Lemon Drop Kid won this race, one of the sadder Belmont Stakes races. Charismatic, a descendant of Secretariat, and who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and the favorite for the Belmont, injured his leg near the end of the race. Jockey Chris Antley, acting quickly, stopped him and cradled the horse's injured leg:
Antley deserved every bit of praise given to him, for he literally saved Charismatic's life. And while he could save the horse, he tragically couldn't save himself. Antley died about a year and a half later.
Charismatic, 12, currently stands at stud in Japan.
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