(Reuters) - Sir Winston came from behind to win the 151st running of the $1.5 million (£1.2 million) Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York by a length on Saturday. Sir Winston came on strong late, moving from the rail to the outside down the stretch to overtake pace-setter Joevia and finish in a relatively slow two minutes, 28.30 seconds. While making his move, Sir Winston appeared to cut off Preakness Stakes winner War of Will, initially raising the prospect of a challenge similar to one that disqualified Maximum Security after it crossed the line first at this year's Kentucky Derby. Both Sir Winston and War of Will, however, are trained by Mark Casse and no protest was made. The win was just the third in 10 starts for Sir Winston, who finished second in the Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont last month.

Source: The Star June 09, 2019 00:12 UTC