The $300,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap (G1) features top older fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles around one turn of the Belmont Park main track. A field of 7 went to post on Saturday afternoon, but only 5 betting interests. With the 3-horse entry sent out by Godolphin/Darley Stable at 3-10, show wagering was cancelled. In the entry, Seventh Street exits a gate-to-wire victory in the Apple Blossom, Music Note has been unraced since finishing third to Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic, and Sea Chanter was third in the Shuvee last out. In to challenge them included 2-1 second choice Seattle Smooth, winner of four straight coming in, including the Bed o'Roses as Aqueduct and the Shuvee at Belmont so far this year, and 15-1 third choice Color Me Up, a close second to Seattle Smooth in the Shuvee last out.
Seventh Street and My Dinah battled for the lead exiting the chute through an opening 1/4 in 23.45, with Color Me Up settling in third behind them. My Dinah took over the lead midway down the backstretch and led the field into the turn through fractions of 46.36 and 1:09.96. At the 1/4 pole, My Dinah tired from the quick early pace, allowing Seventh Street to inherit the lead with 3/16 mile remaining. However, Seattle Smooth, who rated just behind the leaders in 5th down the backstretch, came out 4 wide and closed well late to wear down Seventh Street in the final 1/16 to win by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:42.13 over the fast track. It was a long 2 1/4 lengths back to Sea Chanter third.
