Casino Drive: Defender of the Crown?

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Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Just show up fresh in the Belmont,and you got a shot. You really think Bird droppings was anywhere near as good as Smarty? Didn't matter.He was fresh with some distance ability.That's what you need to have.Winners of the 1st 2 legs of the Triple Crown are still tired,and they don't have those tight turns anymore(it's a real 12f race,and that last 8th of a mile is not what they are ready for.)

It also helps when there are 3 or 4 riders whose only object is to take one horse out of the race instead of trying to win it themselves. Maybe Jerry Bailey will come out of retirement for the Belmont.