Dunkirk -- 2 Questions

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

what horse that wins the derby will skip the preakness? only a hurt one. its triple crown glory and fever after a horse wins the derby. none of these people are going to pass that up unless the horse is hurt.

Gato del Sol did. Skipped it because he needed more distance, then the Belmont came up sloppy and Conquistador Cielo skipped along on the lead (Gato was second).

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Gato del Sol did. Skipped it because he needed more distance, then the Belmont came up sloppy and Conquistador Cielo skipped along on the lead (Gato was second).

Spend a Buck did it 3 years later (1985) because of the big bonus offered by another track. I think that led to purse increases for each of the TC races.

--Dunbar

[Slewbopper]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

Spend a Buck did it 3 years later (1985) because of the big bonus offered by another track. I think that led to purse increases for each of the TC races.

--Dunbar

First Jersey Securities thief Robert Brennan offered a $2 million bonus to any horse that could win the Cherry Hill Mile, the Kentucky Derby, and the Jersey Derby (then run at 1 1/4 on the dirt three weeks after the Derby). Spend A Buck swept the three races, skipped the Belmont, and then came back to win the Haskell.

Edit: Just did a little more research. Creme Fraiche finished second in the Jersey Derby and won the Belmont two weeks later.