The Sovereignty, the winner of the Kentucky Derby offered by the Woodford Reserve and the Belmont Stakes, noticed no adverse influence from the triple crown season because the Belmont Stakes offered by Neelabett ready for the Draft King Stravers on August twenty third.
“It was good. It was a victory journey, a victory, a victory run,” mentioned Corridor of Fame coach Invoice Mott. “Hopefully he is again effectively and he is again on the prepare for Travers. We’re making an attempt to prepare for the travers. That is the principle goal for everybody. Travers is vital to me.
1 1/8 mile Jim Dandy was the primary begin of sovereignty within the Belmont Stakes on June seventh. On the Traver 4 weeks later, the working-from-home prank son owned by Godolphin faces the problem of not being cranked up 100% in a race that’s considering of combating him within the area of 5 with one speedhose. However the sovereignty class bubbled to the highest.
“It was good to get that behind him,” mentioned Michael Banahan, bloodstock director at Godolphin USA. “He skilled effectively in it, however clearly he wasn’t cranked up on a regular basis. So we’re going on the market, getting a win and transferring on to the following one, like a basketball event. I hope this units us up effectively for the traver.
Jim Dandy unfolded as anticipated, with the mo plex bred in New York set the tempo at a fraction of 24.54 and :48.49, whereas Baeza and Sovereignty occurred alternately between the second and third.
Turning for the home, Mo Plex declined when Baeza and Sovereignty had been repeated and separated. Sovereign grabbed a brief lead on the high of the stretch, then dodged the Baeza by size. Sovereignty, a 1-2 favourite on the 5 horse area, paid $3.00 to win.
Sovereignty crossed the wire at 1:49.52, the ultimate furlong was recorded, 12.70.
“It is wonderful. That is one thing that goals are made,” Jockey Junior Alvarado mentioned after his third consecutive victory in sovereignty. “You get up each morning and are available to work hoping that sooner or later a type of horses will come throughout you, and you may experience it. For me, that is the horse of a dream.”
Baeza, skilled by John Silef, completed the far two seconds and was 9 1/4 longer than the third-place finisher Hill Highway. Mo Plex and Sandman concluded the ending order.
“My horse,” Jockey Hector Belios mentioned of Baeza, “He did not deal with the race. He is inexperienced. He wants extra distance.”
The victory was fifth in eight sovereign begins, pushing revenues to $5,147,800, above $5 million.
The Saratoga Saturday Card attended 36,481, with a complete of $33,574,677.
