The 2012 Belmont Stakes is scheduled to begin at 6:40 PM EST, but coverage of the undercards leading up to the big race are currently being televised on NBC Sports.
The first big undercard of the day was the True North Handicap. The winning horse was Caixa Electronica, followed by Justin Phillip and Smiling Tiger.
Caixa Electronica begin the race in the seventh pole position and trailed for most of run, but the horse was able to turn it on in the final stretch, suprassing Justin Phillip with less than 70 yards remaining. The $2 win for Caixa Electronica came in at nine dollars and 20 cents. A two dollar exacta 7-8 paid $102.50 and a two dollar trifecta 7-8-3 paid $540.00
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