2008 Belmont Stakes

American horse race 140th Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes 2008 logo.png "The Test of the Champion" 1+1/2 mi furlong m 0 on Dirt Belmont ParkElmont, New York, U.S. June 7, 2008 38.50 (to 1) Da'Tara Alan Garcia Nick Zito Robert LaPenta Fast 2:29.65 2007 2009 The 2008 Belmont Stakes was the 140th running of the Belmont Stakes. The race was won by Da'Tara, who led the race wire to wire.Big Brown finishes last in Belmont - Horse Racing - Yahoo! Sports Da'Tara went off at 38–1 odds, making the win a monumental upset.New York Racing Association – Belmont Park https://web.archive.org/web/20121008163952/http://nyra.com/Belmont/Stakes/Belmont.shtml 2012-10-08 Entrants included the favorite, winner of both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Big Brown,The Associated Press: Big Brown wins Preakness, sets up Triple Crown try https://web.archive.org/web/20080520175731/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jbf6g33027lZlGjytt7nE_OBnQZgD90NLLD00 May 20, 2008 but he eased on last place, a first for any Triple Crown hopeful. A win by Big Brown would have marked the first Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. Other entrants were Derby runners Denis of Cork, Tale of Ekati, and Anak Nakal; Preakness runner up Macho Again and third-place finisher Icabad Crane; and Peter Pan runner, Ready's Echo.http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=691263&category=SPORTS&newsdate=5%2F26%2F2008 Crack showing in Crown pursuit? - Page 1 - Times Union - Albany NY 2018-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080531173838/http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=691263&category=SPORTS&newsdate=5%2F26%2F2008 2008-05-31 dead http://msn.foxsports.com/horseracing/story/8181566/Big-Brown's-healing-begins FOX Sports on MSN - Horseracing 2008-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080530061902/http://msn.foxsports.com/horseracing/story/8181566/Big-Brown%27s-healing-begins 2008-05-30 dead The sire of Anak Nakal, Victory Gallop, is a Belmont winner, while Casino Drive has two Belmont-winning siblings. Casino Drive was scratched from the race the morning of the race with an injured hoof.Big Brown rival Casino Drive scratched after workout. Associated Press. June 7, 2008. He was the Peter Pan Stakes winner,http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/article/45218.htm Casino Drive Waits for Belmont bloodhorse.com 2008-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516234353/http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/article/45218.htm 2008-05-16 dead ESPN – Casino Drive spices up Belmont Stakes picture – Horse Racing and the half brother of 2007 Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches and 2006 Belmont Stakes winner Jazil. A win by Casino Drive would have been the first time that siblings have won the same Triple Crown race in three consecutive years. Kent Desormeaux, the regular jockey for both Big Brown and Casino Drive, rode Big Brown while two-time Belmont winner Edgar Prado had been scheduled to ride Casino Drive.http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/article/45446.htm Prado to Ride Casino Drive in Belmont bloodhorse.com 2008-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20080530064221/http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/article/45446.htm 2008-05-30 dead The race was seen before 94,476 fans.https://archive.today/20080609085741/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/06/07/belmont.stakes.ap/index.html?eref=T1 Da' Tara romps at Belmont; Triple Crown fave Big Brown is dead last. Associated Press. June 7, 2008. Payout PgmHorseWinPlaceShow6Da'Tara$79.0028.0014.804Denis of Cork5.404.108 (DH)Anak Nakal7.609 (DH)Ready's Echo6.20 $2 Exacta (6-4) Paid $659.00 $2 Trifecta (6-4-8) Paid $3,703.00 $2 Trifecta (6-4-9) Paid $3,954.00 $2 Superfecta (6-4-8-9) Paid $48,637.00 $2 Superfecta (6-4-9-8) Paid $47,309.00 Results As provided by EquibaseResults at Equibase.com. Equibase.com. June 7, 2008. FinishedTime/BehindPgmHorseJockeyTrainerOdds12:29.656Da'TaraAlan GarciaNick Zito38-1251 44Denis of CorkRobby AlbaradoDavid M. Carroll7-13 (DH)88Anak NakalJulien LeparouxNick Zito34-13 (DH)89Ready's EchoJohn VelazquezTodd Pletcher29-15113Macho AgainGarrett GomezDallas Stewart17-16181 47Tale of EkatiEibar CoaBarclay Tagg14-17243 42GuadalcanalJavier CastellanoFrederick J. Seitz25-18251 410Icabad CraneJeremy RoseH. Graham Motion17-19Eased1Big BrownKent DesormeauxRick Dutrow1-4Scratched5Casino DriveEdgar PradoKazuo Fujisawa7-2 References External links Belmont Homepage Category:Belmont Stakes races Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes