The Road: sponsored by Gainesway and Darby Dan Farm

Meg McWilliam, a senior architect with Populous, talks with BloodHorse bloodstock editor Eric Mitchell about the redevelopment of Belmont Park. In Part 3 of a three part series, she talks her favorite three aspects of the new Belmont Park.

Clayton Douglas couldn’t be happier with Giga Kick ahead of the rescheduled Kingsford Smith Cup (G1) June 7 at Eagle Farm. The group 1 winner produced a strong run in the Goodwood (G1) May 10 to finish third in his first outing since November.

With a smart front-end score in the $300,000 Poker Stakes (G3T) on the inner turf June 5 at Saratoga Race Course, Donegal Momentum added another accomplishment to his ever-building résumé.

Belmont Notebook

Ten-time Epsom Oaks (G1)-winning trainer Aidan O’Brien sends out a strong trio, led by Minnie Hauk, to oppose One Thousand Guineas (G1) winner and favorite Desert Flower in this year’s race.

Favored Future Is Now obtained the hole necessary to secure running room in the $200,000 Intercontinental Stakes (G2T), but Pipsy had the speed and the heart.

Spendthrift Farm-based freshman sire Yaupon saw the first stakes winner of his career June 5 when Sassy C W blitzed four other juvenile fillies to post a three-length victory in the $145,500 Astoria Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Ten-time Epsom Oaks (G1)-winning trainer Aidan O’Brien sends out a strong trio, led by Minnie Hauk, to oppose One Thousand Guineas (G1) winner and favorite Desert Flower in this year’s race.

With Spirit of St Louis in the June 7 Manhattan Stakes (G1T) and undefeated Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Good Cheer in the June 6 Acorn Stakes (G1), there’s plenty of attention on their sire, Medaglia d’Oro, at this year’s Belmont Stakes weekend.