Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted June 13, 2018 Journalists Share Posted June 13, 2018 Javier Castellano, Chad Brown and Michael Dubb landed top honors for performances by a jockey, trainer and owner, respectively, during last week’s Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Championship. The competition began with the first race last Thursday, June 7 continued through the Belmont Day finale and awarded points on a 5-3-2-1 basis. Castellano registered five wins from 26 mounts over the three days and his mounts amassed $1.2 million in purses to earn him the Eddie Arcaro award. Castellano road The Queen’s Call To Mind (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) to victory in Friday’s GII Belmont Gold Cup, was also aboard Lewis Bay (Bernardini) in winning the GIII Bed O’Roses S. and finished second atop Gronkowski (Lonhro {Aus}) in the GI Belmont S. Brown earned the ‘Sunny Jim’ Fitzsimmons Award for outstanding trainer, also going five-for-26, with six runner-up efforts and a pair of thirds. The weekend was highlighted by the victory of A Raving Beauty (Ger) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) in the GI Just A Game S. He also saddled Gronkowski in the Belmont. Dubb won with four of his nine runners accumulated double the points of his nearest competitor. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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