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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
Really we are talking about only a 20-year stretch that it was even possible for a horse to win 3 Grade 1s at Saratoga (there aren't that many Grade 1s w/in any single division in a relatively short meet); to compound the difficulty, in the past 20 years how many top quality horses have even stayed in training for 3 consecutive campaigns?
Pomeroy won the King's Bishop, Vanderbilt, and Forego; but the Vanderbilt was a Grade 2 at the time. It's only been a Grade 1 for the last 10 years. Lemon Drop Kid won the Travers, Whitney, and Woodward; but the Woodward was run at Belmont that year. The Woodward was only run at Saratoga for a 15 year stretch.
Mind Control is a possibility if he runs in the Forego.
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To your point, the list of horses who have won grade 1's in three consecutive years anywhere has to be very short in this era.
07-30-2022, 06:35 AM
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