Essential Quality lived up to his favorite status and took the Belmont Stakes handily from his rival Hot Rod Charlie in the stretch. Hot Rod Charlie held on to place, and Rombauer finished third. The duel valued grit and patience in getting to the end of the mile-and-a-half. Here s the breakdown.
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Hot Rod Charlie Exercises before the Belmont Stakes
Even though he set the blistering pace in Saturday s Grade 1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets and got into a heavyweight battle with Essential Quality down the lane before losing the 1 ½ mile “Test of the Champion” to that one by only 1 ½ lengths, Hot Rod Charlie was full of energy and enthusiasm the morning after at Belmont Park, Elmont, N.Y.
“He looks awesome, just awesome,” said trainer Doug O Neill before jetting back to his Southern California base. “He ate up everything and licked his feed tub. We scoped him after the race, and he scoped clean. He was definitely a little rubber-legged after the race, but, by the time he got back to the barn area, he had already recovered. He recovered quickly. He s amazing.”
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