Metropolitan Mile (Grade 1)

THE Belmont topped a strong card that featured 10 stakes, eight of them Grade 1. The $1.2 million Metropolitan Handicap became the focal point of the day, aside from the Belmont, thanks to a field that included two-time Dubai World Cup winner Thunder Snow, three-time Grade 1 winner McKinzie, leading sprinters Mitole, Firenze Fire and Promises Fulfilled. Rarely do such events live up to the hype but the Met Mile delivered.