Racing resumes ahead of Belmont with air quality improved
With the air quality vastly improved, the 155th Belmont Stakes is expected to run as scheduled on Saturday. Two days before hosting the final leg of the Triple Crown, Belmont Park canceled live racing Thursday due to the poor air quality caused by drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires around the track in Elmont, N.Y. The New York Racing Association also canceled morning training in Thursday at both Belmont Park and Sar