Full Result 11.10 Belmont Park (USA) | 8 June 2002

Belmont Stakes (Grade 1) (Dirt)

(3yo) 1m4f Fast

1st £410,959 2nd £136,986 3rd £75,342 4th £41,096 5th £20,547

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	12. Sarava (USA) 70/1 Edgar S Prado Kenneth McPeek	Edgar S Prado Kenneth McPeek	3	90	–	–	122	–
br c Wild Again (USA) - Rhythm Of Life (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Mid-division, went 4th 4f out, headway between rivals to lead 1 1/2f out, driven out

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	8. Medaglia d'Oro (USA) 16/1 Kent J Desormeaux Robert Frankel	Kent J Desormeaux Robert Frankel	3	90	–	–	121	–
br c El Prado (IRE) - Cappucino Bay (USA) (Bailjumper)
Pressed leader until led narrowly 4f out to 1 1/2f out, kept on under pressure once headed

3⁽⁵⁾ 9½ [10]	5. Sunday Break (JPN) 81/10 Gary Stevens Neil Drysdale	Gary Stevens Neil Drysdale	3	90	–	–	107	–
b c Forty Niner (USA) - Catequil (CAN) (Storm Cat)
Raced in 7th, headway to be in close touch five wide entering straight, one pace final 1 1/2f

4⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [11]	11. Magic Weisner (USA) 73/10 R Migliore Nancy Alberts	R Migliore Nancy Alberts	3	90	–	–	105	–
b g Ameri Valay (USA) - Jazema (USA) (Bold Forbes)
Mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, 6th straight, stayed on at same pace to take 4th close home

5⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [12¼]	9. Proud Citizen (USA) 7/1 Mike E Smith D Wayne Lukas	Mike E Smith D Wayne Lukas	3	90	–	–	103	–
b c Gone West (USA) - Drums Of Freedom (USA) (Green Forest)
Prominent in 3rd, every chance entering straight, weakened

6⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [13½]	4. Essence Of Dubai (USA) 21/1 J D Bailey Saeed bin Suroor	J D Bailey Saeed bin Suroor	3	90 b	–	–	102	–
bb c Pulpit (USA) - Epitome (USA) (Summing)
In rear until modest headway from over 2f out, never a factor

7⁽²⁾ 4¼ [17¾]	2. Like A Hero (USA) 26/1 P Day C Beau Greely	P Day C Beau Greely	3	90	–	–	95	–
br c Pleasant Colony (USA) - Like A Hawk (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Last to half-way, never a factor

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [19½]	10. War Emblem (USA) 5/4F Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert	Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert	3	90	–	–	93	–
br c Our Emblem (USA) - Sweetest Lady (USA) (Lord At War)
Stumbled start, recovered to race keenly in 4th, headway on inside to lead 5f out to 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened & eased over 1f out

9⁽³⁾ 31 [50½]	3. Wiseman's Ferry (USA) 188/10 J F Chavez Niall O'Callaghan	J F Chavez Niall O'Callaghan	3	90	–	–	46	–
ch c Hennessy (USA) - Emmaus (USA) (Silver Deputy)
Led to 5f out, weakened

10⁽⁶⁾ 1 [51½]	6. Perfect Drift (USA) 56/10 E Delahoussaye Murray Johnson	E Delahoussaye Murray Johnson	3	90	–	–	45	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) - Nice Gal (USA) (Naskra)
Always towards rear

11⁽¹⁾ 24¾ [76¼]	1. Artax Too (USA) 72/1 J Santos Jennifer Leigh-Pedersen	J Santos Jennifer Leigh-Pedersen	3	90 b	–	–	8	–
b c Marquetry (USA) - Done With Pleasure (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Stumbled start, raced in 8th until weakened over 4f out

12 ran Winning time: 2m 29.71s Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Puzzlement
1st owner: New Phoenix Stable & Mrs Susan Roy (Sarava) 1st breeder: Timber Bay Farm
2nd owner: Edmund A Gann (Medaglia d'Oro)
3rd owner: Koji Maeda (Sunday Break)

11:10 Belmont Park (USA) 8 Jun 2002

Belmont Stakes (Grade 1) (Dirt)