 In the -mile (2.4 km) Belmont Stakes, Riva Ridge defeated nine other horses with a seven-length victory.Later in his three-year-old season, Riva Ridge won the Hollywood Derby by a nose, but then suffered five straight losses, two of which were to eventual champion three-year-old male Key to the Mint.After freshening up and training well in July, Riva Ridge's first race following the Hollywood Derby was the Monmouth Invitational.