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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
Another Derby-Belmont winner was Chateaugay in '70. Not sure what he did in the Preakness.
Tabasco Cat and Point Given also won the Preakness and Belmont.
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Chateaugay was 1963 I think.
Woody was high on Swale once Devil's Bag showed that he was not moving up at 3. Before that, though he was fond of Swale, he was convinced that Devil's Bag was the second coming of Man O' War. Swale was from a nice Claiborne family and (IMO) would likely have made a very good stallion.
Champions is the best racing book ever. Anyone who cares to debate the relative merits of horses of different eras MUST have read it. Like Andy, I was lucky to have seen horses like Secretariat, Forego, Ruffian, Slew, Bid etc. When you see horses that did amazing things like Forego's campaign in the fall of 1974 or Exceller and Slew in the Gold Cup or even Personal Ensign running much of her unbeaten career with steel pins in her leg, you have some perspective. I've read more racing history that I can recount and have gone over those PP's of horses from decades ago (20's, 30's etc) while reading books about the greats of each era. It's amazing what you find.
As for Big Brown, if Proudinsky had romped in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, I'd have been more impressed with him.