“Rispoli needs to act like he’s not riding a rented mule.” — Trainer Steve Assmusen , who says his horse, Clever Again, was fouled in the Preakness Stakes

Forget the ads, this isn’t the Belmont Stakes … no mile and a half to glory … not run on the biggest racetrack in the country. If it were, breeders would know what it was worth … after the real Belmont, the winning horse was assured a life of lovemaking at the highest bidding stud farm … the stud farm was assured of the cash register going ka-ching ! each time their stallion did his duty ... and the owners were compensated with a sales price larger than Bolivia’s national debt.

But this ain’t your father’s Belmont Stakes. Not in venue, not in distance, not even in geography. A brand-new Belmont Park eventually will rise from the c

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