Erica

Sex: Female
Breed: Domestic Short Hair - black
Age Range: Adolescent - aged 1-3, typically out of kitten stage, very playful and active.
Estimated Age: 2 years
Declawed: No
Interested in Adopting Erica? Fill out an Adoption Application



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Litter Box Manners: Fastidious litter box user
Grooming Requirements: I need at least weekly brushing

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Sociability with Cats: Does fine with other cats, could live with another cat or as the only cat
Sociability with Dogs: Unknown
General Personality: Outgoing, highly social and interactive with all

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General Comments: Erica is such a doll! She may look like she is all black, but she actually has little white speckles all over of her body which makes her a very unique looking girl. Erica is full of confidence and loves to explore. When she first came to us, she inspected her envirnoment with no reservations, looking in every nook and cranny. She tried to open all the doors, drawers, and cabinets...pawed the laundry room door, jumped on the shelves and the microwave, and seriously contemplated jumping up on the teetering tower of kitty carriers. She is fearless! (And her new family will have some kitty proofing to do!) While she is a busy explorer, she does like petting. She's funny- she'll go off on an exploring expedition and then come over to our volunteers as if to say , "Aren't you proud of how brave I am?". She would get her pettings in and then she was off again! Erica also showed some interest in the feather toy, but wasn't quite sure what to do with it! This little lady is so much fun to have around! If you are an adventure seeking type with a soft side, she could very well be your match!
My Ideal Home looks like: Kids above 7 years (i.e. they have some impulse control).

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RESCUE History: ?

Chihuahua

This chihuahua is so cute but the wierd thing is i have the same pink pillow in the back.

Tad The Chihuahua

Tad The Chihuahua is avalable at www.azrescue.com
Sex: Male
Breed: Chihuahua
Age Range: Young - aged 1-3, puppy stage for most breeds, fun but needs lots of attention, training and reinforcement
Estimated Age: 1 year
Size: Toy Breed (under 10 lbs)
Interested in Adopting Tad? Fill out an Adoption Application



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Activity Level: Minimal - a 10-minute walk every other day should be fine
House Trained:
Leash Manners: I need some training and patience from you, so I can understand what I'm supposed to do
Grooming Requirements: I need regular brushing and the occasional bath

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Sociability with Dogs:
Sociability with Cats:
General Personality: Shy and hesitant initially, will need some time to know they're safe and loved

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General Comments: Our little Tad got his name because he is just a tiny little guy, like a tadpole! Tad's ideal home would be a home where he gets TONS of lap time. He adores being held, carried around, having belly rubs and in general any type of adoration is appreciated!!!
Tad is a bit shy at first but given a moment and a few pets under the chin and he is trying to either jump into your lap or standing on his hind legs for you to pick him up! Ideally a quite household without children is what Tad is searching for. Tad doesn't require much in the way of exercises, particularly since his preferred mode of transportation is in your arms!!! If you have an empty lap and lots of love to give, please fill out an application for our Tad - pole!!!

My Ideal Home looks like: Adult home only or older kids around 12

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RESCUE History: unknown

The Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious horse race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is the third leg of the Triple Crown, following the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. It is a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and geldings carrying a weight of 126 pounds (57 kg) and for fillies with a weight of 121 pounds (55 kg).


Secretariat at the 1973 Belmont Stakes finish line. The first Belmont Stakes was held at Jerome Park in the Bronx, built in 1866 by stock market speculator Leonard Jerome (1817-1891) and financed by August Belmont, Sr. (1816-1890) for whom the race was named. The race continued to be held at Jerome Park until 1890 when it was moved to Morris Park, a nearby racetrack in the Bronx. The race remained there until the May 1905 opening of the new Belmont Park, 430 acre (1.7 km²) racetrack in Elmont, New York.

Anti-betting legislation was passed in New York State, closing Belmont and canceling the race for two years between 1911 and 1912.

The first post parade in the United States was at the 14th Belmont, in 1880. Until 1921, the race was run in the clockwise tradition of English racing.

Since 1926, a silver bowl, made by Louis Comfort Tiffany and donated by the Belmont family, has been given to the winning owner. Atop the bowl's cover is a silver figure of Fenian, winner of the third running of the Belmont Stakes in 1869.


