Riva Ridge, who had not previously run on a sloppy track, remained the heavy favorite.
Riva Ridge proved not to perform well and finished fourth.
In thirty lifetime starts Riva Ridge won 17 races, finished second three times and third once, with earnings of $1,111,497.
Riva Ridge was retired at the end of the 1973 racing season.
The Riva Ridge is a lesser stakes race for 3-year-olds run on Belmont day.
Spearheading the campaign, division troops made a daring 2,000-foot ascent of Riva Ridge.
Secretariat won the first running, beating out a stablemate, Riva Ridge.
Wolfgram was killed in battle on Riva Ridge in April 1945.
Better yet, the trainer reported, "Everything has gone perfect from the Riva Ridge until now."
In the Riva Ridge, three horses made a run at him and he kept putting them away.