SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - An emotional week that began with trainer Miguel Clement earning his first career victory ended with him winning his first Grade 1 stakes as the pacesetting Deterministic held off a late charge from Integration to win the $1 million Manhattan by a head in the last race of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga. It was a neck back to Far Bridge, also trained by Clement, who also sent out the seventh-place finisher Carson’s Run in the eight-horse field. Clement, 34, took over the training of the stable after his father, Christophe, died from cancer on May 24. Miguel Clement won his first race at Saratoga on Wednesday and he won another race on Thursday. But the Manhattan, a race his father won three times, was extra meaningful. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. “It’s beyond an emotional two weeks to be honest with you, both personally and professionally,” Clement said.  “It’s a massive emptiness to win this race without my dad, but life goes on. “It’s a great race,” Clement added. “We’ve always loved the Manhattan, it’s very special and very rewarding to be honest.” The Manhattan was originally scheduled for Saturday and was to be run at 1 3/16 miles over the Mellon turf course. Due to the 2.24 inches of rain that fell in the Saratoga area Friday into Saturday, New York Racing Association officials moved the race to Sunday and also moved it to the inner turf course, which meant shortening it to 1 1/8 miles. NYRA ran the Grade 1 Jaipur on the Mellon turf course and officials felt comfortable running only one race on each course. Clement said the cutback to 1 1/8 miles likely benefited Deterministic more than it did his other two runners. “A mile-and-an-eighth was a hindrance to Carson’s Run and Far Bridge, where it would be more beneficial to Deterministic,” Clement said. “The cutback in distance helped one of the three stable entries.” The pace, or lack thereof, also helped. Under Kendrick Carmouche, Deterministic was able to get clear through a quarter in 23.69 seconds, a half-mile in 48.47 and six furlongs in 1:12.99. He increased the advantage to two lengths by midstretch before Integration came running at him late. Deterministic, a son of Liam’s Map owned by St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steve Duncker and Vicarage Stable, covered the 1 1/8 miles over good ground in 1:48.93, earning a 100 Beyer Speed Figure, and returned $13.60 to win. He added the Manhattan to a victory in the Ft. Marcy last month, the first time Carmouche was aboard him. "Once I turned down the backside, he was in cruise control,” Carmouche said. “He wasn’t getting any pressure, he was relaxed, he was into his stride like I had him at Aqueduct. Just an amazing horse. When we got to the top of the lane, I asked him to quicken and he quickened right away. … I’m just very happy for Miguel Clement and his family, they’ve been through a lot the last couple of weeks.” It was 10 months ago that Carmouche’s father, Sylvester Carmouche, passed away. “Maybe they were both here today riding with us,” Carmouche said. Integration was getting an inside trip under John Velazquez, who said at the three-eighths his horse lost momentum for a stride when, he said, Corruption came in half a path. “He got passed for two jumps and I had to engage him again,” Velazquez said. “That little bit cost me right there.” Far Bridge, who was coming off four graded stakes wins from his last five starts, got an inside trip like he prefers down the backside, before Joel Rosario took him outside for a stretch run that fell a neck short. “He did give me everything, but it looked like Deterministic, there was a little something left in there and it was hard for me to get to him,” Rosario said. Following Far Bridge in the order of finish were Corruption, Endlessly, Spirit of St Louis, the 9-5 favorite, Carson’s Run and Tucson. *** All-sources handle Sunday was $23,878,154. All-sources handle for the five-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival was $197,784,145. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.