1 of 2 | Sweet Azteca wins the Great Lady M Stakes at Los Alamitos Saturday for the third year in a row. Photo by Benoit Photography, courtesy of Los Alamitos
July 6 (UPI) -- European raiders carted off the big loot from Saratoga's opening weekend, with the promise of more of the same to come during the summer season.
Much of the action around the country was on turf, although Sweet Azteca's third straight win in the Great Lady M Stakes in California and Phileas Fogg's repeat in the Suburban at Saratoga were dirt-racing highlights.
Turf
Title Role, last seen winning the German 2,000 Guineas, pressed the pace throughout Saturday's $750,000 Grade I Belmont Derby at Saratoga, took a narrow lead in deep stretch under John Velazquez and held off West End Kid by a scant nose at the end of the 1 1/4 miles. The favorite, Remember Mamba, was just a neck farther back.
