I'll Have Another out of Belmont, Retired

The elusive Triple Crown will have to wait at least one more year as I'll Have Another will not race in Saturday's Belmont Stakes.

While Baffert didn't exactly back up his owner's story Thursday, the Hall of Famer did say Paynter is the best suited of the two to handle Saturday's Belmont Stakes. After putting in two brilliant runner-up efforts behind I'll Have Another in the

I'll Have Another will have a bit of a challenge at the Belmont Stakes, starting from so far outside. In the history of the race, only two 11-post horses have won. Can I'll Have Another become the third?

8, 2012 – I'll Have Another's bid for the first Triple Crown in 34 years ended shockingly in the barn and not on the racetrack Friday when the colt was scratched the day before the Belmont Stakes and retired from racing with a swollen tendon.

All along, Dale Romans said he had the horse to beat in the Belmont Stakes. With favorite I'll Have Another scratched, the Belmont Stakes becomes a new handicapping puzzle See the full field and revised odds. Dullahan was made the new 9-5 favorite for