Well, the 140th Belmont Stakes is in the books and jockey Alan Garcia led 38-1 long shot Da' Tara to an upset victory, forcing the racing community to keep waiting for the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed accomplished the feat in 1978.
Instead of being the 12th winner of racing's Triple Crown, and the first in 30 years, Big Brown - the 1-4 favorite who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes - came in last and in the 19th horse in history to win the first two legs and finish in the cellar at the Belmont, according to ESPN.com.
Da' Tara paid $79 with his win. Denis of Cork placed and Anak Nakal and Ready's Echo both showed.
Jockey Kent Desormeaux slowed up Big Brown before the 3-year-old was even finished the race.
"I had no horse," said Desormeaux. "He was empty. He didn't have anything left."
The Belmont Stakes is by far the longest and most difficult of the Triple Crown races.
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