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• June 7: Bloodstock agent Frank Lyons, left and owner Michael Iavarone hug Big Brown following the 140th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 7: Big Brown's Groom Herasmo Gonzalez walks the horse after the Triple Crown hopeful came in last in the 140th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 7: Big Brown's trainer Richard E. Dutrow Jr. leans on a rail at the stables after his horse failed to win the 140th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 7: Big Brown's trainer Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. speaks with reporters after Big Brown pulled out of the 140th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 7: Da' Tara's trainer Nicholas P. Zito, left, kisses the winners trophy with jockey Alan Garcia in the 140th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 7: Big Brown's jockey Kent Desormeaux tries to keep the Triple Crown hopeful under control as he crosses the finish line last in the 140th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 7: Da' Tara's jockey Alan Garcia celebrates as he wins the 140th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 7: Da' Tara's jockey Alan Garcia celebrates as he approaches the finish line to win the 140th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 7: Spectators wait indoors for the running of the 140th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 7: From left, Erin Bayne, Halley Sinclair and Marissa Kraxberger cheer during the first race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 7: Dressed in jockey silks, Phoenix Suns' Shaqnille O'Neal walks to the paddocks with jockeys riding in the fifth race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 7: Dressed in jockey silks, Phoenix Suns' Shaquille O'Neal shakes hands with jockey Eibar Coa at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 5: Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado stands in the paddock as race horse Casino Drive passes behind him at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Prado was to ride Casino Drive in the Belmont Stakes on June 7 but the horse was withdrawn from the race over a bruised hoof.
• June 5: Pigeons take flight as rider Michelle Nevin walks Big Brown out of the barn for a wash after a light jog around the track at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 5: Casino Drive, with Edgar Prado up, gallops around the track during a training run at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Casino Drive had been considered to be Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown's strongest opponent in Saturday's Belmont Stakes before the horse was withdrawn from the race over a bruised hoof.
• June 5: Casino Drive, with Edgar Prado up, comes off the track after a training run at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 5: Casino Drive is washed and groomed after a workout at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 5: Da' Tara gallops around the training track during a workout at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 5: Belmont hopeful Anak Nakal gallops around the training track during a workout at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 5: Belmont hopeful Macho Again, left, is led off the track after a training run at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 6: Belmont hopeful Big Brown is washed by a groomsman as exercise rider Michelle Nevin looks on after the horse's workout at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• June 6: Belmont hopeful Guadalcanal, left, is led off the track after a workout at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Guadalcanal is a late entry and considered a long shot in Saturday's Belmont Stakes.