Monzon wins the 2011 Count Fleet.
Photo: Coglianese Photos| Trainer | Ignacio Correas, IV |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Geovany Garcia |
| Owner | Sagamore Farm |
| Breeder | Sagamore Farm, LLC |
| Monzon View Five-Cross Pedigree | Thunder Gulch | Gulch |
| Line of Thunder | ||
| Shadow of Mine | Belong to Me | |
| Gold Shadow |
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If many of the names in the Belmont (gr. I) look familiar, that's because they should. For the first time in history, the top seven finishers from the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) have returned for the final leg of the Triple Crown
Animal Kingdom arrived at Belmont Park at approximately 7:30 a.m. (EDT) June 5 to prepare for the June 11, $1 million Belmont Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park.
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Monzon, who finished sixth in the May 14 Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park and is being pointed for the June 11 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), worked six furlongs in 1:16 May 31, according to Daily Racing Form.
Should Brethren run big in the $225,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 12 at Tampa Bay Downs, the WinStar Farm homebred is sure to join the mix as a serious Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contender.
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Sagamore Farm's homebred Monzon, returning to dirt after making three starts on the grass, commenced his sophomore season with a last-to-first victory in the $65,000 Count Fleet on New Year's Day at Aqueduct.
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