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Sir Winston Comes From Behind to Win Belmont Stakes

Agence France-Presse

   NEW YORK - Sir Winston held off the favorites with a bold move from the
   inside rail Saturday to capture the 151st Belmont Stakes, the third leg
   of the Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown.

   Sir Winston, ridden by Joel Rosario, at one point was pinched on the
   rail but then made a wide move to the outside followed by a storming
   charge to the finish line. The winning time at Belmont Park was 2
   minutes, 28.30 seconds.

   Sir Winston, a 10-1 long shot, won for the third time in the last 10
   starts, beating out runner-up and pre-race favorite Tactitus and
   third-place Joevia.

   The Belmont Stakes came five weeks after this year's controversial
   Kentucky Derby which was won by Country House after Maximum Security
   became the first horse in history to be disqualified from the iconic
   American race.

   Country House did not race on Saturday.

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