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Sovereignty beats Journalism to win the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga • June 7, 2025, 11:06 PM ET (AP)
Journalism opens as the Belmont favorite. Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is the 2nd choice • June 2, 2025, 5:52 PM ET (AP)
Horse trainer Christophe Clement dies at 59 from rare eye cancer • May 25, 2025, 2:57 PM ET (AP)

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Notable Honorees Victor Espinoza • Gary Stevens • Willie Simms • Edward Riley Bradley • Julie Krone • William Woodward • Bill Shoemaker • Bill Hartack • Warren Wright • Johnny Longden • Eddie Arcaro • George D. Widener • Earl Sande

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