post 6 in the field of seven horses. Co-owner Trudy McCaffery said, ``Love it!'' when that was announced. The colt's handlers hope he can remain in the clear, on the grandstand side of Silver Charm Silver Charm (born February 22 1994) is an American Champion Thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens, Silver Charm won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before falling short of the Triple Crown by placing second in the Belmont , the reverse of what happened when Free House lost the Preakness by a head. ``I want to be outside Silver Charm,'' Free House trainer Paco Gonzalez said, ``but you never know what will happen in 1-1/2 miles.'' Silver Charm will break from post 2. His loyalists, sitting at a table in the middle of the Belmont Park Noun 1. Belmont Park - a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes Belmont Elmont - a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park dining room where the drawing took place, didn't sound overly pleased, perhaps fearing that an early position close to the rail will make the favorite an easy target for other riders. But trainer Bob Baffert Bob Baffert (born January 13, 1953 in Nogales, Arizona) is an American horse owner and trainer. He graduated from the University of Arizona's Racetrack Management Program with a Bachelor of Science degree. said: ``I don't think you can have a bad post going a mile and a half. We can't use that as an excuse.'' Ill-timed: Silver Charm owners Bob and Beverly Lewis, of Newport Beach, and 110 of their closest friends and relatives arrived in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Wednesday evening on a chartered L-1011 with a green and yellow logo. Most of the group was at the horse's barn in the morning, conspicuous in their green and yellow buttons and name tags. A Lewis granddaughter was dressed up in child-sized racing silks. Guess the colors. Bob Lewis wasn't at the track, though. The 72-year-old beer distributor was back at the hotel, hoping to recover from a week-long flu in time to attend Saturday's race. Battle-tested: How strong is the fiberglass patch applied Wednesday to the cracked left front hoof hoof, horny epidermal casing at the end of the digits of an ungulate (hoofed) mammal. In the even-toed ungulates, such as swine, deer, and cattle, the hoof is cloven; in the odd-toed ungulates, such as the horse and the rhinoceros, it is solid. of Touch Gold? ``It's made of the same material they use to repair battleship battleship, large, armored warship equipped with the heaviest naval guns. The evolution of the battleship, from the ironclad warship of the mid-19th cent., received great impetus from the Civil War. propellers,'' trainer David Hofmans said. Weather report: The forecast is for overcast skies on Belmont day, with a chance of rain a few hours after the race. It was warm and breezy Thursday. CAPTION(S): Box: Belmont Stakes lineup |
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