Joe.. If you were at BEL for JCGC Day in 1987, it may be the Vosburgh and Another Reef (Plum Bold), who was 4th to Groovy but a neck in front of Gone West.
Another Reef, a New Jersey bred by Plum Bold out of nice MSP sprinting mare Satin Dancer (Jig Time), was late to the Classic season as a 3yo in 1985 after winning the Jersey Futurity as a juvenile. He was 2nd to El Basco in the Withers before a 3rd to Leroy Jolley's Important Business in the Illinois Derby after which Ludwig freshened and shortened him up.
After prepping 10/27, Another Reef came back on 11/16 and surprised the Vosburgh at 12-1 under Nick 'The Stick' Santagata, dominating Smile (4th at 1-2) and Pancho Villa (2nd at 4-1). It was the only G1 win of Nicky's terrific career that saw him win 4,144 races and over $75,000,000.
Another Reef had a modest 1986 highlighted by a 2nd in the G2 Nassau County behind Roo Art (DWL/Shoemaker) before a 5 win season in 1987 that included trying the Vosburgh again as well as the Fall Highweight. Ludwig had many nice horses well into the 90's, but I'm guessing you were at Belmont for a stakes day and Reef Avenger fits the bill involving Santos. Will try to check on the silks as another method of identifying the circumstance. T K Leechman owned Reef Avenger.
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