Mo Donegal, an Iowa-owned horse, completed first and filly Nest was second, giving coach Todd Pletcher a 1-2 end on the Belmont Stakes on Saturday for his sixth victory within the Triple Crown race.Donegal rounded the 1 1/2-mile monitor in 2 minutes, 28.28 seconds, forward of Nest and Skippylongstocking, the Related Press reviews.Pletcher gained the Belmont Stakes for the fourth time, following Rags to Riches in 2007, Palace Malice in 2013 and Tapwrit in 2017.Mo Donegal beat a wide-open, eight-horse area and not using a clear favourite — We the Individuals, a monster within the mud, opened at 2 to 1 amid a wet forecast however reached 7 to 2 by race time as showers held off.Mo Donegal ended up the betting favourite at 5 to 2. We the Individuals led for a lot of the race, however Mo Donegal took cost popping out of the ultimate flip.Wealthy Strike, a shocking Kentucky Derby winner at 80-to-1 odds, was sixth after proprietor Rick Dawson and coach Eric Reed held him out of the Preakness with a watch on Belmont. Wealthy Strike was the primary wholesome Derby winner to skip Pimlico since 1985. Identical to Wealthy Strike, Mo Donegal was in the back of the pack on the Derby, however the colt didn’t have sufficient kick at Churchill Downs. He discovered it Saturday, successful the 154th working of the $1.5 million race. How did Mo Donegal get his identify? Mo was his sire and Donegal, Eire, is the place Jerry Crawford’s ancestors are from.
NEW YORK (AP) —
Mo Donegal, an Iowa-owned horse, completed first and filly Nest was second, giving coach Todd Pletcher a 1-2 end on the Belmont Stakes on Saturday for his sixth victory within the Triple Crown race.
Donegal rounded the 1 1/2-mile monitor in 2 minutes, 28.28 seconds, forward of Nest and Skippylongstocking, the Related Press reviews.
Pletcher gained the Belmont Stakes for the fourth time, following Rags to Riches in 2007, Palace Malice in 2013 and Tapwrit in 2017.
Mo Donegal beat a wide-open, eight-horse area and not using a clear favourite — We the Individuals, a monster within the mud, opened at 2 to 1 amid a wet forecast however reached 7 to 2 by race time as showers held off.
Mo Donegal ended up the betting favourite at 5 to 2. We the Individuals led for a lot of the race, however Mo Donegal took cost popping out of the ultimate flip.
Wealthy Strike, a shocking Kentucky Derby winner at 80-to-1 odds, was sixth after proprietor Rick Dawson and coach Eric Reed held him out of the Preakness with a watch on Belmont. Wealthy Strike was the primary wholesome Derby winner to skip Pimlico since 1985.
Identical to Wealthy Strike, Mo Donegal was in the back of the pack on the Derby, however the colt didn’t have sufficient kick at Churchill Downs. He discovered it Saturday, successful the 154th working of the $1.5 million race.
How did Mo Donegal get his identify? Mo was his sire and Donegal, Eire, is the place Jerry Crawford’s ancestors are from.
