Chad Brown earned his sixth consecutive Belmont fall meet training title, while Irad Ortiz, Jr. took the jockey's title and Klaravich Stables was the meet's leading owner. The fall meet concluded Saturday after the scheduled final card was cancelled due to inclement weather Sunday.
Brown saddled 41 winners, while his next closest rival was Todd Pletcher with 19 wins. Brown has now recorded two straight spring/summer meet titles, in addition to winning every fall meet since 2012, including 2016 when he tied with Rudy Rodriguez.
Ortiz, 25, won his first riding title since the Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet while capturing the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup with Diversify (Bellamy Road) and the GI Champagne S. with Firenze Fire (Poseidon's Warrior).
Klaravich Stables had 14 wins to register its first Belmont fall meet title. Klaravich owns Separationofpowers (Candy Ride {Arg}), who won the GI Frizette S. by 3 1/2 lengths and is expected to start next in the GI Breeders' Cup 14 Hands Winery Juvenile Fillies Saturday at Del Mar.
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