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Originally Posted by MaTH716
I have to admit that I have always wanted to see a triple crown winner. I was too young to remember the trio that pulled it off in the 70's. I have watched all the film and have bought all kinds of TC photos, pins, etc. But I couldn't wait for the day, that I could see it all happen. Now it would be even better that I would be able to enjoy it with my son. The last couple of times, I was really into it. Even with horses that I really didn't like or I didn't think had a shot going into the Belmont (War Emblem, Smarty Jones), I was rooting for them to do the trick. After every derby you think, hope that that this is the one (except the year of Giacomo). But for some reason, I just can't get excited about Big Brown winning the Triple Crown. I know he still has 2 races in front of him and I am not crowning him yet. But I just can't put my finger on why I am so uninspired. The horse ran great and has done nothing wrong, 4 wide from the 20 and he won for fun. Maybe because he is just a very good horse running against a bunch of slow 3 year olds? I expect the Preakness to be even worse. Big Brown running against a bunch of locals. It is not the ownership issue, hell I know a guy that has a piece of him. Is anyone else expirencing the same feeling as me? Who knows, maybe I will catch the fever in 2 weeks. But as of now the only thing I am looking foward to is taking my boys to Monmouth park in a couple of weeks and Saratoga down the road.
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To me, the above is the sticking point. I mean, if it wasn't for BB this year, and the EB's tragedy muddles this, but who would be running in The Preakness if she had won and BB wasn't around? Where is there any rivalry forming?