Mo Donegal, Mike Repole Are Toast of New York After Win in 154th Belmont Stakes

Mo Donegal, Mike Repole Are Toast of New York After Win in 154th Belmont Stakes
Irad Ortiz Jr. reacts after winning the Belmont Stakes atop Mo Donegal (6) in the Belmont Stakes, the eleventh race at Belmont Park Racetrack in Elmont, N.Y., on June 11, 2022. Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media
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If the Big Apple is indeed “The City That Never Sleeps” and always takes care of its own, 3-year-old colt Mo Donegal and his owner Mike Repole will be toasted into the wee hours and beyond after their win Saturday in the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York.

Mo Donegal, the 5–2 post time favorite, came from just off the pace and charged to the front in mid-stretch to capture the third jewel of the thoroughbred horseracing’s Triple Crown and set off a raucous celebration at Belmont Park, New York City’s cathedral of horseracing.