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Heart of Honorthe final fifth of Preakness, visited Saratoga’s main track on Sunday. Belmont Stakes.
Trained by Jamie Osborne, The Honor AP Colt finished second on all three legs of the UAE Triple Crown, including Grade 3 UAE 2,000 Guinea, listed Al Bastakiya and the second nose of the UAE Derby (G2). In that race, he lost to praise Daytona. Daytona was last finished in the Kentucky Derby.
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“(Heart of Honor) went a mile and it was three-quarters of a pace,” Osborne said. “He hadn’t broken the land speed record, but that wasn’t our intention, he almost moved well.
The UK-grown $172,341 purchase at the 2024 Arcana 2-year-old’s Breeze-Up Sale banked $400,919 through a 7:2-4-0 record. Heart of Honor is piloted by Saffie Osborne, daughter of Osborne of Belmont.
