How Domedriver won: The 1-2 finishers broke slowly, but European invader Domedriver got the better trip. Under first-time jockey Thierry Thulliez, Domedriver was able to save ground toward the back of the pack. He found room in the stretch to post a driving finish. European superstar Rock of Gibraltar took an outside route after his tardy beginning. The trip cost him a lot of ground. He fired a thrilling stretch run but came up short.
The quote: Owner Maria Niarchos-Gouaze, who missed the Mile when stuck in an elevator at Arlington: “We heard we won.”
Noteworthy: The late Stavros Niarchos made his family one of the world’s richest, with major holdings in the international shipping industry. His daughter Maria now guides the family’s racing interests. . . . Favored Rock of Gibraltar had his Group I seven-race win streak ended in the Mile. . . . Arlington Million winner Beat Hollow had good racing position but finished sixth. . . . Million third-place finisher Forbidden Apple earned fourth-place money.
