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Originally Posted by Ogygian
When was the last time there was a "good" group of 3 year olds at this point on the Derby Trail? I swear it seems every year the "crop" is "horrible".
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By the way .... I'm not so sure there hasn't been very good reason for it in a few of these years.
Trivia question ... who is the last winner of a triple crown race to win a 3-year-old Graded Stakes race against males before March 15th?
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It's not '09 Belmont winner Summer Bird
It's not '09 Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra
It's not '09 Derby winner Mine That Bird
Hint #2 ...
It's not '08 Belmont winner Da' Tara
It's not '08 Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown
Hint #3 ...
It's not '07 Belmont winner Rags to Riches
It's not '07 Preakness winner Curlin
It's not '07 Derby winner Street Sense
Hint #4 ...
It's not '06 Belmont winner Jazil
It's not '06 Preakness winner Bernardini
It is Barbaro ... who won the Grade 3 Holy Bull by a diminishing three quarters of one length over Great Point ... a horse who recently was running for a 5K claiming tag at Camarero race track in Puerto Rica.
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No for '05 Belmont winner Birdstone
No for '05 Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones.
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No for '04 Belmont and Preakness winner Afleet Alex
No for '04 Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo
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No for '03 Belmont winner Empire Maker
No for '03 Preakness and Derby winner Funny Cide
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No for '02 Belmont winner Sarava
No for '02 Preakness and Derby winner War Emblem
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No for '01 Preakness and Belmont winner Point Given.
So ... of the last 26 triple crown races ... only one of them was won by a horse who captured a 3yo graded stakes race against males prior to mid March. It was Barbaro in this race ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j9q_9VVhkw