ELMONT, N.Y. - A day that began with the Coolmore connections mourning their champion stallion Galileo ended with the solace that his legacy will live on as Bolshoi Ballet, a son of Galileo, rallied to win the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Derby by 1 1/4 lengths at Belmont Park. That victory came about an hour after Santa Barbara - a daughter of Camelot - won the Grade 1, $700,000 Belmont Oaks, giving Coolmore - the nom de course of the operation of Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith, and Michael Tabor - and as well as Georg von Opel’s Westerberg operation and trainer Aiden O’Brien, a sweep of the Grade 1 turf stakes for 3-year-olds at Belmont. On early Saturday morning, Coolmore announced via press release that Galileo, 23, had to be euthanized due to a “chronic, non-responsive, debilitating foot injury.” Galileo in 2001 was O’Brien’s first Epsom Derby winner and was a 12-time champion sire in Europe for Coolmore. Bolshoi Ballet was his 92nd individual Group or Grade 1 winner. :: Access morning workout reports straight from the tracks and get an edge with DRF Clocker Reports “That horse has been incredible to a lot of people, it’s a sad day for everyone,” M.V. Magnier, the son of John Magner, said after the Belmont Derby. “A lot of people have been involved with him for the last 23 years. Listen, sadly it happens. It was a tough day, but hopefully we have his replacement now.” Bolshoi Ballet was a multiple Group 3 winner in Ireland and was the only horse Coolmore and O’Brien sent to the Epsom Derby, a race in which they have been known for running multiple horses. In that race, Bolshoi Ballet was reported to have been run into from behind early on, causing a cut in a hind leg that was sore afterward and led to him missing some training time. But O’Brien deemed him well enough to send to the U.S. for the Belmont Derby, in which he went off as the even-money favorite in a field of nine. Seventh early, but only three to four lengths off the pace, Bolshoi Ballet attempted to move up between horses down the backside under Ryan Moore. Heading into the turn, he was back to seventh as Hard Love, under Manny Franco, continued on the lead stalked by Cellist. Approaching the top of the stretch, Moore guided Bolshoi Ballet to the outside and was five-wide turning for home. Cellist, under Julien Leparoux, took the lead from Hard Love above the eighth pole, but Bolshoi Ballet kept coming and took over at the sixteenth pole. Tokyo Love, who was behind Bolshoi Ballet down the backstretch, rallied under John Velazquez to get second by a neck over Cellist. Dujour was fourth, followed by Sainthood, Palazzi, Hard Love, Safe Conduct, and Hidden Enemy. :: DRF Bets players get free Daily Racing Form Past Performances and up to 5% weekly cashback. Click to learn more. Bolshoi Ballet covered the 1 1/4 miles in 2:04.42 over good ground and returned $4.10 as the even-money choice. “They were going so slow, I had no choice but to go around, I wanted to get moving,” Moore said. T.J. Comerford, the assistant trainer for O’Brien, felt that Bolshoi Ballet would have preferred firmer ground. “Ideally, he probably wants top of the ground to see him at his best,” Comerford said. “In fairness to him, his class pulled it out at the end of the day. You have to be happy with him.” Both Bolshoi Ballet and Santa Barbara were scheduled to leave Sunday night to return to O’Brien’s yard at Ballydoyle. Magnier did not rule out a return trip to the U.S. later in the summer, perhaps as early as Aug. 7 for the $1 million Saratoga Derby.