Da' Tara won the 140th running of the Belmont Stakes today, but the big news was that Big Brown came in last.With a monumental upset, Big Brown failed to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 30 years and stake a claim as one of the greatest 3-year-olds of all time. Instead, the discussion will be all about whether Big Brown's cracked hoof caused him to fade down the stretch. The early word is that Big Brown was not hurt after the race.
Big Brown went off as an overwhelming 1-4 favorite, while Da' Tara was a huge 38-1 underdog. Denis of Cork placed and Anak Nakal and Ready's Echo finished with a photo dead heat for the show.
The rest of the nine-horse field was Guadalcanal, Macho Again, Tale of Ekati and Icabad Crane.
The Triple Crown
Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. watches as Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown is walked around the shed row by exercise rider Michelle Nevin at Belmont Park, Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in Elmont, N.Y. The Belmont Stakes horse race takes place June 7. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Exercise rider Michelle Nevin walks Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown around the shed row at Belmont Park, Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in Elmont, N.Y. The Belmont Stakes horse race takes place June 7. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Exercise rider Michelle Nevin pauses with Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown as she walks him around the shedrow at Belmont Park, Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Trainer Bob Baffert stands in front of a mural at Bodines Casino on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, during its grand opening in Carson City, Nev. Baffert likes Big Brown's chances to win the Triple Crown. "The horse is a super horse," he said. "He just comes from a different cloth. I really think the great horses will get it done. If he's a great horse, he'll get it done." (AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal, Lisa J. Tolda) ** MAGS OUT TV OUT NO SALES **
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While pounding his fist on the table, jockey Kent Desormeaux, who rode Big Brown to victory in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes horse races, says, "I am the promoter of the sport right now. There is nothing I want to do more than promote this sport," Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at Bodines Casino and Restaurant in Carson City, Nev. (AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal. Lisa J. Tolda) ** MAGS OUT NO SALES TV OUT **
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Jockey Kent Desormeaux, who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes horse races aboard Big Brown, smiles Tuesday, May 20, 2008, during the opening of Bodines Casino and Resort in Carson City, Nev. The casino is part owned by Mike Pegram. He owned Real Quiet, the horse Desormeaux rode to wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1998. (AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal, Lisa J. Tolda) ** MAGS OUT NO SALES TV OUT **
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Exercise rider Michelle Nevin stands outside Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown's stall after training at Belmont Park, Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in Elmont, N.Y.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Richard Dutrow Jr., trainer for Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown, relaxes outside the stable at Belmont Park, Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in Elmont, N.Y.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Richard Dutrow Jr., trainer for Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown, laughs as he answers questions for the media at Belmont Park, Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in Elmont, N.Y.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Richard Dutrow Jr., trainer for Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown, answers questions for the media at Belmont Park, Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in Elmont, N.Y.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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