Trainer Doug O'Neill brings out I'll Have Another, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, for a news conference at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Friday, June 8, 2012. I'll Have Another's bid for a Triple Crown ended with the shocking news that the colt was out of the Belmont Stakes due to a swollen left front tendon. The Belmont Stakes horse race is Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Trainer Doug O'Neill brings out I'll Have Another, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, for a news conference at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Friday, June 8, 2012. I'll Have Another's bid for a Triple Crown ended with the shocking news that the colt was out of the Belmont Stakes due to a swollen left front tendon. The Belmont Stakes horse race is Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Owner J. Paul Reddam, left, is hugged by groom Incencio Diaz as Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another is petted in the background after a news conference at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Friday, June 8, 2012. I'll Have Another's bid for a Triple Crown ended with the shocking news that the colt was out of the Belmont Stakes due to a swollen left front tendon. The Belmont Stakes horse race is Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
NEW YORK (AP) ? No Triple try, no turnout.
Not much buzz on the backstretch either in the hours before the Belmont Stakes is run without I'll Have Another and the possibility of a Triple Crown.
The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner injured his left front tendon and retired Friday, draining all the anticipation out of what could have been an historic day in thoroughbred racing. A crowd of 100,000 was expected, but that figure could drop significantly.
On racing fan said: "Everyone walking in here today is disappointed. We all wanted to see history, and a lot of people were thinking he had a really good chance."
I'll Have Another will appear in the winner's circle for a retirement ceremony before the Belmont Stakes.
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