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Ocelli, a maiden who finished third in the Kentucky Derby on May 2 and fourth in the Preakness on May 16, will not run in the $2 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, trainer Whit Beckman said Sunday. Instead, Ocelli will be pointed to the Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby at Thistledown on June 20.
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While he left Louisville with his first career defeat, Emerging Market also left with invaluable experience that should only aid him in his next start, Saturday’s $2 million Belmont Stakes at Saratoga.
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As it gets closer to finalizing the field for the $2 million Belmont Stakes to be run next Saturday at Saratoga, one thing that's becoming clear is the pace scenario will likely not be as torrid as it was in the Kentucky Derby five weeks ago. Of course, that is likely to have a significant impact on Golden Tempo and Renegade.
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Jockey Dylan Davis will take a seat on Ottinho, one of three horses Chad Brown intends to run in the $2 million Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga. Davis had been named to ride Ottinho in the Wood Memorial, but Brown called an audible earlier that week and sent the horse to the Blue Grass at Keeneland, where Ottinho finished second, 11 lengths behind Further Ado.
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While trainer Bill Mott may not have been able to become the first trainer in 28 years to record a repeat victory in the Kentucky Derby, he stands a very good chance to become the first trainer in 30 years to win back-to-back runnings of the Belmont Stakes.
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Led by Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo, five horses pointing to the $2 million Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga put in workouts Saturday morning at three different venues.
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Trainer Todd Pletcher has run at least two horses in the Belmont Stakes in each of the last 13 years and 15 times overall. He is likely to continue that trend this year. Already set to run Kentucky Derby runner-up Renegade in the 158th Belmont on June 6, Pletcher is strongly considering starting recent maiden winner Powershift as well.
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Golden Tempo, Renegade, and Chief Wallabee – the first-, second-, and fourth-place finishers from the Derby – are considered definite for the Belmont, which, for the third straight year, will be held at Saratoga and run at 1 1/4 miles.
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Brad Cox did not notch his first outright Kentucky Derby win last weekend, but he still has a loaded stable and is hatching plans for his two Derby runners and a host of other high-level performers.
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Making official what had been widely known for a long time, the Belmont Stakes will be held in Saratoga in 2026 and run at 1 1/4 miles, the third straight year the third leg of the Triple Crown will be held at the upstate New York track.
