BIG BROWN on the rail......per ESPN

[slotdirt]

I'm guessing post isn't a huge deal here for anybody.

[slotdirt]

Interesting tidbit:

Horses who have won the Belmont from the 1 post include Touch Gold, AP Indy, Riva Ridge, Arts and Letters, Damascus, Man o’ War, and….

The Triple Crown winners Secretariat, Citation, Assault, Gallant Fox, and Sir Barton.

[Linny]

The was a Quadalcanal in the early to mid 60's. He may have been in Quadrangle's Belmont.
The WWII battle site, Quadalcanal is mostly forested and is known most for mosquitoes and malaria. It is an island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.

[lemoncrush]

Originally Posted by Linny

The was a Quadalcanal in the early to mid 60's. He may have been in Quadrangle's Belmont.
The WWII battle site, Quadalcanal is mostly forested and is known most for mosquitoes and malaria. It is an island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.

Please tell me that you just got that information off Wikipedia and not off the top of your head.

[Scav]

How does he lose against this field?

[robfla]

if he decides to do a somersault at the half-mile pole he would probably still win

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Scav

How does he lose against this field?

Aren't you the one that said he couldn't win the Derby?

[Scav]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Aren't you the one that said he couldn't win the Derby?

Yes I am, it was more of potential serious score Scav talking.....

[witchdoctor]

Originally Posted by Scav

How does he lose against this field?

Gaudalcanal gets spooked and breaks toward the rail taking out Big Brown.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by Scav

How does he lose against this field?

If another horse crosses the finish line before him.

[witchdoctor]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

If another horse crosses the finish line before him.

That too.

[GenuineRisk]

I found this clip of Citation winning the Belmont from the number one post:

http://www.thoughtequity.com/video/clip/1617569_014.do

It's an old newsreel; doesn't show the entire race, but does show the break, where he stumbles slightly.

Fun viewing, 60 years later.