Article: Charismatic Triple Crown heartbreak; Vets likely to save Kentucky Derby hero after leg-break horror shatters dream.(Sports)

CHARISMATIC's bid for the US Triple Crown failed in shocking circumstances when he broke down badly close to the wire in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

The D Wayne Lukas-trained colt, who was aiming to become the 12th horse to add the Belmont to wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, was pulled up soon after the line with what turned out to be two fractures of his near-foreleg.

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