| Seal Cove (#5; Javier Castellano up) comes from far back in the ten-horse field to pass his rivals in the stretch and win race 1, an allowance on the turf for competitors three and older. Eternal Ruler (#6) finished second. |
| Waywardwilie, who led until mid-stretch in the first race, is hosed off after finishing fourth. |
| August Osage, ridden by Jose Lezcano, wins race 2, six and a half furlongs on the dirt for maidens three and upward. |
| Not Now Ashley, a three-year-old Tiznow colt ridden by David Cohen, returns after his fourth-place finish in race 2. |
| In Just We Trust, left, Alan Garcia up, passes Easy Gallop in the stretch en route to winning race 3, a six-furlong claiming race on the sloppy dirt track. |
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Jorge Chavez returns from race 3 caked with mud after his eighth-place finish on Mystic Era. |
| In Just We Trust, claimed for $10,000, leaves the winner's circle to be taken to the barn of his new trainer. |
| Johannesburg Smile and Javier Castellano win race 4, a one-mile allowance on the dirt. |
| This was the final race for Ripples n' Waves, a three-year-old chestnut colt by Malibu Moon who sustained a severe front-leg injury on the muddy track and was later euthanized. |
| Jockey David Cohen receives congratulations after winning race five, a one and one-sixteenth mile turf allowance, on Power Dreams. |
| Turbulent Descent enters the track for race 6, the 81st running of the grade I Acorn, one mile on the dirt for three-year-old fillies. Having won five of six lifetime starts, she was the favorite coming into this race. |
| Her Smile, Garrett Gomez up, joins the post parade for the Acorn. |
| It's Tricky, ridden by Eddie Castro, wins the Acorn, beating runner-up Turbulent Descent by three and three quarter lengths. |
| It's Tricky heads to the winner's circle. The aptly-named filly, trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, is known for being difficult to handle. |
| Edgar Prado has the mount on D'Funnybone in race 7, the grade II True North. |
| Calibrachoa, Cornelio Velasquez up, joins the post parade for the True North, a handicap stake for horses three and upward. |
| Trappe Shot, who ran in longer races in 2010 as a three-year-old, including the Haskell and the Travers, wins the six-furlong True North by eight and a half lengths. Kiaran McLaughlin trains him. |
| D'Funnybone, trained by Rick Dutrow, returns after his fourth-place finish. |
| Justin Phillip, Ramon Dominguez up, wins the grade II Woody Stephens, seven furlongs on the dirt for three-year-olds. |
| Farthest back for most of the race, Derivative and jockey Joel Rosario get the worst of the mud before finishing last of five in the Woody Stephens. |
| C.S. Silk, Javier Castellano up, wins the grade I Just A Game Stakes, one mile on the turf for fillies and mares three and older. |
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Fourth-place finisher Justaroundmidnight and Garrett Gomez return after the Just A Game Stakes. |
| Javier Castellano keeps a tight hold on C.S. Silk as they head to the winner's circle. The five-year-old mare, sired by Medaglia d'Oro, is trained by Dale Romans. |
| Gio Ponti, ridden by Ramon Dominguez, crosses over to the inner turf for race 10, the grade I Manhattan Handicap. |
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Nine competitors, ranging in age from four to seven, take part in the Manhattan, the final race before the Belmont Stakes. |
| Longshot Mission Approved, Jose Espinoza up, wins the Manhattan for trainer/owner Naipaul Chatterpaul. Bim Bam (#8 in previous photo), at even longer odds, took second by a head over favorite Gio Ponti. |
| The undercard also included two six-furlong races on the inner turf following the Belmont Stakes. Dr. W won the first of them, a claiming race, and A Rod was the victor in race 13, a maiden special weight. |
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