ELMONT, N.Y., June 7 (UPI) -- Long shot Da'Tara won the Belmont Stakes Saturday, preventing Big Brown from becoming the first horse in 30 years to win the Triple Crown.
Big Brown, favored to be the 12th Triple Crown champion after winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, was third at the three-quarter pole, behind 38-to-1 Da'Tara and Tale of Ekati, but ended up finishing last. Da'Tara, ridden by Alan Garcia, pulled away down the stretch.