Belmont Stakes 2013: Palace Malice wins third leg of Triple Crown Todd Pletcher horse holds off Oxbow, Orb to win PUBLISHED 13 hours and 17 minutes ago LAST UPDATED 4 hours and 56 minutes ago Staff report Sporting News 

 Palace Malice left favorite Orb and Oxbow in his wake Saturday to win the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes. The colt's victory means each of the 2013 Triple Crown races were won by different horses. Oxbow, the Preakness Stakes winner, finished second. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, was third. Mike Smith spurred Palace Malice to victory, keeping his tiring horse ahead of the field at the 1.5-mile track, longest of the three thoroughbred racing classics. Palace Malice took charge on the turn for home and won the Belmont Stakes, holding off Preakness winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby winner Orb. Learn more — The Linemakers: Belmont results and payouts — DRF.com: Complete coverage of June 8's races at Belmont — Race recap — News archive: Belmont Stakes | Preakness Stakes | Kentucky Derby The win gave Pletcher his second Belmont winner in six years, and vindicated the trainer's support of a 3-year-old who came into the final leg of the Triple Crown with one win. Palace Malice, who finished 12th in the Derby and skipped the Preakness, covered the 1½ miles in a slow 2:30.70 on a fast track following a 24-hour downpour. Palace Malice, ridden by Mike Smith and sent off at odds of 13-1, returned $29.60, $11.20 and $6.70. The colt was one of a record five entries by Pletcher.