Belmont

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

Honestly? I don't think the entire crowd was rooting for Big Brown to win the Belmont. I also think there was a pretty early letdown there when the horse was pulled up around the far turn. Contrast that with the feeling when Birdstone ran down Smarty Jones in 2004, and I can't believe they were both racing for the same place in history.

Ah, Big Brown- I wanted the horse to win the Belmont, and yet felt absolutely no disappointment when he didn't.

You're right, of course, that Smarty Jones' Belmont was a whole different story.