Belmont Big A meeting

5) PHANTOM BLUE, BAQ, 6/18-1st, 1 mile (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure- 82 (2nd) (f, 3, by Ghostzapper-Seeking the Blue, by Arch) O-Resolute Racing. B-Payson Stud (Ky). T-Will Walden. J- Dylan Davis. John Stewart's $1.2 million 2-year-old purchase is still looking for his first victory, but with Beyers of 81, 83 and 82 against quality rivals in his three starts, success is surely around the corner. He was favored at 4/5 here and cleared to the rail after early contract but couldn't finish with Long Term Market (below). His dam wasn't...

City Girl, whose career was interrupted by a nearly two-year absence, earned her second straight win and first graded triumph in the GIII Beaugay Stakes at Aqueduct Sunday. The bay mare, sent off at 7-2, contested the early pace with longshot Mo Fox Givin, but was taken in hand and let that rival go down the backstretch. The field bunched up behind her as Mo Fox Givin completed the half-mile in :48.90. Laurelin was first to overake the pacesetter, but City Girl tipped out three wide for clear sailing between...

Antiquarian, winner of last year's GI Jockey Club Gold Cup, but last seen being a distant eighth in the Nov. 1 GI Breeders' Cup Classic, kicked off 2026 with a stylish victory in the GIII Westchester Stakes Sunday at Aqueduct. The chestnut sat just off the pace as favored Bishops Bay and Quint's Brew were up front through a quarter in :24.19 and a half in :47.00. Antiquarian rolled up three wide on the far turn, stuck a head in front at the top of the lane and strode clear...