Essential Quality wins Belmont Stakes
The win was the sixth in seven career starts and gave trainer Brad Cox his first Triple Crown win.
Credit: AP
Essential Quality (2), with jockey Luis Saez up, crosses the finish line to win the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 5, 2021, At Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Author: Associated Press
Updated: 4:08 PM PDT June 5, 2021
Essential Quality wore down pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie in the stretch and crossed the finish line first in the Belmont Stakes.
The win was the sixth in seven career starts and gave trainer Brad Cox his first Triple Crown win.