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Four horses with Ocala/Marion County connections are running in the Belmont Stakes.

These horses include Journalism, Sovereignty, Baeza, and Rodriguez.

Several past Belmont winners also have ties to Marion County, including Dornoch (2024), Arcangelo (2023), and Sir Winston (2019).

Four of the eight horses running in the June 7 Belmont Stakes have Ocala/Marion County connections.

Journalism and Sovereignty

"God willing, he (Journalism) will win the Belmont," said George Isaacs, general manager at Ocala's Bridlewood Farm. The farm is one of several owners of the horse.

Isaacs said he's going to New York to watch the race.

"Wouldn't miss it for the world. That's why we wake up in the mornings," he said.

Journalism and Sovereignty share a brief history. Isaacs sa

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