Article: Le Voyageur gets hearty French toast

Before Saturday's running of the Belmont Stakes, there was considerable amusement over a French horse named Le Voyageur, which hoped to challenge the best American 3-year-olds in the final jewel of the Triple Crown.

The line on Le Voyageur was not impressive - six races in France, all minor and on turf, and only a single victory in a maiden race. Few could be criticized for calling it folly to enter a horse who had never raced on dirt.

But Le Voyageur surprised everybody by sprinting to the lead and holding on gamely through the stretch, finishing a length behind Sunday Silence for third place.

"He ran great. I am very pleased, but I expected to win," said Patrick Biancone, Le ...

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