Some of the West Coast’s finest thoroughbreds ventured East for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival on Saturday, and they made themselves very much at home at Belmont Park. If there was a bittersweet element to the afternoon for West Coast fans, it involved Gormley’s fourth-place finish behind victorious Tapwrit in the Belmont Stakes. “Victor said he was still looking around a little,” trainer John Shirreffs said. Songbird broke alertly and surged to the front, with Smith keeping her well off the rail and riding with supreme confidence. You work hard and for them to have a day like this is pretty incredible.”Mor Spirit registered his third consecutive victory, reminding everyone what an astute judge of horses Baffert is.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 10, 2017 23:05 UTC