Sunday, June 10, 2012

'Union Rags' wins 144th running of Belmont Stakes Union Rags Sprints to Win at The Rail Velazquez Teams With for Impressive Work luck and pluck the nips Paynter win RAGS TO RICHES | trainer Michael Matz revels in moment after some rough ones '12 Sweet Redemption photo finish tracks down final stretch noses out

Union Rags wins the 144th Belmont Stakes He edges Paynter, who led most of the race, at the wire to claim the victory. Atigun finishes third. NEW YORK -- Union Rags nipped Paynter in a photo finish to win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, beating a field without U.S. Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another who was retired with an injury. Union Rags nips Paynter to win Belmont Stakes NEW YORK — Union Rags picked up right where I'll Have Another left off, coming from behind to catch a Bob Baffert-trained horse at the finish in a Triple Crown race. In Saturday's Belmont Stakes, it was another photo finish decided by a neck. Just like the Preakness. The Rail: Union Rags Wins the Belmont Stakes Union Rags overtook Paynter in the final stretch to win the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes. Factbox: 2012 Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags (Reuters) - Union Rags, ridden by his new rider John Velazquez, won the $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday with a late burst up the rails. * Bred in Kentucky, his sire is Dixie Union and his dam is Tempo. * His jockey, John Velazquez, was born in Puerto Rico and is one of the best riders in the United States. He won the 2007 Belmont Stakes on Rags to Riches, the first filly to win the race ... Union Rags wins Belmont Stakes Union Rags charged along the rail in the final moments to edge Paynter by a head and win the 144th Belmont Stakes on Saturday in the final event of American horse racing's Triple Crown. Union Rags wins Belmont in tight finish NEW YORK (Reuters) - Union Rags, patiently ridden by his new rider John Velazquez, won the $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday with a late burst up the rails. Union Rags captures Belmont NEW YORK (AP) -- Union Rags picked up right where I'll Have Another left off, coming from behind to catch a Bob Baffert-trained horse at the finish in a Triple Crown race. In Saturday's Belmont Stakes, it was another photo finish decided by a neck. Just like the Preakness. The 3-year-old bay colt barreled through a slim opening on the rail to edge Paynter, dealing Baffert, jockey Mike Smith and ... Union Rags comes on late to take Belmont Stakes Union Rags delivers a third straight close Triple Crown loss to a Bob Baffert-trained horse. Redemption for Union Rags Union Rags, under John Velazquez on the inside, edges Paynter in the Belmont Stakes. ELMONT, N.Y. Union Rags wins Belmont by a neck Union Rags, running with 5-2 odds, won the Belmont Stakes in a photo finish over Paynter on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
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