Lemon Drop Kid edges in front to win in the final stretch of the 131st running of the Belmont Stake
PHI99060502 - 05 JUNE 1999 - ELMONT, NEW YORK: Heberto Castillo Jr. riding Vision and Verse looks over at Jose Santos riding Lemon Drop Kid as Lemon Drop Kid edges in front to win in the final stretch of the 131st running of the Belmont Stakes June 5. The favorite, Charismatic, who hoped to win the triple crown, fractured his leg in the final stretch and finished third. rw/jca/John C. Anderson UPI
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