▁not ▁start ▁again ▁until ▁August ' s ▁Mon mouth ▁Inv it ational ▁Hand ic ap ▁where , ▁after ▁being ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 ▁lengths ▁behind ▁the ▁leader , ▁he ▁put ▁on ▁another ▁explos ive ▁drive ▁to ▁finish ▁second ▁by ▁a ▁nose ▁to ▁Hold ing ▁Pattern . ▁These ▁two ▁horses ▁then ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁Tra vers ▁St akes ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁result . ▁ ▁John ▁Gal bre ath , ▁Little ▁Current ' s ▁owner , ▁had ▁also ▁rac ed ▁successfully ▁in ▁Europe . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁his ▁col t ▁Roberto ▁won ▁England ' s ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁race , ▁The ▁Derby . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁win ▁France ' s ▁most ▁important ▁race , ▁the ▁Prix ▁de ▁l ' Ar c ▁de ▁Tri omp he , ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁Little ▁Current ' s ▁easy ▁victory ▁at ▁ 1 ½ ▁miles ▁in ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁St akes , ▁Gal bre ath ▁believed ▁the ▁horse ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁in ▁the ▁Arc . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁first ▁see ▁how ▁the ▁col t ▁could ▁handle ▁the ▁grass ▁surface ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁on ▁in ▁France , ▁Gal bre ath ▁entered ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Lawrence ▁Real ization ▁St akes ▁on ▁Bel mont ▁Park ' s ▁tur f ▁course . ▁However , ▁Little ▁Current ▁ch ipped ▁a ▁b one ▁in ▁his ▁right ▁front ▁an k le ▁and ▁was ▁retired ▁from ▁racing . ▁Despite ▁his ▁short ened ▁racing ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Eclipse ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁ 3 - Year