1999 Belmont Stakes

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131st Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
Location Belmont Park
Elmont, New York, U.S.
DateJune 5, 1999
Distance1+12 mi (12 furlongs; 2,414 m)
Winning horse Lemon Drop Kid
Winning time2:27.88
Final odds29.75 (to 1)
Jockey José A. Santos
Trainer Flint S. "Scotty" Schulhofer
OwnerJeanne Vance
Conditions Fast
SurfaceDirt
Attendance85,818
  1998
2000  

The 1999 Belmont Stakes was the 131st running of the Belmont Stakes and the 95th time the event took place at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Lemon Drop Kid, ridden by José A. Santos and trained by Flint S. "Scotty" Schulhofer, won the 1-1/2 mile stakes race in front of a then-record 85,818 crowd, and thus denying Charismatic winning the Triple Crown. [1] [2]

Near the finish line, Charismatic fractured two bones in his left front leg. He was quickly pulled up by jockey Chris Antley, who dismounted and cradled the leg to prevent further injury. [1]

Race description

Charismatic, who had won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, was made the 3-2 favorite in the Belmont as he attempted to win the Triple Crown. His main rivals were expected to be Menifee (5-2), who had finished second in both the Derby and Preakness, and the filly Silverbulletday (5-1), who had won eight straight races. Lemon Drop Kid, who had finished ninth in the Derby and third in the Peter Pan Stakes, was considered a longshot at odds of nearly 30-1. [2] [3]

In the absence of other speed horses, Silverbulletday was expected to set the early pace. Rather than let her get an uncontested lead and perhaps steal the race, Chris Antley on Charismatic decided to press the pace. The two raced heads apart for the first half mile, completed in a relatively fast time of 4735 seconds. [4] Silverbulletday then opened up a half length lead before tiring, eventually finishing seventh. Charismatic responded to a challenge from Stephen Got Even around the final turn, and briefly took the lead despite drifting out as they entered the stretch. [2]

Meanwhile, Lemon Drop Kid rated in eighth place behind the early pace. Around the final turn, he started to make up ground after finding room on the rail. Entering the stretch, he was swung wide by jockey José A. Santos and quickly pulled clear of Charismatic. He then withstood a late run from longshot Vision and Verse to win by a head. Charismatic held on for third but was pulled up quickly after the finish line. It was later determined that Charismatic fractured both the sesamoid and cannon bones in his left front leg. Antley dismounted and held up Charismatic's leg until the track ambulance arrived to van the horse off. [1] [2]

The race proved both a low point and highlight in Antley's racing career. In addition to losing a chance to win the Triple Crown, Antley was criticized by some for his racing tactics in pressing the early pace. [4] On the other hand, he earned widespread praise for pulling up Charismatic so quickly: the horse survived his injuries. [5] [6]

Payout

PgmHorseWinPlaceShow
6Lemon Drop Kid$61.50$26.00$10.60
2Vision and Verse$44.40$17.00
4Charismatic$3.60

Full results

FinishPPHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerFinal
Odds
Winnings
16 Lemon Drop Kid José A. Santos Flint S. Schulhofer Jeanne G. Vance29.75$600,000
22Vision and Verse Heberto Castillo Jr. William I. Mott W. Bruce Lunsford 54.75$200,000
34 Charismatic Chris Antley D. Wayne Lukas Robert B. & Beverly Lewis 1.60$110,000
412Best of Luck Jean-Luc Samyn H. Allen Jerkens Bohemia Stable 13.00$60,000
511Stephen Got Even Shane Sellers Nick Zito Stephen C Hilbert9.30$30,000
67Patience Game Kent Desormeaux Alex L. Hassinger Jr. The Thoroughbred Corporation 12.50
73 Silverbulletday Jerry D. Bailey Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram 5.10
810 Menifee Pat Day W. Elliott Walden Arthur B. Hancock III & James Stone2.60
95PineaffSidney P. Lejeune Jr. Kenneth McPeek Joyce & Roy K. Monroe60.00
109Prime Directive Mike E. Smith Patrick B. Byrne Noreen Carpenito76.00
111Teletable John R. Velazquez Alfredo CallejasRobert Perez75.75
128Adonis Jorge F. Chavez Nick Zito Paraneck Stable 46.25

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