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Originally Posted by pointman
Should there an asterisk next to Secretariat’s Belmont as only 4 horses showed up to challenge him?
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No. The owner of Secretariat did not keep any of her other horses out of the Belmont so that Secretariat would have a better chance to win.
http://www.drf.com/news/common-owner...belmont-stakes
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar
photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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