Triple Crown Near-Misses

Twenty horses have come up short in their bid to win the Triple Crown, including Smarty Jones (right), the sixth horse in eight years to enter the Belmont with a Triple Crown shot. Smarty Jones had won the Preakness by a record 11 1/2 lengths and led the Belmont by more than a length with a furlong to go, but suffered his first ever loss at the hands of a 36-1 long shot, Birdstone (left).