Broadway, the city’s central thoroughfare, bustled.
Lines for picnic tables at the track formed before dawn.
A new color — Belmont green — blended with the track’s signature red-and-white trimmings.
Owners, trainers, horseplayers and the cooler-toting faithful all hailed the break from tradition for the race’s 156th running.
The 17-1 longshot Dornoch, ridden by Luis Saez and trained by Danny Gargan, held off Mindframe and Sierra Leone for a stunning victory.
Persons:
—, Luis Saez, Danny Gargan
Organizations:
Spa, Triple Crown, Saratoga, Broadway
Locations:
Saratoga Springs, N.Y, bustled, Sierra Leone