What's Your Favorite Triple Crown Series (1979-2009)?

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

My favorite from the 1985 3yos was Turkoman. His stretch rally in the 1986 Tallahasee Hcp was one of the best I've ever seen. It was a sprint and the fractions were crazy, but it was still remarkable how he ran down the leaders.

Oh, and perhaps the most gifted horse from that entire crop never even ran as a 3yo (or beyond).

Saratoga Six.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Oh, and perhaps the most gifted horse from that entire crop never even ran as a 3yo (or beyond).

Saratoga Six.

The DWL curse.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

The DWL curse.

Yeah, he was on a roll at the time.

Landaluce, Saratoga Six, Ketoh, a bunch of others and then Grand Canyon.

I wonder how many hall of famers were potentially ruined/killed.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Cardus

1988.

With a better trip in the Derby, Secretariat's son wins the Triple Crown.

Easily.

Perhaps.

Though conceivably, with a better trip in the Preakness, the Lukas filly goes 2 for 3 in the TC that year.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Perhaps.

Though conceivably, with a better trip in the Preakness, the Lukas filly goes 2 for 3 in the TC that year.

If Winning Colors had been caught by Risen Star in the Derby, Stephens probably would not have instructed Day to send Forty Niner to the lead in the Preakness and float her wide. Then we would have been spared the Klein/Stevens vs Stephens feud after the Preakness.

Risen Star definitely got a perfect setup in the Preakness; it made up for the overland trip in the Derby.