Ten percent of Risen Star's winnings were donated to the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Roman Catholic order of nuns.
All the colts in the Derby laid off the pace, their jockeys believing that the front-running grey filly Winning Colors would tire at the end of the race.
With his sire (Secretariat) and grandsire (Bold Ruler), three successive generations won the Preakness Stakes, a feat accomplished only one other time.
[1] In the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown, Risen Star and Delahoussaye pulled away from the field to win by 143⁄4 lengths with a final time of 2:262⁄5.
Because of his two Classic victories, Risen Star won the second $1,000,000 Chrysler Triple Crown Bonus that was awarded to the three-year-old with the best finishes in the three races.