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Desormeaux Spoils Borel's Guarantee

NEW YORK -- The other Cajun jockey, the one who didn't follow Paris Hilton on Letterman's couch, the one who spent the week heeding Belmont's killer track rather than offering bold guarantees, wasn't about to holler, "Told you so."Kent Desormeaux had said Calvin Borel was naïve of the circumstances -- meaning he had no...

2009 Belmont Stakes Results

In a thrilling finish, a Bird won the 2009 Belmont Stakes, but it wasn't Mine That Bird. Jockey Calvin Borel's historic bid to sweep the Triple Crown with two different horses was derailed, as Summer Bird upstaged the Kentucky Derby champ in the "Test of the Champion." Kent Desormeaux, the Hall of Fame jockey who was...

Trainer Rips Jockey, Says Big Brown 'Didn't Have Any Idea What the Hell Was Going On'

If you thought trainer Rick Dutrow was an obnoxious loudmouth before Big Brown lost at the Belmont, you ain't seen nothing yet. After refusing to speak to the media after Big Brown's big disappointment on Saturday, Dutrow has now broken his silence, and he puts the blame for Big Brown's loss squarely on the shoulders of...

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Triple Crown Dreams Often Dashed At Belmont

Big Brown finishes last to Da' Tara, the longest shot on the board.

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Triple Crown: I'll Have Another Aims For Win At Belmont After Kentucky Derby, Preakness Triumphs

Eleven 3-year-olds have won the Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes).

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05/23/12 Kent Desormeaux forecasts Belmont Stakes loss for... Source: SceneDaily Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux does not believe I'll Have Another or 25-year-old rider Mario Gutierrez have what it takes to complete the Triple Crown sweep.
05/22/12 Trainer Romans says pulling Desormeaux off Dullahan... Source: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines IA Dale Romans said Tuesday pulling his friend Kent Desormeaux off of Dullahan was a difficult decision, but one that needed to be made.
05/22/12 Desormeaux doubts rookie jockey can pull off Triple... Source: New York Post - New York NY The three-year-old colt, who will be racing for the Triple Crown, could be the 12th horse in history to win the vaunted title with a victory at Belmont Park. But according to Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux, who missed chances to win a Triple Crown with losses in the Belmont in 1998 (Real Quiet) and 2008 (Big Brown ), I'll Have Another is much more likely to become the 12th Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner to come up short at Belmont in the 34 years since Affirmed won horse racing's elusive trifecta.
05/21/12 Triple Crown dreams often dashed at Belmont Source: Lincoln Daily News - Lincoln IL S ince Affirmed last won horse racing's Triple Crown in 1978, 11 3-year-olds have won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness -- but fallen short in the Belmont Stakes.
05/21/12 Will Belmont Stakes stop I'll Have Another's quest at... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI I'll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move.