Sovereignty In First-Place On Latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll originally appeared on Paulick Report.

Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado, right, cross the finish line ahead of Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli to win the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

Just as in Louisville, Ky., Journalism took the lead early in the stretch run, only to see Sovereignty, with Junior Alvarado in the irons, run by him to a 1 1/2-length victory.

Journalism, the only horse to run in all three legs, entered the gate at the Belmont as the 2-1 favorite, with Baeza the third favorite at 7-2. Sovereignty paid $7 to win, $3.20 to place and $2.30 ...

Journalism, the only horse to run in all three legs, entered the gate at the Belmont as the 2-1 favorite, with Baeza the third favorite at 7-2. Sovereignty paid $7 to win, $3.20 to place and $2.30 ...

Journalism, the only horse to run in all three legs, entered the gate at the Belmont as the 2-1 favorite, with Baeza the third favorite at 7-2. Sovereignty paid $7 to win, $3.20 to place and $2.30 ...

Journalism, the only horse to run in all three legs, entered the gate at the Belmont as the 2-1 favorite, with Baeza the third favorite at 7-2. Sovereignty paid $7 to win, $3.20 to place and $2.30 ...

Journalism returned $3.20 and $2.30, and Baeza paid $2.60. Sovereignty led off the first leg of the Triple Crown by winning the Derby in early May. The colt also edged Journalism in that race. After ...

As a jockey, I was very happy where he was.” Journalism ended up in second again, and Baeza was third — the same 1-2-3 as the Kentucky Derby. Journalism, the only horse to run in all three legs, ...