Friday, May 18th, 2012
An underachiever finally came through in the $1 million Belmont Stakes and gave Hall of Famers Bill Mott and Mike Smith milestones they’ve been seeking for decades. Drosselmeyer, left out of the Kentucky Derby because he failed to earn enough money, outlasted a couple of Dudes and held off Fly Down by three-quarters of a length to win the final leg of the Triple Crown. The win by the gleaming 3-year-old chestnut colt ended Smith’s 0 for 12 riding record in the Belmont, and gave Mott his first victory in a Triple Crown race.
Tags: 05/06/2010, Drosselmeyer, Horse Racing, Mike Smith, triple crown, triple crown 10
