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Originally Posted by Dunbar
The 11 previous winners of the Triple Crown raced an average of 30 times each. Gallant Fox and Seattle Slew raced the fewest times, 17. Whirlaway raced an amazing 60 times:
Horse........ Starts
Sir Barton... 31
Gallant Fox.. 17
Omaha....... 22
War Admiral. 26
Whirlaway... 60
Count Fleet. 21
Assault...... 42
Citation..... 45
Secratariat. 21
Seattle Slew. 17
Affirmed..... 29
This is the main reason I can't get excited about an AP Triple Crown. He will almost certainly retire with somewhere between 8 and 11 starts.
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Crazy...heck, personal ensign broke a leg and missed time, and made more starts than that.
we need to geld more horses!