140th Belmont Stakes

140th Belmont Stakes

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Jockey Alan Garcia takes Da' Tara to the wire in winning the 2008 Belmont Stakes.

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Da'Tara, a 38-1 longshot, won the 2008 Belmont Stakes by 5 1/4 lengths.

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A heavy favorite to win the Triple Crown, Big Brown (1) runs third in the backstretch behind winner Da' Tara and Tale of Ekati (7).

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The one photo that says it all. Jockey Kent Desormeaux pulls up Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown (right) as the rest of the field -- led by Da' Tara -- heads to the finish.

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Jockey Kent Desormeaux pulls up heavily-favored Big Brown, the first horse going for a Triple to finish dead last.

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Big Brown raced with a loose shoe on his right hind hoof, but some experts say it had nothing to do with the horse's loss at Belmont.

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Big Brown's co-owners Richard Schiavo, left, and Michael Iavarone react as their horse brings up the rear.

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Jockey Kent Deormeaux won the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes aboard Big Brown, but he came up shockingly short in the Belmont Stakes.

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When it became apparent Big Brown could not win, jockey Kent Desormeaux pulled up and focused on bringing him home safely.

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The moment of victory for Da' Tara and Jockey Alan Garcia at the 2008 Belmont Stakes as the pair denied Big Brown a Triple Crown.

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Veteran Trainer Nick Zito hoists the trophy in the Winner's Circle after Da'Tara's victory in the 2008 Belmont Stakes.