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Bidding to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, Big Brown sat in third for most of the race but had nothing down the stretch and finished last.
"I was keeping an eye on the horse in front and I thought, 'Okay, let's engage and let's at least keep him honest,'" Big Brown's jockey Kent Desormeaux told reporters.
"And I was done. I had no horse.
"It was hot as hell out there. There were no popped tires. He was just out of gas."
Da' Tara, who lost to Big Brown by 23 lengths in the Florida Derby, won for just the second time in eight career starts and was the longest shot in the nine-horse field.
Ridden by Alan Garcia and trained by Nick Zito, the dark bay won by 5 1/4 lengths over runner-up Denis of Cork. Anak Nakal and Ready's Echo finished in a dead heat for third.
"I salute Big Brown," said Zito, who also trains Anak Nakal. "He's still a champion and he wasn't himself today. We took advantage of it."| < Prev | Next > |
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