Summer Bird Wins!

The first mile had Dunkirk first, Miner's Escape second, Mr. Hot Stuff third, Charitable Man fourth. Mine That Bird was 6-7 lengths behind at the one mile mark.

Jockey Calvin Borel began to drive Mine That Bird hard at the one mile mark. Mine That Bird rocketed forward to take first place with less than 300 meters to go, but ran out of fuel and was overtaken in the last 100 meters by Dunkirk, then Summer Bird. Summer Bird won by less than 3 lengths.

It seems that Mine That Bird made its move too soon.

There is an inquiry into Dunkirk's run, as he ran into Charitable Man early in the race. If Dunkirk did indeed interfere with Charitable Man, he will be placed behind Charitable Man in the rankings, placing Mine That Bird in second.

Summer Bird, at 11-1 odds, has won the Belmont Stakes. Congratulations to jockey Kent Desormeaux, trainer Tim Ice, and owners Kalarikkal and Vilasini Jayaraman!