Charismatic: A Real-Life Story of Elation and Heartbreak
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The sports world is filled with events that are regarded as storybook tales. They are the times when heartwarming stories unfold as if they are scripted and not chapters of everyday life where skill, talent, and luck determine the outcome.
The reality, of course, is that storybook finishes are simply for storybooks. As much it would be so fitting or grand for something to happen, that alone is not enough reason to alter fate.
That lesson was painfully taught in 1999 when a 3-year-old colt named Charismatic chased a Triple Crown sweep.