Essential Quality wins the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, beating second-place Hot Rod Charlie and third-place Rombauer for the win.
Jockey Luis Saez reacts after crossing the finish line atop Essential Quality to win the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes horse race Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.Dennis Romero
Essential Quality won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, beating second-place Hot Rod Charlie and third-place Rombauer for the win.Saez dedicated his win to brother Juan Saez, who died in 2014 in a riding accident.It was Cox's first Triple Crown win. Another horse he trains, Mandaloun, came in second place at the Kentucky Derby and could earn Cox another Triple Crown win following controversy over first-place finisher Medina Spirit.
The owner of Essential Quality, who was the Derby favorite, is United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum.
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