Firenze Fire's love of Belmont Park proved too much for his competitors to overcome as the six-year-old turned in a successful title defense of the $300,000 True North S.

Firenze Fire will break from the rail in his title defense of Friday's $300,000 True North S. (G2), a 6 1/2-furlong dash that counts as one of six victories the Grade 1-winning six-year-old has made to the winner's circle in nine outings over the Belmont Park strip. The Kelly Breen charge prepped for this with a 3 1/4-length score in the May 8 Runhappy (G3).