NEW YORK (AP) — Tizway pulled away in the stretch and stormed to victory in the Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park on Monday.
The 6-year-old son of Tiznow left his rivals in the dust once he made the turn for home and covered the mile in a scorching 1:32.90 for one of the fastest times in the history of the 118-year-old race. The record of 1:32.81 was set by Honour and Glory in 1996.
Tizway won by 234 lengths over Rodman, with Caixa Eletronica third and Aikenite fourth in the field of 11.
Ridden by Rajiv Maragh, Tizway ended a three-race losing streak with his first win since taking the Kelso Handicap at Belmont last October.
With the win, Tizway earns an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Churchill Downs in November.
