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Belmont Stakes 2016: Recap by Ed Faehr

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Belmont Stakes by Ed Faehr

Ed Faehr Belmont Stakes 2016 Recap

It comes but once a year and 2016’s Belmont Stakes Festival did not disappoint as it ended in a photo finish for only the fourth time in its 148th race. The other three photo finishes occurred in 1998, 1962, and 1936.

Ed Faehr is passionate about horses and horse racing. He has been following the Belmont Stakes for many years and was excited by this year’s results. Below is a recap of the 2016 Belmont Stakes by Ed Faehr:

The forecast had been for thunderstorms, but instead Elmont, New York was instead an uncomfortably muggy 83 degrees.

Last year saw a cap on tickets as many race goers wanted to see a piece of history in the making as it was American Pharaoh who was about to sweep the board by winning all three legs of the Triple Crown and becoming the first horse to do so in 37 years (Affirmed was the last to do it way back in 1978).

There was no such feat set to occur this year, so they didn’t need to worry about 90,000 race fans descending on the Belmont Stakes Festival this year.

Creator, co-owned by Bobby Flay and WinStar Farms and jockeyed by Irad Ortiz Jr., came from behind to pip Destin to the post to finish the festival in edge of the seat viewing.

Steve Asmussen, Creator’s trainer, will be inducted into the racing Hall of Fame at Saratoga this summer and has won more than 7,300 races in his career.

Exaggerator had been the clear favorite in the run up to the Belmont Stakes, with Lani and Destin being considered other front-runners. Apart from American Pharaoh last year, the favorites in the previous 9 Belmont Stakes races have failed to come through.

It just so happens that a different horse has won each leg of the Triple Crown, with Exaggerator winning the Preakness Stakes, Nyquist taking the Kentucky Derby and Creator securing the Belmont Stakes.

Interestingly, Lani and Exaggerator were the only two horses that raced in all three legs of the Triple Crown this year, with Lani improving with every race having finished 9th in the Kentucky Derby and 5th at the Preakness Stakes before finally coming in 3rd at the Belmont Stakes. It would only be fair to mention that these three races were actually Lani’s first three races in the United States as he hails from Japan.

Many think that Creator’s win had a lot to do with the late entrance of Gettysburg to the race, as they expertly applied a tag team tactic to see Creator cross the finish line first.

The full list of horses places, and their pre-run odds, goes as follows:

  1. Creator (14-1)
  2. Destin (10-1)
  3. Lani (11-1)
  4. Governor Malibu (21-1)
  5. Stradivari (8-1)
  6. Brody’s Cause (21-1)
  7. Cherry Wine (8-1)
  8. Gettysburg (48-1)
  9. Suddenbreakingnews (5-1)
  10. Trojan Nation (59-1)
  11. Exaggerator (6-5)
  12. Seeking the Soul (49-1)
  13. Forever d’Oro (59-1)

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The Masters Golf Tournament

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Masters Golf Ed Faehr

Ed Faehr is an avid golfer and golf fan. He has been a PGA certified golf instructor for many years and has been playing nearly all his life. All year long, Ed Faehr is always looking forward to major golf events, especially the annual Master’s Golf Tournament.

The first week of April marks the first major golf championship to played throughout the year. The Master’s Golf Tournament is always held at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta Georgia in the United States. It is an invitation event that only offers the opportunity to a select few professional golfers. The tournament is a significant money event for the PGA Tours as well as the Japan Golf Tours and European Tours. With a running tradition that is closing in on its one hundred year mark, the Master’s Golf Tournament has a long established history and traditions that make it unlike any other golfing tournament or championship.

History of the tournament.

The Master’s Golf Tournament first began in 1934 and is now one of the top four major professional golf championships. It is often referred to as simply The Masters or The US Masters. The first tournament was played in Augusta Georgia and is where the tournament takes place every year at the beginning of April. The first tournament started with Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones. This is one of the few tournaments that still adheres to a number of traditions that dates back to decades when it first began.

Traditions of the Master’s Golf Tournament.

In 1949, the first green jacket was awarded to the champion of the Master’s Golf Tournament. One year after being award the jacket the champion must return the jacket. The jacket is then kept stored in a designated cloakroom with other champion jackets.

On the Tuesday before each tournament a Champions Dinner is held for all previous Master’s Golf Tournament champions. It is a tradition that began in 1953 by Ben Hogan.

On the morning of the first round, an honorary tee shot is done, most commonly by a previous champion, to commence the Tournament play. This is a tradition that started in 1963 and some of the champions to be given such honor include:

  •        Jack Nicklaus
  •        Arnold Palmer
  •        Fred McLeod
  •        Gary Player
  •        Jock Hutchinson
  •        Gene Sarazen

Jack Nicklaus won the Master’s six times, he currently holds the record for most wins. Tiger woods and Arnold Palmer each has won the Tournament four times.

The original Master’s Tournament was held to honor the most prestigious amateur golfers since it was established to be an amateur golfer. The invites to the tournament hold true to its first beginners by only invited the most prestigious amateur golfers from around the world.

There is no doubt that the Master’s Golf Tournament is one of the top anticipated sporting events. There are many reasons why this tournament stands out from any other golfing championship, is history and traditions are just a few ways this championship is so unique. It is a highly respected event that intrigues many whether they following along all the championships throughout the year or just watch carefully to this one, it not only brings about crowds of fans but many phenomenal golfers from around the world.

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