There are two ways of looking at today's 137th running of the Belmont Stakes. It can be viewed either as a showdown for supremacy of the 3-year-old division between Preakness winner Afleet Alex and Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo, with the other nine entrants merely bit players, or it can be seen as an excellent opportunity for a ... (Full article: 992 words)

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