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Article: 'SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT' BIG BROWN'S TRIPLE CROWN BID ENDS IN LAST PLACE AT BELMONT
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- June 8, 2008
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NEW YORK - Big Brown loped along four-wide in third on the
backstretch, waiting to pounce. The pace had been moderate, and
jockey Kent Desormeaux was where he wanted to be. Suddenly, a
sickening realization hit. When he asked his undefeated superstar to
become an immortal, Big Brown felt lifeless, with defeat a foregone
conclusion.
On a sultry afternoon when America anticipated a coronation,
millions of television viewers and a crowd of 94,476 at Belmont Park
saw the hero of the spring stagger in last. For the 30th consecutive
year, there would be no Triple Crown. For the seventh time since
1997, two out of three was no good, and this one was the worst of
them all.
"I think I'm numb," ...