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Article: Da' Tara upsets Big Brown's Triple Crown bid in Belmont
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- June 8, 2008
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When Big Brown turned for home, something wasn't right.
Jockey Kent Desormeaux knew the big bay colt was finished. Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., who guaranteed racing's first Triple Crown in 30 years, knew it then, too.
Big Brown straggled home last Saturday, losing the Belmont Stakes to 38-1 long shot Da' Tara. Eased up in the homestretch, he was so far behind at the end that his margin of defeat wasn't even charted.
"He was empty. He didn't have anything left," Desormeaux said. "There's no popped tires. He's just out of gas."
Da' Tara went wire-to-wire, with 1-4 favorite Big Brown being eased up before he even finished the 1 1/2 miles, the longest and ...