2010 Belmont Stakes - Drosselmeyer + Post Race

The WinStar Farm of Bill Casner and Kenny Troutt got another bookend for this year's Triple Crown on Saturday when 13-1 shot Drosselmeyer won the 142nd Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, five weeks after WinStar won the Kentucky Derby with Super Saver.

In both cases, veteran jockeys with previous classic victories brought successful trainers noteworthy Triple Crown race wins. On Saturday, it was jockey Mike Smith who came home with Drosselmeyer, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott his first victory in a Triple Crown race. In the Derby, it was Calvin Borel who landed the first Derby victory for trainer Todd Pletcher.

For Smith, it was his first victory in the Belmont following previous victories in the Derby and Preakness. He dedicated the win to jockey Richard Migliore, who announced his retirement on Wednesday. Both men were mainstays in the New York jockey colony for years.

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