“It is very particular, truthfully,” Ortiz mentioned after the race. “We (have been) very optimistic.”
Racing in entrance of greater than 46,000 individuals on the one-and-a-half mile observe, Mo Donegal was a 5-2 favourite among the many eight horses coming into the race.
The horse raced across the observe in 2 minutes and 28.28 seconds, comfortably beating out Nest, who completed in second and Skippylongstocking who completed in third.
With the victory, Corridor of Fame coach Todd Pletcher claimed his fourth Belmont Stakes victory.
After receiving the trophy from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Jerry Crawford, the founding father of Donegal Racing, mentioned Saturday’s victory “reveals the game is extra accessible to of us than they could understand.”
“You do not have to spend thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands on horses,” Crawford added.
