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Originally Posted by Danzig188
i glanced over part of the book dealing with the derby, and mow not going there.
i know riddle thought about it-and also mentions that he thought about regret, the first filly to win it, and that she was off til august after doing so. riddle wanted to enjoy the horse and racing all year, and of course back then travelling to ky wasn't quite so easy as now. it also mentions about horses sickening, or even dying, due to shipping. riddle preferred keeping man o war right there on the east coast within hours of many different tracks.
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So in essence MOW won the three most important races for 3 yr olds back then. And since there really wasn't a Triple Crown as we now it, in an odd way MOW did win it. With The Preakness, the Belmont and the Travers being the most important races back in 1920.
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