This week, many people will watch the 138th running of the Belmont Stakes. In the past, those in the owner's boxes typically have been millionaires who have a solid stable and plenty of cash. That's no longer the rule, however, thanks in part to the horses purchased for cheap who have had success in the biggest races and a growing number of syndicates. Real Quiet, who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness in 1998, was bought for $17,000. Funny Cide, who accomplished the same feat in 2003, ...

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