Palace Malice - 2013 Belmont Stakes (G1)

Long shot Palace Malice emerged as the hero of Todd Pletcher's record five starters in the 145th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes, charging through the stretch to a 3 ¼-length victory over Preakness winner Oxbow, with Kentucky Derby winner and 2-1 favorite Orb finishing third in the 1 ½-mile "Test of the Champion" at Belmont Park.

[@nofrills13]

What a horse! In the hands of the right jockey this horse is a history maker. What pride I see in Aiken today! Everybody has a number 12 on them or on their car. From our little shy town of Aiken comes a mighty beast named "Palace Malice"

[@redrider132001]

This when Palace Malice finally woke up and became a monster. Shame injuries got him. Cant wait to see his babies on the track next year.

[@WellArmed3332]

no..his stupid trainer finally woke about not putting blinkers on him

[@redrider132001]

@@WellArmed3332 This comment 2+ years old but ill respond anyway. They put blinkers on because he got distracted in both his preps, and was training fine with blinkers going into the derby. Imagine thinking Todd Pletcher is stupid...

[@WellArmed3332]

@@redrider132001 LMAO..DISTRACTED HUH?...LOL..thats why he finished 12th..his worst placing in his career..takes off the blinkers and wins the belmont..lay off the kool aid kid...lmao.

[@WalterTheWeinerDog1]

Palace Malice won! He was my favorite for the Derby and the Preakness! He finally won at a 13-1 odds! I knew I saw greatness in him! I am so happy! I give props to Unlimited Budget on being the only filly in the line up! Congrats to his owners and trainer, and of course my favorite jockey Mike Smith!

[@giselle433]

I agree, Malixie. It is awesome that a colt from Curlin's very first crop won the Belmont Stakes. There are many sires that go years without ever producing a Classic winner. I expect even greater success from Curlin as a sire and from Palace Malice. I expect that Palace Malice will continue to improve. He's my bet if he runs in the Travers and/or Haskell.

[@JeanetteNJames]

michael i dont think anyone saw him setting the pace in the derby,sometimes stranger things happen,even though he did he still finished decent.His workouts leading up to this race as well as mike smiths comments in an article about the 93 belmont sent up signals he may run a big race.

[@timhare6462]

dont forget i'll have another was scratched for the belmont last year. that horse was just a beast on the final stretch and got better with each race, couldve definitely saw him winning the belmont

[@fantasticatfan]

I think the thing about Curlin (and his offspring?? tbd) is that he had a longer learning curve. He got better as he went on, he learned more. From what I have read, they (Todd Pletcher and Co.) are expecting him to get better as the year goes on. Travers, Woodward and Breeders Cup coming up, so only time will tell. I do agree with one of your earlier posts.... that this is an average year, though.

[@fantasticatfan]

I wouldn't give up handicapping :) He is the son of Curlin, and they (Todd Pletcher and company) knew as time went on he would be getting better. Wearing blinkers for the first time is what killed him for the Derby..by all accounts he was freaked out. He set a blistering pace for the Derby. If you read news before the Belmont..this horse was on fire...his workouts were incredible. He seems to built for speed. Curlin got better with age, so who knows about his progeny?

[@ctcs9162]

Absolute mortal lock with Mike Smith, son of Curlin.

[@JeanetteNJames]

I had to make one more comment.For all of you who jumped on Freedom Childs band wagon you should never listen to all the hype that certain people write about,this race was not the peter pan and the quality of horses were alot better than that race and the distance was a bit further than he wants to go.So my sympanthy goes out to those of you who lost focus because of the picture that was posted of his start in the Wood Memorial,but that didnt change the quality of the horse,love to hear your com

[@jimbooskine1406]

For your INFORMATION..Freedom Child "flipped soft palate".. making shreAking breathing noise.. Saez immediately grabbed hold and eased him!!! This from a friend who was with connections...and helped unsaddle him.

[@GBeret83]

I agree, and I guess I should make that clear for the record so I don't have a ton of hate mail starting, LOL. I'm not at all suggesting that a few of these might blossom into much better horses later in the season, but just using the past couple of Ky. Derby's as measuring sticks, there certainly weren't any Animal Kingdom's or I'll Have Another's among this year's crop of 3yo.

[@ncwayneeric]

My superfecta horses came in the top 6 order of finish. I had Palace Malice second on my ticket, but felt he had a great shot to take it all. Orb ran an awesome race, but Rosario started him moving a little too late (just an observation). As I look at the reply Orb did not have that final kick, so maybe moving him sooner would not have done it. Palace Malice had a top 4 power number, so handicapping wise, he was a great bet.

