134th BELMONT STAKES
Updated August 28, 2020 |
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134th BELMONT STAKES
Grade I for three-year-olds; 10th race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Date—June 8, 2002; Distance—11/2 miles; Stakes Purse—$1,000,000 ($600,000 to winner; $200,000 for 2nd; $110,000 for 3rd; $60,000 for 4th; $30,000 for 5th); Track—Fast; Off—6:15 p.m. EDT; Favorite—War Emblem (6-5 odds). Winner—Sarava; Field—11 horses; Time—2:29.71; Start—Good for all but #1, #10; Won—Driving; Sire—Wild Again; Dam—Rhythm of Life; Record (going into race)—8 starts, 2 wins, 3 seconds; Last Start—1st in Sir Barton Stakes (May 18); Breeder—Timber Bay Farm.
| Order of Finish | Jockey | PP | 1/4 | 1/2 | Mile | 1-1/4 | Stretch | Finish | To $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarava | Edgar Prado | 11 | 5-hd | 5-31/2 | 4-hd | 3-hd | 1-1/2 | 1-1/2 | 70.25 |
| Medaglia d'Oro | Kent Desormeaux | 7 | 2-1/2 | 2-1/2 | 1-hd | 1-1/2 | 2-51/2 | 2-91/2 | 16.00 |
| Sunday Break | Gary Stevens | 5 | 7-1/2 | 7-1/2 | 6-41/2 | 4-11/2 | 3-31/2 | 3-1 | 8.10 |
| Magic Weisner | Richard Migliore | 10 | 6-21/2 | 6-1/2 | 7-1/2 | 6-21/2 | 5-1/2 | 4-11/4 | 7.30 |
| Proud Citizen | Mike Smith | 8 | 4-11/2 | 3-1/2 | 3-1 | 2-hd | 4-2 | 5-11/4 | 7.00 |
| Essence of Dubai | Jerry Bailey | 4 | 10-21/2 | 10-1/2 | 10-8 | 8-5 | 6-1/2 | 6-41/4 | 20.60 |
| Like a Hero | Pat Day | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9-1/2 | 7-31/2 | 8-22 | 7-13/4 | 25.50 |
| War Emblem | Victor Espinoza | 9 | 3-hd | 4-21/2 | 2-1/2 | 5-21/2 | 7-5 | 8-303/4 | 1.25 |
| Wiseman's Ferry | Jorge Chavez | 3 | 1-11/2 | 1-1/2 | 5-1/2 | 10-12 | 9-hd | 9-1 | 18.80 |
| Perfect Drift | Eddie Delahoussaye | 6 | 9-2 | 9-6 | 8-6 | 9-hd | 10-24 | 10-243/4 | 5.60 |
| Artax Too | Jose Santos | 1 | 8-hd | 8-1/2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 71.75 |
Times—24.11; 48.09; 1:12.38; 1:37.01; 2:03.50; 2:29.71.
$2 Mutual Prices—#12 Sarava ($142.50, $50.00, $22.40); #8 Medaglia d'Oro ($16.00, $10.60); #5 Sunday Break ($7.10).
Exacta—(12-8) for $2,454.00; Trifecta—(12-8-5) for $25,209.00; Pick Three—None; Scratched—Puzzlement (#7); Overweights—None; Attendance—103,222; TV Rating—7.6/21 share (NBC).
Trainers & Owners (by finish): 1—Ken McPeek & New Phoenix Stable/Mrs. Susan Roy; 2—Bobby Frankel & Edmund Gann; 3—Neil Drysdale & Koji Maeda; 4—Nancy Alberts & Nancy Alberts; 5—D. Wayne Lukas & Robert Baker/David Cornstein/William Mack; 6—Saeed bin Suroor & Godolphin Racing Inc.; 7—Beau Greely & Columbine Stable; 8—Bob Baffert & The Thoroughbred Corp.; 9—Niall O'Callaghan & Lee Sacks/Morton Fink/Swifty Farms; 10—Murray Johnson & Stonecrest Farm; 11—Jennifer Pedersen & Paraneck Stable.
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