"Victory Gallop" denies "Real Quiet" the Triple Crown in the 1998 Belmont Stakes Because of its length, and because it is the final race of the Triple Crown, it is called the "Test of the Champion". Most three-year-olds are unaccustomed to the distance, and lack the ability to maintain a winning speed for so long. In a long race such as the Belmont, positioning of the horse and the timing of the move to chase for the lead can be critical.

The race distance has varied: from 1867 until 1873, it was 1 5/8 miles (2.6 km). In 1874 the distance was reduced to 1 1/2 miles (2.4 km), and from 1890 to 1892, and in 1895, the distance was 1 1/4 miles (2 km). From 1896 until 1925, the distance was increased to the original 1 5/8 miles (2.6 km). In 1926, the race distance was set at the present 1 1/2 miles (2.4 km).

Trainers with most wins:

James Rowe, Sr. : 8
Sam Hildreth : 7
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons : 6
Woody Stephens : 5 (all consecutive from 1982-1986)
Max Hirsch, D. Wayne Lukas, Robert W. Walden : 4
Elliott Burch, John M. Gaver, Lucien Laurin, Frank McCabe, David McDaniel : 3

Jockeys with most wins:

Jim McLaughlin, Eddie Arcaro : 6
Earle Sande, Bill Shoemaker : 5
Braulio Baeza, Laffit Pincay, Jr., James Stout, Gary Stevens : 3
In 1870, a jockey recorded only as "Dick," a freed slave who later adopted the name Ed Brown, became the first African-American jockey to win the race.

On June 5, 1993 thoroughbred racing's all-time leading female jockey, Julie Krone, became the first woman to win a Triple Crown race when she rode to victory in the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair.

Secretariat's 1973 Belmont victory set a record not only for the race, but for the mile and a half (2.4 km) on dirt, that still stands. At 31 lengths, his margin of victory is not only the race record, but the largest in the history of American Grade 1 stakes races

Big Brown trainer pins blame on jockey and Da' Tara wins belmont stakes

NEW YORK (AP) - Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. still blames Kent Desormeaux for Big Brown's stunning last-place finish in the Belmont Stakes, but he wouldn't object to the jockey riding the horse in his next race.

Triple burn ELEVEN HORSES have failed at the Belmont with the Triple Crown on the line since the last to achieve the feat — Affirmed, in 1978: Year Derby/Preakness Belmont
2008 Big Brown Da' Tara
2004 Smarty Jones Birdstone
2003 Funny Cide Empire Maker
2002 War Emblem Sarava
1999 Charismatic Lemon Drop Kid
1998 Real Quiet Victory Gallop
1997 Silver Charm Touch Gold
1989 Sunday Silence Easy Goer
1987 Alysheba Bet Twice
1981 Pleasant Colony Summing
1979 Spectacular Bid Coastal
The decision of whether to change jockeys is up to co-owner Michael Iavarone, Dutrow said.

"I don't want to hurt anyone, especially Kent," Dutrow told The Associated Press on Tuesday morning in his barn at Aqueduct. "But I still don't understand what happened. I don't see the horse with a problem, so I have to direct my attention toward the ride. That's all I can come up with."

With Big Brown trying to become the first Triple Crown champion in 30 years after dominant wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Desormeaux eased up the unbeaten colt with a quarter-mile remaining in the Belmont on Saturday.

"I had no horse. He was empty," Desormeaux said after the race.

Dutrow insisted Tuesday he had found nothing wrong with Big Brown.

"Maybe next week if something starts going wrong with the horse, then I'll understand everything," he said.


Dutrow added: "As long as the horse stays the way that I see him right now, then things are just going to keep building up for me to know that it was the ride that did him in."

He said he hadn't spoken to Desormeaux, but "if he calls me I'll talk to him, sure."

If Big Brown is healthy, the plan is for him to run next in the Travers Stakes on Aug. 23 at Saratoga.

Dutrow had no regrets about his bombastic proclamation that Big Brown clinching the Triple Crown was a "foregone conclusion."

"It's not like I'm going to go and cry in the corner," he said as he prepared for several of his horses to run Wednesday at Aqueduct. "I've got plenty to do here."