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The field for the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) lost a possible starter as Juddmonte Farms manager Garrett O’Rourke said Batten Down would be pointed toward the Ohio Derby (G3) instead of the final leg of the Triple Crown at Saratoga Race Course. Source