Creator won the 148th Belmont Stakes by a nose, beating out Destin and Lani by the slimmest of margins Saturday.
— Scott McClellan (@bamasevere) June 11, 2016
There was no Triple Crown on the line this year after Nyquist won the Kentucky Derby, then finished third behind Exaggerator in the Preakness. Nyquist withdrew from the Belmont because of a high white blood cell count and a fever.
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The Belmont is a 1 1/2-mile race over dirt for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.