2011 Empire Classic (RS)

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Date/Track:
10/22/2011, Belmont Park
Post Time:
5:18 PM ET
Distance:
1 1/8 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3+ M
Time:
1:49.08

What the Nation is saying about the 2011 Empire Classic (RS)...

Haynesfield made a triumphant return to the winner’s circle at Belmont Park on Saturday, taking the lead at the top of the stretch and holding off Green Monster in the Empire Classic.Read More
  • Winplacsho · It was a nice effort by Haynesfield off the bench, but I don't know what Solis was doing on Green Monster. Go back & watch that race and I think you'll agree Green Monster was probably best. · 219 days ago ·
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It rained on Belmont Day. It was cloudy on Travers Day. It rained on Jockey Club Gold Cup day.  But this Saturday is New York Showcase day, and it looks like we’re going to get perfect autumn weather on the day that to me embodies fall racing in New York.…Read More
Last year's Jockey Club Gold Cup hero Haynesfield makes his much anticipated return in Saturday's Empire Classic at Belmont Park. Read More
The $200,000 McMahon Adena Empire Classic is the centerpiece of seven stakes races for New York-breds on NYRA's annual New York Showcase Day at Belmont Park on October 22. Heading the field for the 1 1/8-mile race is multiple graded-stakes winner Haynesfield, who will seek a repeat of his 2009 victo...Read More