ELMONT, N.Y. - This time, trainer Bob Baffert knew his Triple Crown bid was lost before they crossed the finish line the first time.

Baffert said "we were doomed" when War Emblem broke poorly leaving the starting gate and was behind horses just a few jumps into the race.

Though he made a gallant effort to take the lead midway up the backstetch, War Emblem tired to finish eighth in Saturday's 134th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. The loss meant that the Triple Crown would go unclaimed for a 24th consecutive year.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Prince Ahmed bin Salman, whose Thoroughbred Corp. owns War Emblem, did not attend Saturday's Belmont Stakes, instead choosing to remain in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Representatives of the prince said security was not a concern, and pointed out that a younger brother, Prince Faisal bin Salman, was in attendance.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Beat Hollow stamped himself as the country's top grass male with an authoritative two-length win in Saturday's $400,000 on the Belmont Stakes undercard.

Forbidden Apple, who won the Manhattan last year, finished second in his first start since December. It was a half-length back to Strut the Stage, the Grade 2 Dixie winner, in third.

The Manhattan was Beat Hollow's second consecutive win in a Grade 1 race after capturing the Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day.

ALTOONA, Iowa - Sharky's Review took advantage of a hot pace duel and a ground saving trip under Luis Quinonez to score a one-length victory in Friday's $64,200 Mamie Eisenhower Stakes for Iowa-bred fillies and mares at Prairie Meadows.

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio - Eye Slew the City ($23.60) set all the pace and defeated 6-5 favorite Lady Cherie by 2 1/2 lengths in the the $50,000 Merry Time Stakes here Saturday. Ashwood C C finished third, a half-length farther back in the field of eight Ohio-bred fillies and mares in the 1 1/16-mile race.

Eye Slew the City, a 4-year-old homebred daughter of Slew City Slew trained by Gary King, covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.34 over a fast track.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - On Saturday, Bold World won her fifth race in six starts this year, capturing the off-the-turf $50,000 Ocean Hotel Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at five furlongs.

Bold World won her fifth sprint stakes and improved to 6-1-0 in 10 starts for trainer Ronald Taylor.

MIAMI - Marquette, a Grade 2 winner earlier in his career, returned to his top form on Saturday when he rallied to a surprisingly easy 4 1/4-length victory in the $38,440 Kissin Kris Stakes at Calder.

Cetewayo, a beaten favorite in each of his previous two starts, got back on track at 1-2 Saturday at Philadelphia Park, winning the inaugural $100,000 Greenwood Cup Handicap with an impressive last-to-first surge.

Serial Bride, a 17-1 shot, got a ground-saving trip and finished well for second, beaten three-quarters of a length. Dawn of the Condor, another Dickinson horse, was third, another 1 3/4 lengths behind.

Running Tide ran his record to 5-0, winning the Grade 3, $250,000 Leonard Richards Stakes for 3-year-olds at Delaware Park by three-quarters of a length over 13-1 shot Nothing Flat. The Sewickley Kid, 20-1, was another neck back in third.

Easyfromthegitgo went off as the 4-5 favorite but ran a bad-trip fourth. Running Tide, ridden by Ramon Dominguez, bid three wide in fifth after five furlongs, swept to the lead leaving the furlong marker, and was fully extended to prevail. He ran the 1 1/16 miles in 1:45 and paid $8.60.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Favored Ginger Gold, last year's champion 2-year-old filly in Canada, captured the $500,000 Labatt Woodbine Oaks in a game performance at Woodbine.

Ginger Gold ($4), trained by Sid Attard, dueled with longshot Distant Roar through quick fractions of 22.63 and 46.35 seconds in the 1 1/8-mile event for 3-year-old fillies. She opened up a lead going into the far turn and never looked back, scoring by 1 1/2 lengths over a closing Silver Nithi.