SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (607NewsNow) — Fans at the Saratoga Race Course got their money’s worth on Saturday.

Sovereignty took the lead on the final stretch to win the Belmont Stakes. Journalism, who was the odds-on favorite, placed second.

Sovereignty has had quite the spring; the three-year-old also won the Kentucky Derby in May.

According to the New York Racing Association, paid attendance for the Belmont was 46,243. It was the second consecutive year the event was held in Saratoga Springs, as Belmont Park undergoes renovations.