Mo Donegal, owned by an Iowa group, won the grueling 1-1/2 mile race at the 2022 Belmont Stakes, the oldest and longest triple crown race.
The “Riders Up” call has been given. “New York, New York” has been sung. And the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes is now in the books. Mo Donegal, majority owned by Iowa’s Donegal Racing, won the grueling 1-1/2 mile race at the 2022 Belmont Stakes, the oldest and longest Triple Crown race, in front of about 46,000 people on a 73-degree, cloudy Saturday in Elmont, New York. Mo Donegal entered the eight-horse field as the frontrunner with 5/2 odds, followed by We the People (4-1) and Rich Strike (4-1). Des Moines attorney Jerry Crawford, the head of Donegal Racing, purchased Mo Donegal for $250,000 at the 2020 Keeneland September Sale.
