Belmont Stakes Day generates record handle for non-Triple Crown year

Ryan Martin

​Madaket Stables’ L Street Lady doubled up on stakes scores, utilizing her newfound late-closing tactics to spring a 12-1 upset in Sunday’s $150,000 Jersey Girl for sophomore fillies going six furlongs at Belmont Park.

Mary Eddy

​First Row Partners and Team Hanley’s Prerequisite had just enough left in the tank to stave off the late rush of Be Your Best and claim victory in Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Wonder Again, a nine-furlong inner turf test for sophomore fillies, at Belmont Park.

NYRA Press Office

Trainer Jena Antonucci went to work as usual on Sunday morning, sending out a trainee to breeze a little past 8 a.m. at Belmont Park. The only difference in her morning routine was a sudden rush of reporters and photographers that gathered around a blanket of white carnations, clamoring to get a view of racing’s newest millionaire Arcangelo, the impressive winner of Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets.

Mary Eddy

​Trainer Jena Antonucci attained racing immortality when Blue Rose Farm’s Arcangelo stormed up the rail to claim a 1 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s 155th Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, a 1 1/2-mile marathon test for sophomores, at Belmont Park, marking the first time in history that a female trainer earned the blanket of white carnations.

NYRA Press Office

​​Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Up to the Mark, having found new life on the turf this year, continued his career resurgence with a popular and powerful 2 3/4- length victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Resorts World Casino Manhattan at Belmont Park, becoming racing’s newest millionaire.

Keith McCalmont

Godolphin’s Kentucky homebred Cody’s Wish rallied into contention through the turn under Junior Alvarado and drew off impressively to capture Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap, at Belmont Park.