Birdstone won the Belmont. Smarty Jones had a four length lead at the top of the stretch but Birdstone caught up and managed to pull ahead during the last seconds of the race. This is trainer Nick Zito's first Belmont Stakes win.
Before the race a commentator said that one man had bought 6,000 $2 win tickets on Smarty Jones. Those would have sold well later had he won....
A win ticket on Birdstone paid $74.
Posted by marybeth at June 5, 2004 07:06 PM Other Stuff