[@SpyroJunkie]

A lot of great horses were hit or miss, especially early on. They're green. It's the way he ran that caught my attention. I've liked him from the start.

[@stovalish6]

How was this your favorite in the Preakness?

[@montanamountaingarden476]

You have to think, the Belmont is a full 3 furlongs longer than the Preakness, and two furlongs longer than the Derby, some horses just can’t go those extra 2-3 furlongs

[@Wolfsbane909]

which horse did u choose? was it orb or oxbow? This is an 14 horse race, "Test of Champions" did u win?

[@Stonymypony]

I'm not saying Palace will ever be a 10th of the racehorse Curlin was but this was one of the big races in Curlin's early career that he just couldn't come through to win. I think it's pretty cool that in one of Curlin's first crop of foals he was able to produce a colt that actually won the Belmont.

[@donreed7018]

It's an upset because the odds involved in the order of finish (who finished 1st, 2nd, & 3rd) were not what most bettors anticipated.. PM won the race at 13-1 (bet $2 to win, get back @ $28) - a huge profit. (In one aspect, this race wasn't that big an upset; the professional estimate of his odds before the race was that he would go off at 20-1 - bet $2, GB @ $42.) Quirk #2: Oxbow, finishing 2nd, went off at 10-1 (much higher than the pro estimate of 5-1). The favorite at 2-1, Orb? 3rd.

[@gotch09]

It has to be one of the greatest if not the greatest rivalry of all time. At least in horse racing. Affirmed came across not only wanting to win, but to knock Alydar out of the winners circle. I'd almost swear Affirmed took it personal.

[@joegirll9042]

Palace Malice has talent and he uses it at any chance.

[@industriales31]

You forgot mention I'll Have Another. He won two of three and because an injury he couldn't run at Belmont Stakes.

[@nin12dog]

It's true that it's unfair to P/Mal to compare him to any other horse. Congrats to P/Mal on his win; well done!....and now on to SECRETARIAT! I felt ORB was a bit 'Secretariat-esque' today when he powered up, from all the way in the BACK, to capture 3rd; that wasn't easy! ORB is a good horse! I think he's a tough competitor, who doesn't quit. That's a great quality.

[@1723SAMUEL]

Big Upset Palice Malice & Mike Smith Congrats

[@gowarriors0716]

Barbaro was something special, but I think as special as he was, he was also fragile. Its sad, I loved that horse, won on him in the derby because I saw how hard he hit the ground when he ran. Man

[@1723SAMUEL]

Huge Upset Well Done Palace Malice & Mike Smith *

[@rhiannonkline2055]

How so?

[@gotch09]

I'm not arguing whether Secretariat was king or not. All I'm saying is Seattle Slew was my favorite. And Affirmed was way under rated.

[@jamesklatt]

How about adding TRAKUS to all three tracks. Two of California's tracks, Churchill, Keeneland, and Gulfstream already have it.

[@HungerGamesFanatic61]

I definitely think this was a bad year. Last year's 3 year olds were good, in my opinion but never got to see the best of them. Maybe next year will be better.

[@wesleywesson]

Interesting finishing Line-up, no?

[@BitterBosh]

Why do people put the winner in the title?!?! Some people haven't seen the race yet...NO THUMBS UP FOR YOU!

[@Caroni100]

Palace Malice (May 2, 2010 - ) * Sire: Curlin * Grandsire: Smart Strike * Dam: Palace Rumour * Damsire: Royal Anthem * Sex: Stallion * Breeder: William S. Farish III * Owner: Dogwood Stable * Trainer: Todd Pletcher * Jockeys: Mike E. Smith John R. Velasquez * 17 Starts * 7 Wins * 4 Seconds * 1 Third * $ 2,686,135 earned (2023´s $ 3,457,518) Best regards from Venezuela Palace Malice ( 2 de Mayo, 2010 - ) * Padre: Curlin * Abuelo paterno: Smart Strike * Madre: Palace Rumour * Abuelo materno: Royal Anthem * Sexo: Semental * Criador: William S. Farish III * Propietario: Dogwood Stable * Entrenador: Todd Pletcher Jinetes: Mike E. Smith John R. Velásquez * 17 Salidas * 7 Primeros * 4 Segundos * 1 Tercero * $ 2,686,135 producidos ($ 3.457.518 de 2023) Saludos desde Venezuela

[@SGrunter]

Nice you mentioned Affermid........agree.......Alydar had heart also Greatest rivalry ever in Triple crown?

[@nin12dog]

No, WRONG! ORB moved boldly today & covered ALOT of ground from the back of the pack to 3rd place - a great move! ORB will continue to win I think & may be even greater as a 4 year old! Congrats to ORB! the Trip Crwn isn't easy (except for Secretariat). ORB did his best in ALL 3 races. His 3rd today was good; I like him.He'll be GREAT at 4!

