Coming around the far turn, Calumet's great colt Tim Tam was making his move. The Belmont Stakes, brightest jewel in the Triple Crown of the turf, seemed safely in the bag. Bets on the odds-on favorite seemed safely in the bank.
After winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, Tim Tarn figured to take the Belmont in a walk. Last hope of the hunch players was a barrel-chested Irish colt named Cavan, who had come from nowhere to win the Peter Pan Handicap just the week before. And suddenly it was Cavan who was...
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