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 nips Paynter to win Belmont NEW YORK — 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. In Saturday's Belmont Stakes, it was even a photo finish. Union Rags rallied through an opening on the rail to edge Paynter by a neck, dealing Baffert a third loss in this year's Triple Crown series. I'll Have Another won the Kentucky ... Union Rags wins 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, ... Union Rags nips Paynter to win Belmont Stakes 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. 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 gets heart-tugging Belmont win NEW YORK (Reuters) - The glorious unpredictability of horse racing produced a heart-tugging winner of the $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday when Union Rags surged to victory in the 144th running of America's most demanding Triple Crown race. Just a day after the dreams of a generation of racing fans were shattered when I'll Have Another's bid to win the Triple Crown ended prematurely, Union ... 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. Union Rags finally finds opening, takes Belmont Stakes ELMONT, N.Y. — Waiting … waiting … waiting.Riding Union Rags down the Belmont Park stretch in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, jockey John Velazquez was looking for running room. GARRY JONES / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSUnion Rags runs past Paynter to... 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. Redemption for Union Rags Union Rags, under John Velazquez on the inside, edges Paynter in the Belmont Stakes. ELMONT, N.Y.
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