The 134th Belmont Stakes is destined to be remembered more for the records it set (attendance, parimutuel wagering, biggest longshot winner) and The Stumble that might have cost War Emblem the Triple Crown, than for the uncanny faith that trainer Kenny McPeek had in himself and his colt, the victorious Sarava

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For 38 years, the Triple Crown gods have charmed me, vexed me, enthralled me, confounded me, and toyed with my emotions. They’re like a whimsical and capricious bunch of phantoms, sometimes showing up when I don’t expect them and other times failing to appear when the champagne is on ice and I’m waiting to toast them.

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