‘Multiplier’ tries again in Sword Dancer

There will be no Triple Crown possibility this year, but the Belmont Stakes (G1) is still worth $1.5 million so there are lots of horses aiming for it. No Derby winner, but Preakness winner Rombauer is back. The post position draw is on June 1st.

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The crowd gasped when heavily favored Heartswideopen broke from the outside post and drifted toward the inside rail. Oscar Hernandez, riding cool in the irons, never worried. Heartswideopen, breaking from the outside post, briefly drifted toward the inside rail but recovered and charged to catch SF Royal Bank with the final stride Monday in the $1.9 million All American Futurity.

Istan ran away with the $221,600 Ack Ack Handicap, winning by a record 8 lengths Saturday at Churchill Downs. The 5-year-old son of Gone West, ridden by Kent Desormeaux, covered the mile in 1:34.08 and paid $6.80, $3.40, $2.80. Sun King, ridden by Julien Leparoux, rallied for second and paid $3 and $2.60.