Horse Racing News

Giant Ryan broke his left front ankle while battling for the lead in the True North Handicap at Belmont Park on Saturday, crumbling to the ground in an ugly scene that took place in front of thousands of fans in the grandstand at Belmont Park.

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The mood around Barn 9 on Friday was odd, as many laughs as tears -- less disappointment than a jolt back to the lives all had been leading five weeks ago.

Favored Redeemed overcame an outside post to lead every step of the way in the $200,000 Brooklyn Handicap, romping to victory by 10 lengths at Belmont Park June 8.

News broke slowly at first, murmured around the backside at Belmont Park and shared between trainers and jockey agents, those in the know.

Dullahan was made the new 9-5 favorite for Saturday's Belmont after I'll Have Another was retired with a tendon injury a day before his attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner in 34 years.

Doug O'Neill, the trainer for Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another, told "The Dan Patrick Show" that the horse "is officially out of the Belmont."

Trainer Doug O'Neill called an audible and sent Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another out for a final gallop in secrecy the day before the Belmont Stakes.

Belmont Park workers have struck a tentative labor deal with the New York Racing Association to head off a possible strike on the eve of a Triple Crown bid, a union official said June 6.

Reddam Racing's I'll Have Another, bidding to become the 12th winner of the Triple Crown June 9 in the Belmont Stakes, will break from post 11. Made the 4-5 morning-line favorite, I'll Have Another will again be ridden by Mario Gutierrez.