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Monday 10 June 2019

DIRTY DOZEN

Sir Winston trainer Mark Casse
lifts up the August Belmont
Trophy after Sir Winston won
the 151st running of the
Belmont Stakes horse race,
Saturday, June 8, 2019, in
Elmont, N.Y.
Associated Press
Another

Triple Crown

surprise: Sir

Winston

takes

Belmont

By TOM CANAVAN
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Sir Win-
ston provided a perfect fin-
ish to a crazy Triple Crown.
After a disqualification in
the Kentucky Derby and
a runaway horse in the
Preakness, of course the
Belmont Stakes goes to a
10-1 long shot.
Sir Winston captured the
$1.5 million race Saturday,
holding off favored Tacitus
by a length.
The win gave trainer Mark
Casse the final two jewels
in the showcase for 3-year- Nadal beats Thiem to win
old thoroughbreds. He won
the Preakness with War of his 12th French Open title
Will, who was expected to
battle Tacitus in the 1 1/2
mile Belmont.
Instead, Casse’s other’s Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates his record 12th
colt took the lead after a
ground-saving ride by Joel French Open tennis tournament title after winning his
Rosario. It wasn’t really a men’s final match against Austria’s Dominic Thiem
shock to Casse. in four sets, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, at the Roland Garros
“I said all week he was do- stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 9, 2019.
ing really well,” Casse said.
“He had a race over the Associated Press
track. What can I say? It’s Page 21
just exciting.”

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