Aside from the pandemic, I have visited Saratoga Race Course as a reporter or fan every summer since the mid-1970s. As Saratoga prepares to host the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets for the first time while construction continues on the new Belmont Park, I reflected on some of my greatest memories from a track I fell in love with long ago.
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Award-Winning Turf Writers Pick the 2024 Belmont Stakes Superfecta
Bob Ehalt and Tom Pedulla became fast friends when they met on their first day at Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1970. Bob soon introduced Tom to the joys of Thoroughbred racing. They have endured some rough moments at the track, with Tom taking exception when Bob repeatedly smacks him on the back with a program as one of their horses launches an all-out drive. Much to Tom’s chagrin and the amusement of onlookers, Bob has been known to call for security as he proceeds to cash a $27 triple.
2024 Metropolitan Handicap at a Glance
While the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets is the headliner of the Saturday, June 8 card at Saratoga Race Course, the Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap commands plenty of attention by itself as the million-dollar secondary feature.
FOX Sports Analyst Jonathon Kinchen Chats the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga, Analyzes the Field
FOX Sports will be the primary place to turn for television coverage of the four-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, which begins Thursday and will have the 156th Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets as its centerpiece Saturday.