[@BrOnCoSfAnInInDiAnA]

I spent ten bucks on five different numbers i like and hit trifecta 12 with a 5 7.. for 464,00 payout..it was fun to see your picks line up thru the strech..just wish i put yhe whole twent on it ..lol

[@JeanetteNJames]

After watching this years triple crown i am not sure who the best three year old is.I think this will be another crop like last years with a horse emerging late in the season to win some of the big races like the Haskell and Travers stakes or the Penn. derby.I think Normandy Invasion will be a factor in a couple of those races,that is just my opinion.But i do believe that Wise Dan is the best horse in training right now that is besides Game on Dude in California.These are just my opinions.

[@bonnie448]

They are not born with a physical heart that is two to three times the normal size. Secretariat had such a heart, the real beating heart. It gave him a lot more oxygen to feed his muscles, not going to find another like him in a lifetime.

[@gunstrucksandfootbal]

WOOOOOO!! Palace Malice!

[@filemonbarajas9251]

Horses all like fuck it I don't care.

[@jaewasthere]

Now he's all the way in Japan :-(

[@gerardoneill5556]

incredible that they would run the 1/2 mile in 46.66 yet only run 2.30.7 for the entire race

[@SpyroJunkie]

Knew this horse had something when I was at Saratoga and watched him break his maiden like it was nothing.

[@nin12dog]

I love Secretariat. :) He was happy, good-looking, outgoing & extraordinarily gifted. You're right, we won't see another like him - the KING!

[@danwolfe238]

shut the fuck up. do you have any idea how many drugged up horses run

[@peace-now]

You need to stay in or near the lead in this race to avoid traffic problems. I am picking that Califirnia Chrome will do this and WIN the Belmont.

[@Stonymypony]

Palice Malice redeeming Curlin! Nice job Mike Smith!

[@rhiannonkline2055]

I still believe I'll Have Another could've done it, had he been given the chance. I went to his Kentucky Derby, so it would've been special had he won the Triple Crown.

[@TheJustjim3333]

Hell, he was too sore too run

[@1723SAMUEL]

Palace Malice & Mike Smith *

[@jioaNFOIsdanhoif]

Palace Malice had the perfect trip, which is why he won. He had no serious challengers. He's an average colt in an average year; I see him as maybe being a Drosselmeyer type- maybe he'll take a big one in a year or two, but for the most part he'll drop off the radar and never accomplish anything outstanding. Hopefully the summer races will reveal a late-bloomer of quality from this crop.

[@cominatcha6223]

Lilli Sutton he won the met mile the next year

[@Jemsters1]

Please do not put the winner in the title. I was trying to be unspoiled. Thanks.

[@nin12dog]

I think SSlew, Affirmed/Alydar were WONDERFUL! GREAT Racehorses! SSlew was tough & a real fighter. Affirmed/Alydar's competitive spirit was fierce! Alydar was SO brave, but had a terrible death - it was so WRONG! BUT - Secretariat will ALWAYS be the King! Sec achieved perfection, most notably at Belmont, and Sec made perfection seem easy - he was a horse-god.

[@lkmorgan1959]

The Belmont is next to impossible to pick. Forget trying to handicap it. It'd all about which pinhead gets the luckiest trip. This race is all about timing, and every jockey in it over the years seems to be missing that " clock within". I think a lot of it is fear of having no horse left too.It takes a superior horse to win this one on talent alone, jockey's just along for the ride. There have been no outstanding horses for year's. See the connection? They just don't make them like they used to.

[@adammathews4955]

Not tryna be rude or start something but I don't really follow horse racing. Why was this an upset? ..nice comments only to explain to a non horse racing fan why this is an upset?

[@markbelair7764]

Anthor good name for a race horse green eggs and pork Orr 3.14

[@Webuiltthepyramids]

I definitely agree that I'll Have Another could have won the Belmont.

[@GBeret83]

I said this before the Ky. Derby and I'll say it again now, very average at best crop of American 3yo that were on the Triple Crown trail in 2013.

[@jimjam6143]

Last great horse I have seen was Barbaro. I just know down in my heart he would have won the Bel and taken the triple crown.

[@enrique9603]

Maybe Beaten Bernardini?I Don't know

[@Wolfsbane909]

Yep, huge upset with huge odds, u have 2b MAD to bet on Palace Malice.

[@JeanetteNJames]

i think she was making a general comment not handicapping,not everyone that reads these or post a comment are experts,so why not give them a break instead of being the so called expert you are.

