Belmont Loves the Ladies
Rags to Riches and Curlin at the wire in the Belmont Stakes. Photo Adam Coglianese/NYRA.
Superfilly Rags to Riches is scheduled to work Monday morning at Belmont in preparation for her start in the Coaching Club America Oaks next Saturday, which will likely draw a short field despite the 23 nominations the race attracted since few trainers are eager to test their fillies against the Belmont winner. For Rags to Riches’ first race since her historic victory, NYRA is offering free admission to women on Saturday and ESPN is bumping the San Diego Handicap at Del Mar to show the Oaks. “Rags to Riches is a story,” explained ESPN producer David Miller (DRF). The San Diego will air live on TVG instead, to the disappointment of Del Mar officials (North County Times, hat tip to LATG).
