What’s in a Name? Favorite to Win Belmont Stakes Saturday Sounds Surpremely Patriotic – RedState

What’s in a Name? Favorite to Win Belmont Stakes Saturday Sounds Surpremely Patriotic – RedState

ByCitiGist

Will patriotism and horseracing be the winning mix in the race known as “the test of the champion”? We’re about to find out, with post time for the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown less an half-hour away at Belmont Park in Queens, NY. Several weeks ago, I wrote about how fun…

Some Fun at the Preakness Stakes as ‘Early Voting’ Takes Victory Lap – RedState

Some Fun at the Preakness Stakes as ‘Early Voting’ Takes Victory Lap – RedState

ByCitiGist

When you grow up with family members on both sides of the family who hail from Kentucky, you learn as a child that the first race of the Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby, is always the first Saturday in May and takes place at Churchill Downs in Louisville. In a lot of ways, it’s a…