One didn’t need to look at a tote board or study any past performances lines to figure what the outcome of the $1.2 million Mohegan Sun Metropolitan Handicap (G1) would be.
Based solely off what had already played out on the Belmont Park oval leading into the eight-furlong test, the combined presence from a pair of Hall of Famers figured yet again to be an unbeatable force.
On the day the final leg of the Triple Crown was to be contested, trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith flew in and completely owned the blockbuster slate of stakes June 10. When the hard-knocking Mor Spirit took it to Sharp Azteca early and then put that one in his place en route to a 6 1/4-length win in the Met Mile, it marked the fourth victory on the day for Baffert and fifth triumph for Smith—all in stakes.
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