2007 Belmont Stakes Results

From left to right are owners Doreen Tabor and Michael Tabor, trainer Todd Pletcher, jockey John Velazquez, and owner Derrick Smith. Winning owner Michael Tabor said, "I just have so much confidence in this filly. I always thought she could do it. Take nothing away from Curlin who is a very special animal, but I always felt that she was just that much better than anything. I know over here it's a big deal, the girls against the boys. We're not so used to that in Europe. So for me, yeah, the girls can take on the boys. When I discussed it with Todd a week or so back, when you have three top quality colts like Hard Spun, Curlin and Street Sense, you don't really want to go and take the three of them on. And the fact of Street Sense not running, it helped make our decision and it really was as simple as that. We would not have taken the three on at that time."