﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>ATOM - Andy Serling Blog Feed</title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com" /><updated>2013-05-22T20:03:52Z</updated><author><name>Belmont Stakes</name></author><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Two Million Reasons Why]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2012/6/7/two-million-reasons-why/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2012-06-08T00:38:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I know, there’s a Triple Crown on the line, and it’s all very exciting ( honestly ), but there’s other business at hand…and we have at least two million reasons why it’s time to focus on more than just the Belmont Stakes. NYRA will be offering two one million dollar guarantees culminating with the Belmont Stakes, the Pick-6 beginning with the 6th race, the Easy Goer ( hey, he spoiled a Triple Crown bid! ), as well as the Pick-4, beginning with the 8th race, the]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Get Out of My Way]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2012/5/23/get-out-of-my-way/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2012-05-23T21:25:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[In the last 33 years, 11 horses have entered the Belmont Stakes looking to capture the Triple Crown, and none have completed the sweep. Five of those faced a valiant rival from the previous two legs of the series. Of those five, three were defeated by that rival, another lost to a Preakness also ran who had encountered an extremely troubled trip, and the other lost to one who had tried the KY Derby and then prepped for the Belmont in the Peter Pan.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Eternally Hopeful]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2012/5/12/eternally-hopeful/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2012-05-12T21:18:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[For some reason, I feel like it always rains on closing day at Saratoga. While I know this isn't true, perhaps because I'm always so depressed to see the greatest place on Earth close for 10 1/2 months that it always feels like a dreary day. However, there is little doubt that September 5th, 2011 was a washout, at least from a precipitation standpoint. On the track, as always, it was a different story. As has been the case for many of my 38 Summers at the Spa]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Who do you like?]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2011/6/10/who-do-you-like/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2011-06-10T23:38:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The heat has cleared out, the barbs continue to fly, and the 143rd Belmont is just hours away. According to the questions on my Live Chat it will be a glorious day]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Even the Worthiest of Champions Lose....Occasionally]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2011/6/1/even-the-worthiest-of-champions-lose....occasionally/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2011-06-01T23:15:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[In 1979, the truly great, and even remarkable, Spectacular Bid was set to become the third consecutive winner of the Triple Crown, and fourth in seven seasons.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Preakness Thoughts....]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2011/5/19/preakness-thoughts..../" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2011-05-20T00:48:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[What do you do at the racetrack if you love a horse in the last race, but a good friend is alive for a monster score in the Pick-6, and his ticket does not include your selection?]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[So You Think You're a Wise Guy]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2011/4/28/so-you-think-youre-a-wise-guy/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2011-04-28T20:29:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Every year around KY Derby time, you invariably see mention of " who is this year's Wise Guy horse? " Wise guy seems to be one of a plethora of phrases you hear around the racetrack that has, to be kind, multiple interpretations.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[The Big Day is Here]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2010/6/4/the-big-day-is-here/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2010-06-04T19:20:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[As we ease into this year’s Belmont it strikes me how different it is than last year. While last year there were vulnerable favorites, this Belmont contains three horses, Ice Box and Fly Down for trainer Nick Zito, and First Dude ...]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[I'm Not Worthy]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2010/5/30/im-not-worthy/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2010-05-30T18:48:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I sit here trying to figure out what I did wrong. Who at NYRA did I anger? How could they ask me to write a blog and then put me in a grouping that includes Ernie Munick? It's not fair.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[The Test of Champions]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2010/5/18/the-test-of-champions/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2010-05-18T20:47:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Not to continue to belabor the obvious, but when Eskendereya was withdrawn from the KY Derby, and subsequently retired, it left a major hole in this 3YO division.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Looks Can Be Deceiving]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2010/5/13/looks-can-be-deceiving/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2010-05-13T15:25:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[As we approach the Preakness, it seems like a good time to revisit our initial blog entry, and discuss the odds of a Triple Crown winner this year. ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Andy's Derby Analysis]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2010/4/29/andys-derby-analysis/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2010-04-29T21:15:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The loss of Eskendereya to this year's KY Derby is a significant blow not only to the race but to the game in general. I like to see extremely talented horses win big races. ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[It's never too early to get way ahead of ourselves]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2010/4/21/its-never-too-early-to-get-way-ahead-of-ourselves/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2010-04-21T22:02:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[It's hard to believe that almost a year has passed since we started this website. Looking back, the 2009 Triple Crown races proved extremely satisfying.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Chock full o' Opinions]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2009/6/5/chock-full-o-opinions/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2009-06-05T20:45:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Well, the waiting is pretty much finally over, and the website clock ( which seemed to be leading to a time that confused me and my computer ) is ticking down to zero ... ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[My Guarantee]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2009/6/1/my-guarantee/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2009-06-02T00:49:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I always enjoy during the NBA playoffs when players guarantee victory. Patrick Ewing, who was one of my all-time favorite players, used to do it fairly often. Sometimes he was right.....sometimes not.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Handicapping Now or Later?]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2009/5/26/handicapping-now-or-later/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2009-05-26T22:44:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Apparently there is often an impetus to handicap Triple Crown races weeks, if not months, in advance. That's probably not the best way to arrive at the winner, and as far as I know ... ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Preakness First... Then on to the Belmont]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2009/5/18/preakness-first...-then-on-to-the-belmont/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2009-05-18T20:38:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Before we move forward to the only race that really matters, you know.....the one this site is devoted to, let's take a look back at the Preakness. ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[On The Preakness]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2009/5/14/on-the-preakness/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2009-05-14T15:24:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[While I wouldn't go so far as to say that I agree with all the machinations of this past weekend involving the Preakness, I can't say that I didn't enjoy following them ... ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Flat Tires]]></title><link href="http://www.belmontstakes.com/blog/andy-serling/2009/5/7/flat-tires/" /><id>urn:uuid:e175196f-8c4b-4c39-b4db-5dedf3e79b23</id><updated>2009-05-07T18:28:00Z</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[One of the many great things about this game is that you never know when you will learn a valuable lesson that will help you in the future. My first trip to the Belmont Stakes was one of those occasions. ]]></summary></entry></feed>