Sovereignty beats Journalism to win Belmont Stakes
Digest more
Top News
Overview
Highlights
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — Sovereignty outran Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch in the 157th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, the race once again showcasing the best in horse racing.
The longstanding Williston Park diner, owned by the Sarfs horse racing family, sponsored jockey Junior Alvarado on Sovereignty and jockey Umberto Rispoli on Journalism. Between the two, they brought home the gold from the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, winning Hildenbrandt’s what some call a triple crown by extension.
Read the breaking news story from the ESPN contributor ESPN
While many horse racing fans are expecting Saturday’s Belmont Stakes to be a rematch, it just might turn into a threematch.