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Union Rags (front) with jockey John Velazquez aboard wins the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, June 9, 2012. Paynter (back) finished second and Atigun (far right) finished third. Mike Segar /Reuters
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Horses walk onto the track at Belmont Park to train, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in Elmont, N.Y. Mark Lennihan/AP
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Sam 'Sam the Bugler' Grossman announces the fourth horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Mike Groll/AP
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Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another is lead around his stable just after arriving at Belmont Park in New York, May 20, 2012. The horse was later scratched from the Bellmont Stakes. Seth Wenig/AP
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Jockey Mario Gutierrez for I'll Have Another stands under a tree after morning workouts at Belmont Park, New York, June 6, 2012. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
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Belmont Stakes hopeful Street Life is bathed after morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, June 7, 2012. Shannon Stapleton /Reuters
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Two jockeys run to the paddock before the sixth horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Mike Groll/AP
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Art restorer Steve Roy brushes a protective coat of wax and pigment onto the bronze statue of Secretariat at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973. Mark Lennihan/AP
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Union Rags snorts steam while grazing at Barn 2 at Belmont Park, Thursday, June 7, 2012 in Elmont, N.Y. Union Rags is entered in Saturday's Belmont Stakes. Mark Lennihan/AP
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Belmont Stakes hopeful Unstoppable U gets a bath after a workout at Belmont Park, Thursday, June 7, 2012 in Elmont, N.Y. Mark Lennihan/AP
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I'll Have Another (l.) ridden by Mario Gutierrez, beats Bodemeister, ridden by Mike Smith, to the finish line to win the 137th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Baltimore. Matt Slocum/AP
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A race fan in a fancy hat reads the racing program before the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland May 19. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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An exercise rider and horse are led off the track after a morning workout at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2012, in Baltimore. The Preakness Stakes horse race takes place May 19 at Pimlico. Matt Slocum/AP
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Bodemeister receives a workout by exercise rider George Alvarez on May 18, 2012, in preparation for the 137th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Patrick Smith /Reuters
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Bodemeister gets a workout with exercise rider George Alvarez on May 17, in preparation for the 137th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Patrick Smith/Reuters
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Bodemeister is bathed after a workout May 17 in preparation for the 137th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Patrick Smith/Reuters
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Photographers greet Preakness Stakes hopeful Cozzetti after he steps off the van at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 16, 2012. While his top 3-year-old, Dullahan, is sitting out the Preakness, trainer Dale Romans is sending out this gray colt with hopes of perhaps sneaking out of Pimlico with another win. Garry Jones/AP
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Exercise rider Mario Madrid rides Preakness hopeful Zetterholm during a morning workout at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 17, 2012. The Preakness Stakes horse race takes place May 19. Patrick Semansky/AP
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Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes hopeful I'll Have Another checks out the people watching him outside his barn at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 16. The Preakness horse race will take place May 19 at Pimlico. Garry Jones/AP
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Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another has his legs washed and wrapped after a workout at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 16. Patrick Smith/Reuters
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Race goers watch as jockey Colm O'Donoghue rides Revolving through the paddock before the third race at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. A record crowd of more than 165,000 came out to watch the 138th Kentucky Derby. Mark Humphrey/AP
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I'll Have Another, with jockey Mario Gutierrez in the irons, wins the 138th Kentucky Derby ahead of Bodemeister at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., May 5, 2012. Jeff Haynes/Reuters
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Tamara Sorrell, from Austin, Texas, wears a fancy hat in the paddock area before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. Mark Humphrey/AP
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A spectator walks through the paddock before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. Charlie Riedel/AP
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Gino Desimone arrives in a horse head mask for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. Darron Cummings/AP
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Horses are called to post for a preliminary race ahead of the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 5, 2012. Matt Sullivan /Reuters
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Race fans in fancy hats mingle on the grounds ahead of the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 5, 2012. John Gress/Reuters
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Kentucky Derby entrant Daddy Nose Best grazes after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. Charlie Riedel/AP
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Jockey Julien Leparoux and owner Jamie Wyeth look at Kentucky Derby entrant Union Rags May 2, 2012. Charlie Riedel/AP
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Kentucky Derby hopeful Hansen gallops on the track with his exercise rider during early morning workout, May 3, 2012. John Sommers II/Reuters
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In this photo taken with a slow shutter speed, horses go through their morning workouts May 3, 2012. Morry Gash/AP
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Exercise rider George Alvarez prepares Kentucky Derby entrant Bodemeister for a final workout, May 3, 2012. Charlie Riedel/AP
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Exercise rider Luis Contreras with Kentucky Derby entrant Prospective, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Morry Gash/AP
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Kentucky Derby hopeful Optimizer with his exercise rider May 1, 2012. Jeff Haynes/Reuters
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Exercise rider Johnny Garcia takes Kentucky Derby entrant I'll Have Another for a workout May 3, 2012. Garry Jones/AP
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Kentucky Derby entrants Gemologist, left, and Optimizer make their way to the track May 2, 2012 . Morry Gash/AP
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Kentucky Derby hopeful Union Rags walks in the barn with his groom as he prepares for a gallop on the track May 3, 2012. John Sommers II /Reuters
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Exercise rider George Alvarez folds up Kentucky Derby entrant Liaison's saddle towel May 3, 2012. Charlie Riedel/AP
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Kentucky Derby hopeful Rousing Sermon reacts to the crowds outside his stall May 2, 2012. John Sommers II/Reuters
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Kentucky Derby hopeful Take Charge Indy stands in an equine spa to soak his legs May 3, 2012. John Sommers II/Reuters
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The reflection of Kentucky Derby hopeful Creative Cause is seen in a puddle as his groomers wash him down May 2, 2012. John Sommers II /Reuters
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Kentucky Derby entrant Bodemeister gets a bath May 1, 2012. Morry Gash/AP
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Kentucky Derby hopeful Daddy Nose Best shakes off water during a bath, April 30, 2012. Charlie Riedel/AP
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A horse is walked off the track May 1, 2012. Morry Gash/AP
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Kentucky Derby hopeful Creative Cause looks out at the crowd of race fans May 2, 2012. John Sommers II/Reuters
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Exercise riders make their way to the track May 1, 2012. Morry Gash/AP
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Trainers Todd Pletcher (r.) and D. Wayne Lukas talk on the Churchill Downs track, May 1, 2012. Morry Gash/AP
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A horse is seen in its stable as the sun rises at Churchill Downs May 3, 2012. Charlie Riedel/AP
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A jockey watches as his horse gets a bath, May 3, 2012. Morry Gash/AP
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Kentucky Derby entrant Sabercat gets a bath May 3, 2012. Morry Gash/AP
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I'll Have Another is out of the Belmont Stakes due to an injury. At least three horses have legitimate chances of winning Saturday.
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Pat Murphy, Staff /
June 8, 2012
Mike Groll/AP
After the shock of Friday's announcement that I'll Have Another will not run in Saturday's 144th Belmont Stakes wears off, horse racing observers and fans will return to the realization that a million-dollar race will still go off early Saturday evening.