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Thirty-Four Years And Counting...
There's been no Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. And the shocking scratch of Kentucky Derby and Preak- ness Stakes winner I'll Have Another the day before the Belmont Stakes this year meant the notorious streak would continue. Photographer Ted Tarquinio captured the star-crossed weekend at Belmont Park.
Photos by Ted Tarquinio
Clockwise from top left: I'll Have Another, now retired from racing; the colt's groom, Ignocenzio Diaz, af- ter hearing the news; trainer Doug O'Neill and jockey Mario Gutierrez console each other on Belmont day. Bottom photos: Disappoint- ed fans at Belmont Park. Center: Gutierrez kisses I'll Have Another goodbye not long before the running of the 144th Belmont Stakes.
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