Fly Down wins Belmont's Dwyer Stakes
May 9, 2010NEW YORK (AP) -Nick Zito could have two horses in the Belmont Stakes.
The Hall of Fame trainer has Ice Box pointed to the final jewel of the Triple Crown on June 5. Ice Box, the runner-up to Super Saver in the Kentucky Derby, will not run next weekend in the Preakness.
Fly Down could also join the Belmont lineup following a sixth-length win over Drosselmeyer, the 3-5 favorite, on Saturday in the $200,000 Dwyer Stakes for 3-year-olds.
Rallying from last against six rivals on a the windy afternoon at Belmont, Fly Down earned his first stakes win and a possible shot at the division leaders.
``Nick has always been high on this horse,'' said winning owner Richard Pell. ``Nick told me from the very beginning, `He's a Belmont horse.' And he didn't just mean Belmont Park, he meant the Belmont Stakes.''
Jose Lezcano was aboard as Fly Down ran the 1 1-8 miles in 1:50.25, paying $9.20, $3.20 and $2.60 as the 7-2 second choice. Drosselmeyer returned $2.40 and $2.10. Remand paid $3.40 to show.