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Originally Posted by MaTH716
It is always interesting (how can it not be). To have a horse going for the TC and for there to be so much negativity around him is a story all by itself. The slimy connections and the daily sleaze that came out. Dutrow enough said tere. The whole 3 weeks of Casino Drive/Quarter crack press. From War Pass, to Pyro and Colonel John not running a lick in the Derby. To the Eight Bells tradgedy (which personally I think took alot of the fun out of the races). Synthetic to first time dirt and so on, definatley interesting. As far as fun, I am not sure. Because deep down I am not sure if I am happy or sad that he lost. I know that I want to se a triple crown winner in a bad way. But for some reason deep down I didn't want it to be this horse. I just can't explain it, but I understand where you are coming from when you say no fun.
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with me, when i thought about big brown, i remembered the last four tc winners, and those who came so close to it..and then i thought, this horse should get what spectacular bid could not, what sunday silence could not, silver charm, etc?
big cy, secretariat, slew and affirmed were all incredibly special horses, they proved it both before and after the tc-it wasn't just the tc win that made them special. i think it would have been the only thing to make BB special had he won it.
citation won the tc in the midst of a winning streak that still stands today. he beat the reigning hoy very early in his 3 yo season-what horse today comes close to that? none. he ran as an older horse, leaving some memorable performances when carrying weight the likes of which will never be seen again.
secretariat was in the running for HOY as a two year old, but ended up not getting it, as many felt a 2 yo who hadn't faced open competition shouldn't be awarded. winning the tc for him didn't make him that special horse, but the way he did it. three records (get with the program mjc!!) in the three races, with a new record set for margin of victory in the belmont.
slew, first to get thru undefeated, and the only tc winner to face off vs another tc winner-and he won vs affirmed.
and then affirmed, who had alydar to make him look that much better in victory, and then faces off vs one of the best horses the world has ever seen, handing bid his last loss.
so yeah, brownie left me less than awed. yeah, the owners are cheesy, the trainer is who he is....but the horse, and probably the best this year, was not one i, and many others apparently, thought was worthy. and he wasn't.