Saturday, June 9, 2012

'Union Rags' wins 144th running of Belmont Stakes Union Rags in photo finish nips Paynter to win tracks down final stretch noses out the 2012 Wins The Rail Velazquez Teams With for Impressive Work For It Was Over Before Began Buzz lost at as I'll Have Another rests his stall

Union Rags nips Paynter to win Belmont Stakes NEW YORK (AP) Union Rags picked up 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. Union Rags wins Belmont Stakes at the wire as I'll Have Another sits out Union Rags wins Belmont Stakes. 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 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 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. Union Rags Sticks His Neck Out And Wins Belmont A crowd of 85,811 cheered as Union Rags barely caught the front-runner, Paynter, at the end to win by a neck. I'll Have Another's absence opened up the race for Union Rags, who finished a troubled seventh in the Kentucky Derby. 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' wins 144th running of Belmont Stakes June 9, 2012: Union Rags, right, with jockey John Velazquez, holds off Paynter, with jockey Mike Smith, to win the Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. 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 rallies to win 144th running of Belmont Stakes Union Rags roared from behind to win the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, one day after the winner of the first two legs of horse racing's fabled Triple Crown dropped out due to an injury.
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References:
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/06/09/union-rags-wins-144th-running-belmont-stakes-race/
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