[@jontrudell3492]

thanks for the spam that has nothing to do with the video. get a new password so you dont get hacked again

[@1723SAMUEL]

Curlin's Legacy

[@MichaelDominici]

somewhat shocked. here's a horse that falls apart on the lead in the derby yet transforms into a run all day long stalker in the belmont. makes you want to give up handicapping.

[@gotch09]

Comparing every horse by Secretariat is becoming old hat. You know who I compare Palace Malice too? Palace Malice. While Secretariat was the greatest race horse, I liked Seattle Slew and Affirmed. They had the heart of a lion.

[@toniariasvonhohenzollernpr3614]

congratulation pletcher.las lineas maternas."maliboo moon" es un caballo de 1milla 1 milla 1/8.maximo.orb.freedom."peter pan no es una mala carrera pero no es belmont.no son los mismos contendientes.si hubiera llevado it's my lucky day.quizás hubiera hecho doblete."falló golden soul".los cambios de metrajes de pasos.el caballo a pesar de que albarado estuivo bien.le exigió. no hizo el cambio de ritmo.si corro yo te saco seis cuerpos de ventaja.sin bacilar.las lineas clasicas no se pueden mezclar

[@eagles01211]

to me no horse ive ever had to chance to watch race was better than smarty jones

[@Elitetreaty]

13 TH WARRIOR

[@miguelsoto9450]

George Washigton,Abe Lincoln soldiers.Red,White&Blue.

[@tjjlm444]

you must not follow too much horse racing if you think barbaro was a great horse.sure the sentiment is there because of what happened but I seriously doubt that he would have beaten bernardini that day and I seriously doubt he beats invasor in the Belmont.that to me was the last good 3 year old class we have had.

[@rhiannonkline2055]

I guess we'll never know. It's all a matter of opinion.

[@AllyKat1236]

mine that bird for the win dudes! He should have won it! Or I'll have another!

[@Thoroughbredlover28]

I love to watch horse races, but I don't like how hard and how much these jockeys will smack their horses with a crop to win!

[@principeantoniodehannoverd3669]

golden soul.."axfisiado" no hizo el cambio de ritmo.como se debe correr un roberto pero. de ultimo curlin ó "old line materna roberto"."stop the music". fijate tambien como no puede palace malice.tenia miedo de algun "roberto". y a pesar de exigirle al final no cambia el ritmo.entran axfisiados. congratulation pletcher.oxbow estuvo bien y gary tambien pero son quizas muchos metros y muchos cambios de metrajes."ESPECIALIZACION EN TRAIMING"...

[@toniariasvonhohenzollernpr3614]

curlin.. ó la linea materna de roberto... es igual que los ingleses.. con galileo... hoy los mejores caballos.. eses cruce.. con "alydar"..estan dando a galileo las mejores hembras.al respecto de golden soul. muy bien alvarado.pero el caballo a pesar de exigirle no respondio.. iba ultimo y empezó a pasarlos pero se axfisió a falta de 300m.. los caballos al cambiarles de metraje y de paso a veces sucede.oxbow estuvo francamente bien pero una distancia un poco larga."lo mismo el cambio de paso".

[@biggles132]

What an awful race call.

[@1723SAMUEL]

The others ran out of steam

[@rawjc]

oxbow

[@donreed7018]

1:58 Tom Durkin's habitual "fake suspense" call during a race, this time with the pretender Revolutionary making a so-so-bordering-on-ho-hum move when he was almost at the top of the stretch. When you hear this sort of thing, and you backed the horse, turn the TV/internet feed off. You're a goner.

[@ken45y]

Naw, I disagree. 08 was pretty bad.

[@Ats192]

Son of Curlin

[@1723SAMUEL]

9 people did not win

[@Elitetreaty]

TAYLOR SWIFT DEFEATED

[@Elitetreaty]

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[@Elitetreaty]

ARCHANGEL LUCIFER 🦷OLIVIA RODRIGO

[@hpribot]

Disgusting may have been to strong, I was for another horse.

[@zenfan1098]

That was slow😰

[@Elitetreaty]

🍏

[@peilingchiang2068]

Orb he has no early speed this why he can not become a great horse.

[@Elitetreaty]

⚙️🪥

[@alperman5]

Orb's a dud!!...

[@rawjc]

i can't belive i didn't bet oxbow for place going off at 10-1.... big mistake on my part.. OXBOW is by far the best 3yr old.... i mean even look at this race he didn't even give way after being passed up and held off orb.. and even started to comeback on to that rat bastard .. also just saying i hate mike smith, that mfer as cost me more money then anyother jockey.. including what would of been my best score

[@juarezanibal1559]

Tf b

[@DGK284]

Yawn

[@danwolfe238]

rip to vyjack