The Belmont Stakes is taking place at venerable Saratoga Race Course for the first time in the venue's vaunted 161-year history
Saturday, June 8, 2024 8:09PMHorse racing history of all kinds is being made Saturday in the final Triple Crown race of the year.
"The fans can relate to Mystik Dan, they can take a look at Seize the Grey and we get a chance to see them both and determine probably which is the better of the two," said D. Wayne Lukas, the 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer of Seize the Grey. "I think that the Belmont this year could easily be - you could make an argument for it being - the best of the three: the Derby, the Preakness or the Belmont. I think that they have probably put together the best of the three.
"That would've been difficult for my colt: He's not a really big horse, he's a modest-sized horse," McPeek said. "This race run a mile and a quarter should suit him." "As long as you are prepared for him and he runs straight, he should run big," Brown said. "Just hoping for a good trip. Obviously, we have half as many horses to run down, so that should hopefully be a little easier on him. I just hope he runs the same race as in the Derby."
"Everyone's really anticipating this being really a historic and exciting weekend," said Brown, who grew up in nearby Mechanicsville and got into racing going to the track in Saratoga Springs with his family. "For me, personally, the idea of possibly winning the first Belmont Stakes ever run at Saratoga would just be an incredible moment."
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