15 Reasons why AP can't win The Crown

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Anyway you slice it 6 of the last 7 2 year old champs which won the first two legs succeeded in their quest to win TC. It's a fact and discounting it and or minimizing it is simply silly especially when you consider S Bid and his world class ability and bone head jock. To me AP is a stone cold cinch racing against nice colts certainly above par but hardily in his league. Materiality will get drowned when pressured by AP. Geez Upstart should have beat him

Listening to Baffert told you as much he NEVER thought Dortmund an undefeated Multiple Graded winner had a pray when they matched up and Dortmund is at least or shall we say as good or better then CC last year.

Dortmund ran 3rd in the Derby and 4th in the Preakness.. How is that better than CC who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness?

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Arletta

Dortmund ran 3rd in the Derby and 4th in the Preakness.. How is that better than CC who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness?

Pre Derby he was at least equally accomplished

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by freddymo

It's a fact and discounting it and or minimizing it is simply silly especially when you consider S Bid and his world class ability and bone head jock.

Let me get this straight...Spectacular Bid had all the tools to win the Triple Crown, including the all important Eclipse award as champion juvenile, and yet failed in his attempt.

Somehow, this is proof that American Pharaoh is a cinch?

All that proves is that if American Pharaoh loses the Belmont, fans will simply claim he should have won the Triple Crown.

Just like he should have won the BC Juvenile (never mind that physically he couldn't even start in the race).

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by FATPIANO

Call me crazy, but every time we have a Triple Crown on the line, We all get to relive some of the greatest triple crown runs in the last 37 (and counting) years. If AP wins the Triple Crown these great horses become a footnote in history, where as they come back alive for the three weeks between the Preakness and the Belmont. we get to read and watch them race again, as you keep hearing about the misses. The fifteen reasons are:

1 Spectacular Bid
2 Easy Goer
3 Sunday Silence
4 Alysheba
5 Bet Twice
6 Real Quiet
7 Victory Gallop
8 Silver Charm
9 Touch Gold
10 Funny Cide
11 Empire Maker
12 Smarty Jones
13 Big Brown
14 I'll Have Another
15 California Chrome

Every year we get to watch Their TC races again, and relive history, these are some of the greatest that have ever run,I don't want to start a new list. I don't think I'll have another Triple Crown winner, I want to add to this list instead. Like I said call me crazy.........

This doesn't prove anything. Every horse and every race, including the Belmont, is different. By the thread title, I thought I was going to read something profound and enlightening?