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Drosselmeyer Wins Belmont Stakes

NEW YORK (AP) -- An underachiever finally came through in the $1 million Belmont Stakes and gave Hall of Famers Bill Mott and Mike Smith milestones they've been seeking for decades. Drosselmeyer, left out of the Kentucky Derby because he failed to earn enough money, outlasted a couple of Dudes and held off Fly Down by...

Blind Luck Gets Up, Captures Oaks

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Blind Luck tracked down Evening Jewel in the final yards to win the $500,000 Kentucky Oaks on Friday at Churchill Downs. The 6-5 favorite trailed early before roaring down the stretch to catch Evening Jewel at the wire in the 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-old fillies. It was the third victory in the...

Rachel Alexandra Upset in La Troienne

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Trainer Steve Asmussen still thinks the world of Rachel Alexandra, even if she isn't as quick as she was last year. The superstar filly lost her second straight race on Friday, by a head to Unrivaled Belle in her return to Churchill Downs for the $400,000 La Troienne Stakes. "We need to pet on...

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...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Triple Crown Dreams Often Dashed At Belmont

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

THE HUFFINGTON POST

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.
05/20/12 Triple Crown Dreams Often Dashed At Belmont Source: The Huffington Post Big Brown finishes last to Da' Tara, the longest shot on the board.

Background on kent desormeaux

Kent Jason Desormeaux (born February 27, 1970, in Maurice, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana) is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S.

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