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Posted on Saturday, June 6th, 2009
Kalarikkal and Vilasini “Devi” Jayaraman’s 11-1 longshot Summer Bird, under jockey Kent Desormeaux, won the 141st running of the $1-million Belmont Stakes 2009 by 2 3/4 lengths over Dunkirk at Belmont Park Saturday, June 6.
Post-time favorite Mine That Bird was third in the Belmont Stakes followed by Charitable Man, Luv Gov, Flying Private, Brave Victory, Mr. Hot Stuff, Chocolate Candy and Miner’s Escape. See the 2009 Belmont Stakes results & payouts.
It was the first Belmont Stakes winner for jockey Kent Desormeaux and first-year race horse trainer Tim Ice, who turned 35 Saturday.
“I’m taking it all in, enjoying it,” said Tim Ice, a former assistant to Desormeaux’s brother, Keith. “If my career goes nowhere from here, I’ve got a Belmont win. They can’t take that away from me.”
The Belmont Stakes was also a welcome present for Desormeaux, who 11 years ago, was within a jump of becoming racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner with Real Quiet. Victory Gallop, trained by Elliott Walden, got up to nail them by a nose at the wire. That beat not only cost Desormeaux the Triple Crown, but the connections a $5 million bonus. And Desormeaux was criticized for moving too early.
Saturday, jockey Kent Desormeaux spoiled fellow jockey Calvin Borel’s chance to become the first jockey in history to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes on two different horses when Summer Bird came home the winner in 2:27.54.
Jockey Calvin Borel had won the Kentucky Derby on Mine That Bird at 50-1 then took off the mount to ride filly Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness. When Rachel Alexandra’s connections opted to pass the Belmont, Borel was back aboard Mine That Bird and even guaranteed victory.
“We’re a little down, disappointed right now,” said Mine That Bird’s trainer Chip Woolley, who has been on crutches as the result of a motorcycle accident. “I thought (Calvin) might have moved a hair early, but that’s a judgment call. I know he was out there to win the race.”
Dunkirk, a $3.7 million underachiever, who had been coming off the pace in his races, went to the lead to set a pace of 23.41, 47.13, 1:12.43 and 1:37.86. Most expected Charitable Man, the Peter Pan winner, would be on the lead.
Dunkirk appeared to back up at the quarter-pole, but when Mine That Bird and Charitable Man launched their bids, he found new courage and came back.
“I couldn’t believe I was on the lead early,” said Dunkirk’s jockey, John Velazquez. “There was no pace. The way he broke, he was already there on the lead, so I didn’t want to hold him back. I didn’t see Mine That Bird, and he came to me at the eighth-pole. Then, I got after my horse and he put up a real good fight and came back to beat Mine That Bird for second. He just ran his eyeballs out, but unfortunately, we just got beat.”
The reason he got beat was that, while Dunkirk was battling Mine That Bird and Charitable Man, Desormeaux had finally gotten Summer Bird out of traffic and sprung him for a wide run around the turn.
“When I got the opportunity to present this colt, he just laid down and took off,” Desormeaux said. “He really exploded the last probably 500 yards and there was never any doubt turning for home after he changed leads. The only way I was going to get beat was if there was somebody coming behind me. He had dead-aim on the leaders.”
The scuffling in the lane among Dunkirk, Mine That Bird and Charitable Man lead to an inquiry, but in the end, the results stood. And Summer Bird was the winner.
Horse racing news edited from www.nyra.com.
Tags: Brave Victory, Charitable Man, Chocolate Candy, Dunkirk, Flying Private, Luv Gov, Mine That Bird, Miner's Escape, Mr. Hot Stuff, Summer Bird
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