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Trainer Eric Reed takes blame for Rich Strike performance

Rich Strike (4), with jockey Sonny Leon up, leaves the starting gate during the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Mo Donegal (6), with Irad Ortiz Jr., won the race. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Rich Strike (4), with jockey Sonny Leon, is led onto the track for the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz) Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. waves after Mo Donegal won the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, as part-owners Mike Repole, center left, and Jerry Crawford, right, stand next to the horse Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Flightline (1), with jockey Flavien Prat up, wins The Hill 'N' Dale Metropolitan horse race before the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Montado por el puertorriqueño Irad Ortiz Jr., Mo Donegal gana la edición número 154 de Belmont Stakes, el sábado 11 de junio de 2022, en Elmont, Nueva York (AP Foto/Frank Franklin II) Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. celebrates after Mo Donegal (6) won the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Horses leave the starting gate during the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Mo Donegal (6), with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., won the race. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Mo Donegal (6), with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. up, crosses the finish line to win the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Trainer Eric Reed takes blame for Rich Strike performance