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Old 05-28-2012, 05:43 PM
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Who was the last horse to win both a triple crown race and the Met Mile?

It sure doesn't happen very often.
Interesting question so I looked it up -- I think it is Conquistador Cielo.
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Old 05-28-2012, 05:53 PM
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I don't think a Kentucky Derby winner has won the Met Mile since Carry Back in 1962 -- more than a half century ago.
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Old 05-28-2012, 05:54 PM
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Good weekend as a sire for Ghostzapper.

He sired a Grade 1 and a Grade 2 winner today at Belmont -- and a nice Grade 3 winner at Woodbine on Saturday. At least 3 different Graded Stakes wins by his offspring this weekend.
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Old 05-28-2012, 05:55 PM
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Interesting question so I looked it up -- I think it is Conquistador Cielo.
That is correct and he won both the Belmont and Met Mile in the same year.
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Old 05-28-2012, 05:57 PM
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Interesting question so I looked it up -- I think it is Conquistador Cielo.
As far as I can tell Carry Back was the only derby winner to do it.
Who was the last Met Mile winner to run in the money in a TC race ?
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Old 05-28-2012, 06:04 PM
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As far as I can tell Carry Back was the only derby winner to do it.
Who was the last Met Mile winner to run in the money in a TC race ?
I'm thinking Gulch?
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Old 05-28-2012, 06:06 PM
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As far as I can tell Carry Back was the only derby winner to do it.
Who was the last Met Mile winner to run in the money in a TC race ?
Gulch, who was 3rd in the Belmont and unplaced in the other 2 Classics. Proper Reality was 4th in the Derby and Wild Rush was unplaced in the Belmont.

On the reverse, Easy Goer is the only recent Classic winner to at least place in the Met Mile. Broad Brush, Pleasant Tap, Cherokee Run, and Musket Man placed in both a Classic and the Met Mile.
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Old 05-28-2012, 06:15 PM
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Because I love to play the what if game and want to sulk about my toughest beat of 2012, what does anybody think the p6 would have paid with Caleb's Posse getting up?
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Old 05-29-2012, 01:05 AM
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Because I love to play the what if game and want to sulk about my toughest beat of 2012, what does anybody think the p6 would have paid with Caleb's Posse getting up?
Probably close to the same. Maybe 10-20% less if anything. Still a nice chunk
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Old 05-29-2012, 01:28 AM
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Probably close to the same. Maybe 10-20% less if anything. Still a nice chunk
What would my pick 3's and 4's have been with Cash for Clunkers and Zo Impressive?
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Old 05-29-2012, 05:50 AM
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What would my pick 3's and 4's have been with Cash for Clunkers and Zo Impressive?
Cash looked like a winner till deep stretch, so i can give you your imagination there. But Zo was never a threat and wasnt close, Nice pick in the first leg!
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Old 05-28-2012, 06:17 PM
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Easy Goer actually ran a 0 in the Met Mile on Ragozin Sheets -- a wide trip combined with giving a lot of weight away to the top 2 finishers was the reason his race was so fast.

I'd have to think it might be the fastest Ragozin ever for a 3rd place finisher of a race.

Alydar ran a faster Ragozin than Affirmed in all 3 triple crown races.
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Old 05-28-2012, 06:30 PM
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Easy Goer actually ran a 0 in the Met Mile on Ragozin Sheets -- a wide trip combined with giving a lot of weight away to the top 2 finishers was the reason his race was so fast.
Oddly enough, several Belmont Stakes winners in the '50s and '60s also won the Met Mile. Gallant Man, Sword Dancer, Arts And Letters, and Native Dancer to name a few.
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Old 05-29-2012, 10:06 AM
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Gulch, who was 3rd in the Belmont and unplaced in the other 2 Classics. Proper Reality was 4th in the Derby and Wild Rush was unplaced in the Belmont.

On the reverse, Easy Goer is the only recent Classic winner to at least place in the Met Mile. Broad Brush, Pleasant Tap, Cherokee Run, and Musket Man placed in both a Classic and the Met Mile.
I wonder how many horses ran in all three legs of the Triple Crown and won the Met Mile in the same year.
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Old 05-29-2012, 10:08 AM
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I wonder how many horses ran in all three legs of the Triple Crown and won the Met Mile in the same year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Handicap
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Old 05-30-2012, 01:08 PM
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Interesting question so I looked it up -- I think it is Conquistador Cielo.
CC won both The Met Mile and The Belmont 5 days apart, Can You Imagine a horse that wins 2 Grade 1 races 5 days apart. An incredible feat. You will never see that again, never
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Old 05-30-2012, 02:10 PM
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CC won both The Met Mile and The Belmont 5 days apart, Can You Imagine a horse that wins 2 Grade 1 races 5 days apart. An incredible feat. You will never see that again, never
You might if DWL could ever get another G1 winner.

Or maybe Jamie Sanders...does she even train anymore?
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