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Borel's guarantee ruined by early move

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Saturday, June 6, 2009

BELMONT, N.Y. -- Calvin Borel was bidding to create his own brand of Triple Crown lore Saturday. Instead, he rode himself into the sketchy company of other goats of recent Belmont history. Borel joins the lineup of jockeys who will be second-guessed in perpetuity for his ride with a Triple Crown -- equine or, in this case, human -- on the line. He's a future Hall of Famer, but today he takes a spot next to Stewart Elliott, who rode Smarty Jones to defeat in 2004. And a spot next to Kent Desor ...

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