Sports Betting
Saturday’s Belmont Stakes were billed as a thrilling rematch between two great champion horses, a chance for one to notch a second Triple Crown race victory and declare themselves the best 3-year-old in the sport. It did not disappoint.
Sovereignty now proudly holds that moniker after roaring down the stretch under jockey Junior Alvarado and passing Journalism, the 2-1 favorite, to decisively win the 157th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
The race was the second time this Triple Crown season that Sovereignty and Journalism found themselves out in front with the finish line approaching. At the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs last month, Sovereignty and Journalism finished 1-2, with both making late charges to the front of the field.
Journalism was also the favorite in that race, but Sovereignty, owned by Godolphin, held on to become the first horse to finish first at the Kentucky Derby for trainer Bill Mott. Mott won the Kentucky Derby in 2019 with Country House, but that came after Maximum Security was disqualified despite crossing the finish line first. This is Mott’s second Belmont win. He also won in 2010 with Drosselmeyer.
