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Belmont Stakes

Jun 7, 2025; Saratoga, NY, USA; Sovereignty with Junior Alvarado up wins the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Award season is upon us, and horse racing is no different. The year-end Eclipse Awards are always a highly-debated topic in the horse racing community. While there's some certain winners, others merit a lengthy discussion.

Jun 7, 2025; Saratoga, NY, USA; Sovereignty with Junior Alvarado up wins the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Analysis

Award season is upon us, and horse racing is no different. The year-end Eclipse Awards are always a highly-debated topic in the horse racing community. While there's some certain winners, others merit a lengthy discussion.

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Belmont Stakes

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Jun 2, 2025; Saratoga, NY, USA; A general view of the Belmont Stakes signage at Saratoga Race Course. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Belmont Stakes

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May 17, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Journalism (2) with Umberto Rispoli up is lead into the winners circle after winning the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Belmont Stakes

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Jun 8, 2024; Saratoga Springs, NY, USA; A general view of the start of the Belmont Stake at Saratoga Race Course.

Belmont Stakes

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Jockey Junior Alvarado with Sovereignty head to the Winner's Circle after the pair won the 2025 Kentucky Derby Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Junior Alvarado atop Sovereignty wins the Kentucky Derby followed by Umberto Rispoli atop Journalism and Flavien Prat atop Baeza during the Kentucky Derby 2025 race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Mandatory Credit: Albert Cesare/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Belmont Stakes

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