142nd Belmont Stakes (18 images)

Jockey Mike Smith riding Drosselmeyer takes the lead down the stretch at the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont New York on June 5, 2010. Drosselmeyer wins the 2010 Belmont Stakes. UPI/John Angelillo

New York Governor David Patterson waits to watch the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont New York on June 5, 2010. Drosselmeyer wins the 2010 Belmont Stakes. UPI/John Angelillo

Children play with a person dressed as a horse in the hours before the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on June 5, 2010. UPI/John Angelillo

Jockey Mike Smith reacts after the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont New York on June 5, 2010. Drosselmeyer wins the 2010 Belmont Stakes. UPI/John Angelillo