NEW YORK (AP) — Boisterous rallied to beat Twilight Eclipse by 214 lengths on Saturday in the $600,000 Man o’ War Stakes on the turf at Belmont Park.
A six-year-old, Boisterous got the biggest win of his career and gave trainer Shug McGaughey a repeat win in the Man o’ War. He won the 1 3-8 miles stakes last year with Point of Entry.
After settling midpack, Boisterous and jockey John Velazquez angled four-wide turning for home and took charge in the final furlong. Boisterous improved to 11 for 25, paying $5.10, $3.10 and $2.50 as the 3-2 favorite.
The time was 2:14.11 on the course rated good.
Twilight Eclipse returned $6.70 and $4.80, while Exclusive Strike paid $6.10 to show.
