2010 Dwyer (G2)

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Date/Track:
5/8/2010, Belmont Park
Distance:
1 1/8 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
1:50.25

What the Nation is saying about the 2010 Dwyer (G2)...

The performance of the week was turned in by Fly Down in the Grade 2 Dwyer Stakes at Belmont Park. The promising Nick Zito runner earned a 100 BSF for his romping off the pace win over Drosselmeyer and must be viewed as a major player in the Belmont Stakes. Zito also has Derby runner-up Ice Box...Read More
Fly Down’s last-to-first victory in the Grade 2, $200,000 Dwyer on a blustery Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park may have earned the colt a shot at the Belmont Stakes.   The 3-year-old son of Mineshaft barreled into the lead rounding the far turn and pulled clear to a six-length win over 3-5 f...Read More
  • cigar · Very impressive effort. Suddenly, Drosselmeyer becomes the most overrated horse of the year. · 751 days ago ·
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  • gardenesque1 · Fly Down got a 100 BSF for his Dwyer romp. · 751 days ago ·
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If the connections of Drosselmeyer were hoping that the Dwyer would be an audition for the Belmont Stakes they probably weren't too pleased with what they saw yesterday.  Fly Down ran away from the field in the stretch after sitting in last during the early stages of the race about a length or ...Read More
DWYER QUOTES   Hall of Famer Nick Zito, winning trainer of Fly Down (No. 7): “We’ll see what happens in the next 30 days. He puts a lot into his races. If he has a good month, if he rebounds from this, if he’s OK, we’ll look at the Belmont.”   Richard Pell, winning owner, Fly Down (No. 7):...Read More
Word came out late Friday afternoon that Eskendereya, who only two weeks ago was considered one of the heaviest Kentucky Derby favorites in years, has been retired.  Click here to read the full article by the Bloodhorse. What has happened during those two weeks?  Derby contenders continued...Read More
When the horses enter the gate for the 142nd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 5, the WinStar Farm connections of Super Saver are hoping its Kentucky Derby winner will be vying to become racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner.   In the meantime, one of WinSta...Read More
Jason, Tom, and Tim Holland preview the Dwyer Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park.Read More
In addition to the lack of centralized authority, unified drug regulations, coordinated race scheduling and vision for the future of horse racing, add a lack of appreciation for racing’s history as an unfortunate casualty of the sport's slow demise. Only the Kentucky Derby still possesses for the...Read More
  • humphrey · I know...Few realize that Wood, the Dwyers, Vosburg, Phillip Iselin, William R. Travers, William Woodward etc etc were the prominant horsemen of their day. · 754 days ago ·
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On Saturday, May 8, 3-year-olds take center stage at Belmont Park with the 93rd running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Dwyer.   According to Andrew Byrnes, stakes coordinator for The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), likely for the 1 1/8th mile race are Codoy, making his first start on conve...Read More

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