I still think that you don't go in the Derby unless you think you can win it and you have to plan accordingly. You know that the Preakness comes up in two short weeks and the Belmont is three weeks after that. I think so many people focus only on the Derby that they forget that they have to have a horse that's ready go complete the triple crown attempt. No Derby winner is going to be skipping the Preakness these days. Horses are like other athletes in that they have to be conditioned for the tasks that they are being asked to do. You wouldn't take a relief pitcher that's used to throwing one inning a night and all of a sudden ask him to be a starter and throw nine. Why would we expect any horse that runs once every 6-8 weeks to be ready to all of a sudden go three times in seven?
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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