Who was closer to the Triple Crown...Smarty or Alex?

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by stevepopyak

I could be wrong but in 2004 Bailey lost his Derby mount when Wimbledon was scratched .... weren't there some last minute rumblings before the Derby about Bailey riding Smarty for the Triple Crown?

It didn't just happen in the Derby....Bailey tried to get on Smarty for the Preakness and then again up to 3 days prior to The Belmont...I think it was even mentioned on this site about how on one of the recent ESPN telecasts, Bailey mentioned and almost gloated about 2 recent potential triple crown winners being foiled in The Belmont by the tactics of rival jocks...As far as who was closer to the Triple Crown...well only one of them ever had a shot...nuff said imo....