Postcard from Belmont Park
While a replay of the Belmont Stakes plays on in the background, the winners of the race meet the media at the press conference in the basement at Belmont Park early Saturday night. From left, are Steve Asmussen, the trainer of Creator, who nipped Destin at the wire, Kenny Troutt, owner of WinStar Farm, which owns Creator, and Elliott Walden, WinStar's president/CEO and racing manager. It didn't rain during the running of the Belmont, but it poured right after and, yes, Asmussen got soaked. Bet he didn't care. (Tim Wilkin / Times Union)
While a replay of the Belmont Stakes plays in the background, the winners of the race meet the media at the news conference in the basement at Belmont Park early Saturday night. From left are Steve Asmussen, the trainer of Creator, who nipped Destin at the wire; Kenny Troutt, owner of WinStar Farm, which owns Creator; and Elliott Walden, WinStar's president/CEO and racing manager. It didn't rain during the running of the Belmont, but it poured right after — and yes, Asmussen got soaked. Bet he didn't care.