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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
Really we are talking about only a 20-year stretch that it was even possible for a horse to win 3 Grade 1s at Saratoga (there aren't that many Grade 1s w/in any single division in a relatively short meet); to compound the difficulty, in the past 20 years how many top quality horses have even stayed in training for 3 consecutive campaigns?
Pomeroy won the King's Bishop, Vanderbilt, and Forego; but the Vanderbilt was a Grade 2 at the time. It's only been a Grade 1 for the last 10 years. Lemon Drop Kid won the Travers, Whitney, and Woodward; but the Woodward was run at Belmont that year. The Woodward was only run at Saratoga for a 15 year stretch.
Mind Control is a possibility if he runs in the Forego.
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Ok. I had thought they started grading the races in the early 70s so I thought it was a longer period.
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