Union Rags with jockey John Velazquez up, right, charges past Paynter with jockey Mike Smith to win the 144th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday, June 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Jockey John Velazquez cools down Union Rags after his victory in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes on Saturday. (Associated Press)
Jockey John Velazquez cools down Union Rags after his victory in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes on Saturday. (Associated Press)
Jockey John Velazquez, right, drives Union Rags past front-running Paynter and jockey Mike Smith, left, as they approach the finish line of the Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday, June 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
Union Rags with jockey John Velazquez up, right, charges past Paynter with jockey Mike Smith to win the 144th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday, June 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
John Velazquez rode Animal Kingdom to victory during the 137th Kentucky Derby last year at Churchill Downs. Besides the famous horse race, Louisville, Ky., offers visitors plenty to do and see. (Associated Press)
John Velazquez rode Animal Kingdom to victory during the 137th Kentucky Derby last year at Churchill Downs. Besides the famous horse race, Louisville, Ky., offers visitors plenty to do and see. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** In this Saturday, May 7, 2011, file photo, John Velazquez rides Animal Kingdom to victory during the 137th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Preakness: Shackleford, front right, ridden by Jesus Castanon, moves to the finish line to win the 136th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2011, in Baltimore. Animal Kingdom, left, ridden by John Velazquez, took second place. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
