Kent Desormeaux

Another Triple Crown dream ended at the Belmont, as undertrained favorite Big Brown labored to a last-place finish behind long shot winner Da' Tara and left behind a trail of questions

Brown Can't Deliver Around the final turn at the Belmont Stakes last Saturday, Big Brown (far right), with Kent Desormeaux aboard, trailed a field he had been a 1--4 favorite to trounce en route to the Triple Crown....

Believers say the mysterious white spot on Big Brown signifies a horse of destiny—how else to explain his rise from humble origins to odds-on favorite to win the Triple Crown?

Fast and Fragile The strapping colt Big Brown, with Kent Desormeaux along for the ride, romped to the wire in winning the 134th Kentucky Derby by 4 3/4 lengths last Saturday at Churchill Downs (page 42). Triumph was...

Last week Kent Desormeaux (above), Sweetnorthernsaint's jockey, issued a proclamation before the Preakness: "I guarantee I won't be worse than second." Desormeaux made good on his promise, placing 5 1/4 lengths...