2009 Belmont Stakes - Summer Bird

 

A year ago jockey Kent Desormeaux lost a bid for a Triple Crown when he had to pull up heavy favorite Big Brown . On June 6 in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), he got his elusive Belmont victory when he guided Summer Bird to an upset in the third leg of the Triple Crown before a crowd of 52,861. All eyes in the $1 million event were on the other bird in the field, Mine That Bird, but the 6-5 favorite came up short, finishing third as Dunkirk got second. Both Summer Bird and Mine That Bird are sons of Birdstone , who won the Belmont in 2004. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/51144/summer-bird-desormeaux-soar-to-belmont-upset