As for Racing’s biggest ever rivalry, it may not match Alider as affirmed. However, what happened on June 7th in 157th The Belmont Stakes, presented by Neelabett on the Saratoga race course, brought a ton of excitement to the final leg of the Triple Crown.
The second meeting between the Kentucky Derby announced by Woodford Reserve winner Soverey and Preakness Stakes winner Journalism, which finished second in the Derby, injected excitement into the Belmont Stakes, which has now reached 13 since 2018.th Triple Crown Champion.
And the “Champion Test” met expectations. And once again the eagerly seen sovereignty of a crowd of 46,243 people beat the second-place journalism to the wire, finishing third in the Kentucky Derby encore.
“It’s been a great five weeks,” said Michael McCarthy, a journalism trainer.
So great, as both 3-year-olds are getting out of Belmont in good condition, there is already a great interest in the rematch, and the most likely meeting spot is Del Mar, a Rondain Breeders Cup classic on November 1st, with the most likely meeting spot being Del Mar in the Race World of Journalism, a classic.
Sovereignty trainer Bill Mott said Godolphin’s tenure son was referring to the traver in the Jim Dandy Stakes prep race presented by Mohegan Sun at the Spa on July 26th.
“Running at Jim Dandy is always possible whenever you plan to take a break and run on the traver,” Mott said.
McCarthy said “everything is playing” for journalism.
“We’ll go home for a few weeks (to California) and come up with a game plan,” he added. “Obviously, I have a great respect for (sovereignty) connections, so I hope that wherever they meet again, they do the same as what both horses do. We’ve played the game for the past five weeks.
Sovereignty recorded a margin of victory in the Belmont Stakes than the Kentucky Derby (three lengths rather than 1½ lengths of the Derby), but the top two added more distances to differences between them and the rest of the field. Journalism was ahead of the neck of Baeza in the Kentucky Derby, but in Belmont he was 3½ long. It was another 1½ length back to the Wood Memorial Stake, which was given to fourth place by Resort World Casino winner Rodriguez.
Given how rare the rivalry is in this era, the round three outlook between these classic winners should attract widespread attention in the 3-year-old division, despite the end of the triple crown season.
“I think anyone who enjoys the race and appreciates it would love to see it,” Mott said of his rivalry. “It was a very good two horses that got together twice. The outcome was the same as both, but they were still 1-2 and everyone else.
Journalism is owned by partners with Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Robert Trapenta, breeders Don Albert Stubble, Elaine Stables 5 and Coolmore, and marked a sensational triple crown season as Carlin’s son demonstrates how his 3-year-old son competes on three legs of the triple crown, and is Belmont’s top form.
Sovereignty is remembered as a star in the 2025 Triple Crown season, but journalism gave the sport a wonderful moment that was long remembered when he powered among horses at the pinnacle of stretches and captured Preakness by making five lengths on the Gosgar in the final furlong.
“A lot of that was great,” McCarthy said. “Not many people have seen the last 20 seconds in Maryland before. They may not see it again. It was an age performance and obviously very special. The five weeks were very rewarding and very fulfilling.
And they also reminded everyone how much fun the Triple Crown is.
