Robin Smullen, assistant trainer, rides Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide, right, alongside trainer Barclay Tagg, left, at sunrise, during his morning workout at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Friday, June 6, 2003.
Jockey Jose Santos comes off the track covered in mud during racing at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Thursday, June 5, 2003. After riding New York-bred racing horse Funny Cide to wins in this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Santos was vying for a Triple Crown win in this Saturday's Belmont Stakes.
Trebizond, with jockey Tom Foley up, clears a hurdle to capture the Grade I Meadow Brook Steeplechase race at Belmont Park, in Elmont, N.Y., Thursday, May 10, 2003.
Sarah Hall adjusts items for sale behind buttons for the New York-bred Triple Crown hopeful Funny Cide at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Thursday, June 5, 2003.
Jockey Jose Santos, center, weighs in as valet Tony Ayuso hands him his race number and Mario Sclafani, left, records the weight before riding Devils Peak to a fourth place finish at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Thursday, June 5, 2003.
Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide is washed down after his morning workout at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Tuesday, June 3, 2003. The Belmont Stakes is the last jewel in horse racing's triple crown.
Belmont Stakes entrant Empire Maker, Jose Cuevas up, is led from the track after a morning workout at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Tuesday June 3, 2003.
Excercise rider Christophe Lorieul rides Dynever during morning workout Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
Two jockeys trot their horses past horseshoe-shaped mud puddles at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Sunday, June 1, 2003. Heavy rains drenched the track at Belmont, where top thoroughbreds, including Triple Crown threat Funny Cide, trained for the Belmont Stakes.
Excercise rider Hanne Jorgensen rides Best Minister Monday, June 2, 2003, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
Empire Maker, with jockey Jerry Bailey up, crosses the finish line to win the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, June 7, 2003, in Elmont, N.Y. Ten Most Wanted, back left, with Pat Day up finished second.
Empire Maker, right, with jockey Jerry Bailey up, beats Ten Most Wanted with Pat Day up, to the finish line to win the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, June 7, 2003, in Elmont, N.Y.
Jerry Bailey reacts as he rides Empire Maker into the winner's circle after winning the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, June 7, 2003, in Elmont, N.Y.