A stable mate of Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, Drosselmeyer, made a run of a lifetime to capture the Belmont Stakes Saturday in New York. before the race, Drosselmeyer was dismissed by all the horse racing experts and until the field hit the stretch run, the experts looked like they knew what they were talking about.
Jockey Mike Smith and Drosselmeyer hung back on the field and waited to pounce like a cat on the field late in the stretch run. of the gate, Drosselmeyer got a rough break out and the two dudes, First Dude and Game on Dude hooked up at the start of the race and ran away from the field initially.
If this race were the mile and sixteenth Kentucky Derby, both First Dude and Game on Dude may have won but with the race being the longest distance either of these horses has run, a mile and a half, there was no chance the two could keep up their torrid pace.
First Dude failed to hang on finishing third and both horses were spent in the last 200 yards, while Game on Dude fell out of the money finishing fourth. To grab the second place spot right at the wire, Fly Down also made an amazing drive.
Both horses were spent in the last 200 yards and First Dude failed to hang on finishing third, while Game on Dude fell out of the money finishing fourth. Fly Down also made an amazing drive to grab the second place spot right at the wire. Drosselmeyer paid $28 to win, $11.60 to place, and $7.70 to show. An impressive and unexpected upset. Fly Down paid $6.80 to place and $5.10 to show while First Dude paid $4.90 to show in a disappointing collapse.