Associated Press
Interestingly, Summer Bird has the same sire as Mine That Bird, Birdstone, though in breeding circles they are not considered half-brothers, even though they are in reality. If they both had the same dam, they would be.
Newsday:
Summer Bird, trained by Belmont first-timer Tim Ice, paid $25.80 after running 1½ miles in 2:27.54 on a fast track. Ice spent five years as an assistant to Kent Desormeaux's older brother, Keith.
"Tim Ice is an old family friend, and I'm so happy for him," said Kent Desormeaux, who was 0-for-6 in the race. The losses included crushing defeats on Triple Crown threats Real Quiet, by a nose, in 1998 and on heavily favored Big Brown last year.
The Belmont, known as The Test of the Champion, has been The Ultimate Disappointment seven times since 1997, when seven horses -- Silver Charm (1997), Real Quiet, Charismatic (1999), War Emblem (2002), Funny Cide (2003), Smarty Jones (2004) and Big Brown -- were denied a Triple Crown on Long Island. Borel joined those horses.
Summer Bird has some Secretariat in his bloodlines. His dam is a daughter of Summer Squall, who won the Preakness in 1990 and himself was out of the great Secretariat daughter, Weekend Surprise.
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