"I think we just made a tactical error," Reed said. Reed said the team encouraged jockey Sonny Leon to try pushing Rich Strike from the outside, but the horse kept trying to get back inside - where he made a late charge past 19 horse to win at Churchill Downs. Rich Strike was the first healthy Derby winner to skip Pimlico since 1985. Rich Strike, a stunning Kentucky Derby winner at 80-to-1 odds, was sixth after owner Rick Dawson and trainer Eric Reed held him out of the Preakness with an eye on Belmont. Nest - who nearly became Pletcher's second filly to win Belmont after Rags to Riches - paid $5.30 and $4.10, and Skippylongstocking returned $5.60 to show. We the People led for much of the race, but Mo Donegal and Ortiz took charge coming out of the final turn. Mo Donegal entered the gate the betting favorite at 5 to 2. Mo Donegal beat a wide-open, eight-horse field without a clear favorite - We the People, a monster in the mud, opened at 2 to 1 amid a rainy forecast but reached 7 to 2 by race time as showers held off. Pletcher, who lives on Long Island, adds another Belmont title following wins with Rags to Riches in 2007, Palace Malice in 2013 and Tapwrit in 2017. I know Todd thought he could get a strong last quarter mile, and he sure did."ĭonegal rounded the 1 1/2-mile track in 2 minutes, 28.28 seconds, ahead of Nest and Skippylongstocking. "When he turned for home, I was like, forget about it.
"To be honest with you, we were a little confident going into the race today," Donegal Racing CEO and co-owner Jerry Crawford said. Mo Donegal pulled away down the home stretch and held off filly Nest to win the Belmont Stakes, giving Pletcher a 1-2 finish and his sixth Triple Crown victory, including four at this track on the outskirts of New York City. "I think you have the best last quarter of any horse in the race." Triple Crown veteran Todd Pletcher had simple advice Saturday for jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.
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