Mo Donegal wins Belmont Stakes

"It's extremely particular, truthfully," Ortiz mentioned after the race. "We (had been) very constructive."

Racing in entrance of greater than 46,000 individuals on the one-and-a-half mile monitor, Mo Donegal was a 5-2 favourite among the many eight horses coming into the race.

The horse raced across the monitor 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 might notice."

"You do not have to spend hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands on horses," Crawford added.

Wealthy Strike, who surprised the horse racing world after profitable the Kentucky Derby, completed in sixth place.

Early Voting, the winner of the Preakness Stakes, didn't race Saturday.